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Fall Issue September, 2019
President’s MessageGreetings! CCA President Jeff Pelletier of Evergreen Cemetery in Watertown, CT here. We started off the year off with our Annual Suppliers Expo in March at the Aqua Turf where we had a great turnout - thank you for that! Then, we had our summer “field trip” which was held at Elm-Cap Industries in West Hartford and Rose Hill Cemetery in Rocky Hill. THAT was an experience! Thank you to those two fine organizations for being hosts that day! Our final event of the year will be our upcoming annual Business Meeting at Baci Grill in Cromwell. The event will include a roundtable discussion on cemetery operations, which should be interesting and fun. We hope to see you at the October 10th annual business meeting! Thank you to the suppliers and membership for their continued support of our organization.
Notices and registration forms have gone out and are included in this newsletter. The requested submission date for the registration forms is Friday, October 4th, but if you aren’t able to register by that time, you can bring your check with you to the event! Just let us know you intend to come.
See you in a couple of weeks at the annual business meeting at Baci Grill!
Jeff Pelletier, President, CCA
CCA President Jeff Pelletier
Volume XXVIV Number 3
CONNECTICUTCEMETERY
ASSOCIATION Celebrating our Next75 Years of Excellence
Connecticut Cemetery AssociationP.O. Box 63
Ansonia, CT 06401Ph: (203) 734-3577
FAX: (203) 734-2570
www.ctcemeteryassociation.org
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Table of Contents
President’s Message
Cemetery Stories
Schedule
Registration Form
Our Panelists
2019 CCA Board Members
Supplier Members
Member Benefits 8
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Cemetery Stories
Cemeteries are wonderful venues to experience art, history, and nature in one setting. Visitors who explore our memorial grounds are delighted to discover contemplative landscapes filled with natural and artistic beauty.
From simple markers to elaborate monuments, cemeteries offer an opportunity for guests to appreciate the splendor of funerary art. History also abounds with the stories of those who are laid to rest. Our landscapes, many of which boast historic trees and plentiful natural habitat for birds and animals, bring peace and serenity to those who visit.
Photos by Jeffrey Dutton, Courtesy of Cedar Hill Cemetery
Hartford Courant, by Susan Dunne, September 13, 2015
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Little Peoples Village is a crumbling, vandalized collection of little buildings just over the Middlebury town line in Waterbury. Local fright lore tells a variety of crazy stories: an unbalanced man built tiny dwellings to house the tiny voices in his head, a woman who saw fairies demanded that they be housed, and other spooky urban legends.
Middlebury Municipal Historian Robert Rafford says the site's real story is "much more mundane than folklore would have us believe." Little Peoples Village was built in the 1930s by a bored gas-station owner on Middlebury Road, he says. That road, which used to be one of the major roads between Waterbury and Middlebury, was bypassed starting in 1928 by the construction of other, busier roads. With all the traffic he used to depend upon diverted away from his station, he had little else to do but build a tiny village – houses, churches, a lighthouse, some with electric lighting -- complete with landscaping.
During World War II, our little home builder abandoned the village and his forsaken gas station because he got a better job. As the tiny village fell into disrepair and the locals forgot about the gas-station man and his quirky hobby, stories of hauntings and spooky auras became commonplace. "Over the years ... fantasies about the village have become magnified, and, who knows, perhaps there is some truth to its haunting," Rafford says.
The land is privately owned. Those who visit the site are trespassing, and Rafford said the owner cites safety concerns.
Other Haunted Spots
>>"The White Lady" is the queen of Union Cemetery, a centuries-old graveyard in Easton. Sightings of the spectral woman in a nightgown and bonnet have been reported by many people. Legend has it that she is fond of wandering along Route 59, terrifying motorists, and sometimes strolls over to Stepney Cemetery in Monroe. Another spook associated with Union is "Red Eyes," described as, of course, a pair of red eyes. Both hold court at the cemetery next door to Easton Baptist at the intersection of routes 59 and 136. Like other haunted sites, this is closed after dusk, and police take notice.
>>Gregory's Four Corners Burial Ground at Spring Hill Road and Trefoil Drive in Trumbull holds the grave of Hannah Hovey, or, as her headstone reads, Hannah Cranna. After Hannah's husband, Captain Joseph Hovey of Monroe, died under mysterious circumstances, rumors flew that Hannah was a witch. She became quite a pest, harassing her neighbors for free food and wood. Legend has it that sad fates befell those who made her angry and happy ones those who were kind to her. Allegedly, she predicted her death the day before it happened, and her house burned down during her burial. It is said that Hannah's ghost is fond of wandering Spring Hill Road. The graveyard is open to the public.
>>Great Hill Cemetery in Seymour is known locally as Hookman's Cemetery, because it is believed that the graveyard is haunted by a ghost called The Hookman. Nobody knows for sure who "The Hookman" was, but it is said that he haunts the cemetery, causing cars to stall and making creepy noises.
>>Some people visiting Gunntown Cemetery on Gunntown Road in Naugatuck, a burial ground established just after the Revolution, have reported hearing the laughter of children and music coming from the woods, or seeing a man with a lantern leading a horse or a black dog that none of their companions could see.
Spooky Guided Tours
>>The Mark Twain House, 351 Farmington Ave. in Hartford, hosts popular Graveyard Shift Ghost Tours every October that stem from legends of hauntings at the historic home. One sighting is vividly remembered by the Twain's assistant curator Mallory Howard, who started out at the Twain as a tour guide. "I was leading a tour, and I saw this person float by, an apparition of a woman. My heart was pounding. My hands were shaking. I couldn't talk," Howard told The Courant. "I know what I saw, but I don't know what it was. Was it a ghost or not? I don't know." The tours are Oct. 2 through Oct. 30 from 6 to 10 p.m. $22 adults, $15 children. Reservations required. 860-247-0998 and marktwainhouse.org
>>North Cemetery: Brave souls will be led through the stones of North Cemetery, 80 N. Main St., West Hartford, by a dearly departed guide, who will tell his or her own tale on the journey. Oct. 23, 24, 25 and 30, from 6 to 8:45 p.m. Rain date: Nov. 1, 5 to 7:45 p.m. $9 for children 17 and under; $13 for adults. Not recommended for children under 10. noahwebsterhouse.org and 860-521-5362, Ext. 21.
>>Grove Street Cemetery: Guided tours of the New Haven cemetery are Saturday at 11 a.m. and Sundays at noon through late November. Free. grovestreetcemetery.org
>> Cedar Hill: Hallowed History Lantern Tours on Oct. 30 from 6 to 9 p.m. on the only night the cemetery is open to the public after dark. Visit the final resting places of some of Cedar Hill's notable and not-so-notable residents. $15, reservations required. 860-956-3311 and cedarhillcemetery.org.
>>A Haunting at Mill Hill: Lantern-lit tours through Mill Hill Graveyard, 2 E. Wall St., Norwalk, on Oct. 23 and 24 at 6, 7:30 and 9 p.m. $14; ages 8 to 12, $9. Appropriate for children 8 and up. Information: 203-846-0525 and norwalkhistoricalsociety.org.
>>Witches and Tombstones Tours: The Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum in Wethersfield offers an up-close and creepy examination of all things macabre Oct. 24 and 25, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission for the 90-minute tour is $13 a person. Reservations strongly advised: webb-deane-stevens.org or 860-529-0612. Please note: Tours include walking on uneven ground and the use of stairs.
>>'Spirits at Stowe: An Otherworldly Tour': Harriet Beecher Stowe Center in Hartford is offering tours in October on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and Halloween night. Explore Stowe's involvement with the paranormal and learn about investigations by the Syfy Channel's Ghost Hunters. The 55-minute program recommended for ages 12 and older. $18 per person. Reservations required: 860-522-9258, Ext. 317 and harrietbeecherstowe.org.
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Susan Dunne is a staff writer with a focus on local arts and entertainment news. Her beat ranges from art and historical exhibits, film festivals, books releases with a local connection, Connecticut residents appearing on TV or any other topic of local interest. Dunne has a degree in journalism from California State University at Fullerton. Dunne came to The Courant in 1989, starting as copy editor. Later, she became an arts writer.
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TIME: 10am
11am
Registration with coffee and pastries
10:30am Business Meeting and Elections
Noon
Nuts and Bolts of Cemetery Operations
Lunch and Raffles
SCHEDULECONNECTICUT CEMETERY ASSOCIATION
2019 CCA ANNUAL MEETING
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Dear Cemetery and Supplier Members:
Thanks so much to all of the suppliers and cemeterians for the support you've given us this year. Both the spring Supplier's Expo at the Aqua Turf in Southington and the summer road trip business meeting at Elm-Cap Industries in West Hartford and the Rose Hill Memorial Park and Funeral Home in Rocky Hill were really spectacular! We've become very fond of our summer road trips!
We are excited about our upcoming annual meeting to be held on Thursday, October 10th at the Baci Grill in Cromwell. We read your responses our survey and many of you said that you wanted to share and learn from your colleagues about day-to-day operations and management of your cemeteries. We have asked three of our former past presidents to answer any questions you may have. But we also want you to share your knowledge with our fellow cemeterians. Join us as this will sure be a learning experience for all of us!
The details are:
Please complete the registration form on the next page and return with your check by October 4th, 2019. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Jeff Pelletier at 860-274-4151. We look forward to seeing you on October 10th! As always, we appreciate your support of the Connecticut Cemetery Association!
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REGISTRATION FORM
October 10th, 2019 Fall Annual Meeting Registration Form for Meeting and LunchCCA
Connecticut Cemetery Association, Inc.
Name of Cemetery/Supplier
Street Address City or Town State Zip Code
Phone Number Email Address
Name of Persons Attending:
Cost: $45.00 per person for CCA member (one meal). Cost for a guest is also $45. Total Enclosed: $
Suppliers: Please bring an item to raffle off (optional - your decision). Bring your literature to make availalble to the members.
Checks should be made payable to: Connecticut Cemetery Association, Inc.
Completed application and check should be mailed to:
Pine Grove Cemetery, P.O. Box 63, Ansonia, CT 06401 Attn: Martha Smart, CCA Treasurer. Payment due on or before Friday, October 4, 2019.
For questions, please contact Jeff Pelletier, President of CCA at 860-274-4151
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OUR PANELISTS
Nuts & Bolts of Cemetery OperationsLed by CCA's Past Presidents
Mark Hemmann, Past President, 1999 - 2000Cedar Hill Cemetery453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford, CT 06114Tel: 860-956-3311 [email protected] Hemmann has been with Cedar Hill Cemetery since 1978. His currently the Superintendent. Mark has been actively involved with the the Connecticut and New England Cemetery Associations.
Dan Krueger, Past President, 1995-1996Beaverdale Memorial Park90 Pine Rock Avenue, New Haven, CT 06515Tel: 203-387-6601 [email protected] Krueger is Manager of Beaverdale Memorial Park and has been with them since July of 1987. He too has been active in both the Connecticut and New England Cemetery Associations.
Raymond Scholl, Past President, 2008-2009Milford Cemetery AssociationP.O. Box 227, Milford, CT 06460Tel: 203-874-8898 [email protected] Scholl is Superintendent for the Milford Cemetery Association which consists of three separate cemeteries: Milford, Kings Highway and West River Cemeteries. He has been with Milford Cemetery Association since January, 1985. Like Mark and Dan, Ray has been active in the Connecticut and New England Cemetery Associations.
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2019 CCA Officers and Directors
Nominations for Officers, Directors and Supplier Liaisons
Jeff Pelletier President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Past President
Maureen Crick Owen Crick Martha Smart Edward Jones Dale J. Fiore
Evergreen Cemetery, Watertown Newtown Village Cemetery, Newtown Pine Grove Cemetery, Ansonia Pine Grove Cemetery, AnsoniaEvergreen Cemetery, New Haven
DirectorsDirector J H Torrance Downes Cypress Cemetery, Old SaybrookDirector
Director Mary Anne Hawthorne Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford
Supplier Liaison Supplier Liaison Supplier Liaison 1st Past President
Lisa Vaeth
Matt Flader Anthony Puglisi
Jeff HardyChris GehrkeKerry Ann Mullen
Association of Jewish Cemeteries of Greater HartfordMountain Grove Cemetery, BridgeportEvergreen Cemetery & Crematory,New Haven
Director
Director
Cooperative Funeral Fund, Inc.
Evergreen Cemetery & CrematoryNew Haven
Dale J. FioreMullen Construction
Hardy Doric, KMI Columbarium
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SUPPLIER MEMBERS
Aflac
Atlas Preservation
Behar Mapping LLC
Beyond the Gravestone
Butler Equipment
BSC Group Inc.
CHS Consulting Group
Chittenden GroupConserve ART LLC
Cooperative Funeral Fund Inc.
Creter Vault
Davey Tree Expert Company
Elm-Cap Wilbert
Farmington Valley Equipment
Grever & Ward
Hardy Doric Inc. KMI Columbarium
Holland Supply Inc.
Karin Sprague Stone Carvers Inc.
Matthews Cemetery Products
Mullen Construction Company Inc.
Northland JCB
Norwalk VaultCompany/Kryprotek
Pontem Software
Rock of Ages Corp
SavATree
Schmidts & Serafines
Site One Landscape Supply
Triple H Company
Turf Products
Vantage Products Corporation
Walsh Fence LLC
Watertown Engineering
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InformatIon & EducatIon. Connecticut Cemetery Association (CCA) membershipgives each member the opportunity to acquire knowledge and additional insight into our chosen profession. At many of our meetings we have speakers who give presentations on timely subjects that affect our industry. In addition, our members have hundreds of years of collective experience in the cemetery industry. They have confronted almost every challenge and are willing to share their insights with you. If you have a problem, one of us has probably experienced it before and would be happy to help you to find a solution.
Every year, in early December, the New England Cemetery Association (NECA) sponsors a three-day Management Seminar. If you are a full member (Bronze, Silver, or Gold) of CCA, then you are automatically a member of NECA and are entitled to attend this educational seminar. At this annual seminar, experts from many fields will discuss a variety of topics from the latest developments in grounds control and maintenance to cremation and administrative issues. The list of topics is long, but we can safely assume that there will be a number of subjects that will be of interest to you. Topics are chosen based on member suggestions.
LEgIsLatIvE IssuEs. Every year there are bills that come before our state legislature that may affect the cemetery industry. Board of Director member, J H Torrance Downes, will keep his eye on legislative issues and let us know if there is something of concern.
suppLIErs. At many of our meetings, you will have an opportunity to meet representativesfrom companies that supply equipment, products, and services that we use on a daily basis. Suppliers are a valuable asset. They inform us of the latest developments in their product lines and help us to keep abreast of the most relevant trends. We encourage you to develop a relationship with the suppliers who are members of and support the efforts of the CCA.
nEtworkIng. The Social/Networking Hour at each of our meetings will give you an opportunity to catch up with old friends and to make new friends in a casual atmosphere of camaraderie. The connections that we make in these meetings is invaluable. Besides having a professional colleague who you can call on, you will also develop deep personal friendships.
MEMBER BENEFITS
