Events, Media & Resources - Uncovering Their History

Events:

March 10, 2022 – 7:30pm – “How Do I Research My Ancestors? Researching Hartford’s Early Black and Native Communities with Dr. Kathy Hermes” – Free Online Workshop, registration required
- Slides for Dr. Hermes’ Workshop

Media:

Q&A: Dr. Katherine A. Hermes. Antiques & the Arts Weekly. 10/18/22.

Adam Hushin, “Database on who is buried in Ancient Burying Ground is now complete,” The New Britain Herald/Bristol Press, 12 November 2019. http://www.bristolpress.com/BP-General+News/361528/database-on-who-is-buried-in-ancient-burying-ground-is-now-complete

Interview with Jeff Grande, Journeys with Jeff, WHCTV, November 4, 2019, to air in February, 2020.

“Conversations at Connecticut’s Old State House Series: ‘Uncovering the History of the Native and African People in the Ancient Burying Ground,’” http://ct-n.com/ctnplayer.asp?odID=16818

Katherine Hermes, guest. Solomon Jones Show, WURD Radio in Philadelphia, September 16, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vITEhoR8VmU

“Hidden history of colonial African American burials,” The Philadelphia Tribune, September 12, 2019. https://www.phillytrib.com/obituaries/hidden-history-of-colonial-african-american-burials/article_8779e124-4822-51a1-9c1a-e0c80725de8b.html

Amanda Blanco, “A new project reveals the hidden history of colonial people of color who are buried in downtown Hartford,” The Hartford Courant, 6 September 2019. https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-connecticut-burying-ground-20190908-mevw4n6kwvfbzlivve45awyima-story.html

Mary Donohue, “Episode 78: Uncovering African and Native American Lives in 17th – 18th Century Hartford,” Grating the Nutmeg, podcast, September 1, 2019. http://gratingthenutmeg.libsyn.com/78-uncovering-african-and-native-american-lives-in-17th-18th-century-hartford

Past Public Presentations:

If you missed the Dr. Kathy Hermes’ lecture on the project at the Hartford History Center on September 12, 2019, you can now view it online.

CT Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity & Opportunity, (CWCSEO) for African American History Month, February, 2020.

Manchester Community College, February 11, 2020.

February 23, 2020, 11:15AM – First Church in Windsor – Dr. Hermes presents on the Uncovering Their History project which highlights African, African-American, and Native-American people who are buried in Hartford’s Ancient Burying Ground. She will also shed light on the story of enslaved people buried in the Palisado Cemetery, next door to FCW.

The Schiller  Shoreline Institute for Lifelong Learning, Guilford, Connecticut. April, 2020.

“Recovering Hartford’s Hidden Past: People of Color in Hartford’s Ancient Burying Ground, 1640-1815.” CCSU-AAUP: Higher Expectations for Public Higher Education, Central Connecticut State University, November 13, 2019.

“Uncovering Native History in the Ancient Burying Ground: Website Demonstration and Walking Tour,” Native American Heritage Month, Capital Community College, Hartford, Connecticut. November 11, 2019.

“Who Were Hartford’s Founders? Uncovering the History of the Native and African People in the Ancient Burying Ground,” Conversations at the Old State House, Hartford, Connecticut, October 23, 2019.

Uncovering Your History workshop, Hartford History Center, Hartford Public Library, October 5, 2019. (Tutorial on doing genealogical and historical research)

“Uncovering Black and Indigenous Histories,“ Encounters: A Forum For Public Discussion, Hartford History Center, Hartford Public Library (morning), and University of Connecticut-Hartford campus (afternoon), September 21, 2019.

“Thomas Hooker Lecture – Uncovering Their History,” Hartford History Center, Hartford Public Library, September 12, 2019.

“Uncovering Their History with Dr. Katherine Hermes,” The Institute for American Indian Studies, Washington, Connecticut, 28 July 2019.

Uncovering Their History: African, African-American and Native-American Burials in Hartford’s Ancient Burying Ground, 1640-1815 is a project of the Ancient Burying Ground Association, and was funded in part by the Connecticut State Historic Preservation Office of the Department of Economic and Community Development with funds from the Community Investment Act.

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Upcoming Events:

February 23, 2020, 11:15AM – First Church in Windsor – Dr. Hermes presents on the Uncovering Their History project which highlights African, African-American, and Native-American people who are buried in Hartford’s Ancient Burying Ground. She will also shed light on the story of enslaved people buried in the Palisado Cemetery, next door to FCW.
The Schiller  Shoreline Institute for Lifelong Learning, Guilford, Connecticut. April, 2020.

Media:

Interview with Jeff Grande, Journeys with Jeff, WHCTV, November 4, 2019, to air in February, 2020.

“Conversations at Connecticut’s Old State House Series: ‘Uncovering the History of the Native and African People in the Ancient Burying Ground,’” http://ct-n.com/ctnplayer.asp?odID=16818

Katherine Hermes, guest. Solomon Jones Show, WURD Radio in Philadelphia, September 16, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vITEhoR8VmU

Past Public Presentations:

If you missed the Dr. Kathy Hermes’ lecture on the project at the Hartford History Center on September 12, 2019, you can now view it online.

CT Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity & Opportunity, (CWCSEO) for African American History Month, February, 2020.

Manchester Community College, February 11, 2020.

Uncovering Your History workshop, Hartford History Center, Hartford Public Library, October 5, 2019. (Tutorial on doing genealogical and historical research)

“Uncovering Black and Indigenous Histories,” Encounters: A Forum For Public Discussion, Hartford History Center, Hartford Public Library (morning), and University of Connecticut-Hartford campus (afternoon), September 21, 2019.

“Thomas Hooker Lecture – Uncovering Their History,” Hartford History Center, Hartford Public Library, September 12, 2019.

“Uncovering Their History with Dr. Katherine Hermes,” The Institute for American Indian Studies, Washington, Connecticut, 28 July 2019.

Uncovering Their History: African, African-American and Native-American Burials in Hartford’s Ancient Burying Ground, 1640-1815 is a project of the Ancient Burying Ground Association, and was funded in part by the Connecticut State Historic Preservation Office of the Department of Economic and Community Development with funds from the Community Investment Act.