Friends of Grove Street Cemetery
The Friends organization was founded in 1997 in response
to growing public interest in the New Haven Burial Ground,
better known as the Grove Street Cemetery, as an historic
and cultural resource for the community and the nation.
Grove Street Cemetery is the oldest incorporated cemetery
in the United States, is listed on the National Register
of Historic Places and has been designated as a National
Historic Landmark.
Objectives of the
Friends organization:
1. Preservation and protection of
the Cemetery as an historically important land area, as
a place of cultural significance, and as a park-like community
resource.
2. Dissemination of historical
knowledge and other information by means of media presentations,
publications, on-site tours, lectures, conferences, etc.
Management:
Friends of the Grove Street Cemetery is administered by an
elected Board of Directors composed of persons committed
to the organization's purposes.
GROVE STREET CEMETERY
Members of the Standing Committee
Milton P. DeVane, Esq., President
Rev. Harry B. Adams
Mrs. Ann Tyler Calabresi
Elias Clark, Esq.
Mr. Charles D. Ellis
Mrs. Louis L. Hemingway, Jr.
Mr. Howard R. Lamar
Dr. David F. Musto
John G. Simon, Esq.
Mr. G. Harold Welch, Jr.
Honorary Members of the
Standing Committee
Mrs. Regina Starolis
Mr. Henry H. Townshend, Jr.
FRIENDS OF THE
GROVE STREET CEMETERY, INC.
Members of the Board of Directors
Dr. James C. Niederman, Chairman
Mrs. Nancy Ahlstrom-Ruthman
Milton P. DeVane, Esq.
Mrs. Louis L. Hemingway, Jr.
Ms Patricia Illingworth
Mr. Herrick Jackson
Mr. Robert J. Leeney
Dr. David F. Musto
Ms Judith Ann Schiff
Mrs. Fenmore R. Seton
Mrs. Floyd M. Shumway
Mrs. Regina Starolis
Mr. Paul Waggoner
Mrs. Eugene Watley
Mrs. Edward G. Williams
Mr. Edward G. Williams
Membership:
All residents of the Greater New Haven area, and elsewhere,
are warmly encouraged to become active Members of the Friends.
Annual Membership dues are: $25 for individuals and $40
for couples. Contributions in excess of membership dues
would be most welcome. The membership year is October 1
to September 30.
The Friends of the Grove Street Cemetery
is a taxexempt 501 (c)(3) organization.
Checks should be made payable to:
Friends of the Grove Street Cemetery, Inc.
and mailed with the completed membership
form (see right top of this page) to:
P. O. Box #9238; New Haven,
CT 06533-0238
Membership fees:
Individual $25. Couple $40.
Dues for non-profit organizations: $50. annually
Dues for corporations: $100.
annually
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