Cemetery Tours
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This year marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Explore two historic cemeteries to meet the people of Stratford who helped make independence possible! Then join us for a full-dress grave marking ceremony of Stratford’s Revolutionary War Veterans performed by the CT Sons of the American Revolution Color Guard.
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Event Itinerary
11AM–2PM
Burial grounds open to the public, with costumed re-enactors and guides stationed at the graves ready to share tales of the lives of the people interred.
1PM
Full-dress grave marking ceremony by the CT Sons of the American Revolution Color Guard, to begin at Christ Episcopal Church’s historic burial ground, before moving to the graveyard at the First Congregational Church of Stratford.
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Parking at Christ Church Burying Grounds: Parking available on Elm Street, Academy Hill Road, and in Christ Church and St. James parking lots.
Parking at Congregational Burying Grounds: Parking available in the Stratford Library and Baldwin Center lots.
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Event Itinerary
11AM–2PM
Burial grounds open to the public, with costumed re-enactors and guides stationed at the graves ready to share tales of the lives of the people interred.
1PM
Full-dress grave marking ceremony by the CT Sons of the American Revolution Color Guard, to begin at Christ Episcopal Church’s historic burial ground, before moving to the graveyard at the First Congregational Church of Stratford.
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Parking at Christ Church Burying Grounds: Parking available on Elm Street, Academy Hill Road, and in Christ Church and St. James parking lots.
Parking at Congregational Burying Grounds: Parking available in the Stratford Library and Baldwin Center lots.
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Where is it happening?
Christ Episcopal Church Stratford CT, 2000 Main St,Stratford, Connecticut, United States
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Host or PublisherStratford Historical Society
