Join Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation on Saturday, August 17, 2024 at 10:00 am for the guided walk, Mark Twain's Companions & Cohorts.

While Samuel Clemens, a.k.a. Mark Twain, is laid to rest in Elmira, New York, many of his Hartford companions and cohorts are interred at Cedar Hill Cemetery.

Learn about Twain's life and his many Nook Farm friends, neighbors, and colleagues during this tour led by Steve Courtney.

Courtney, former writer and editor for The Hartford Courant and publicist at the Mark Twain House & Museum, is the author of the award-winning book, Joseph Hopkins Twichell: The Life and Times of Mark Twain’s Closest Friend.

Admission to the program is $10.00 and free for Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation members. Advance reservations are recommended and may be made online at www.cedarhillfoundation.org.   

Cedar Hill Cemetery is located at 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford. The walking tour begins at the flagpole at the end of the entrance drive.