Events calendar
Tomorrow, May 4, many history organizations will participate in Jane’s Walk, a global festival of free, volunteer-led walking conversations inspired by community activist Jane Jacobs. He are three Hartford walks:
10 a.m.
Tracing the Steps of Hartford's First Black Church
Center Church, 675 Main St.
Designed to create a conversation about the lives and rights of African Americans in Hartford, this tour will begin at Center Church, where the African Religious Society formed in 1819, and follow the Society’s progress through an itinerant existence in the Front Street neighborhood to its eventual home at the corner of Talcott and Market streets, as the Talcott Street Church. The walk will take an estimated 60 to 75 minutes. Parking on Main Street and surrounding streets is free on weekends.
10 a.m.
Discover Cedar Hill
Cedar Hill Cemetery, 453 Fairfield Ave.
Explore Hartford’s rural cemetery with Cedar Hill Foundation Director Beverly Lucas. The hour-long tour will showcase the art, history, and natural beauty that makes this urban oasis so special. It begins at the flagpole at the end of the entrance drive. It’s free, though registration is encouraged.
Noon
Hartford Changes Around the Atheneum
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St.
This walk around the block that contains the country’s oldest public art museum will reveal much about the city's history, from its leaders to the effects of such forces as suburbanization, shifting densities, and the influx of diverse cultures. The walk will begin at the corner of Main Street and Atheneum Square. Parking on the surrounding streets is free on weekends.
Preservation Connecticut has a list of all the other walks in Connecticut.
If you’d like to add your event, send the “who, what, when, and where” to Kevin@HartfordHistory.net.
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