Sunday, October 15, 1:00 p.m. (Rain date, October 22, 1:00 p.m.) – Tour of the Old Mansfield Center Cemetery led by local historian Bruce Clouette. This is a TLGV Walktober event.
Gravestone carving was an important artistic expression in early New England culture. We will explore the various carving traditions, motifs, and symbols found among the cemetery’s hundreds of old headstones. Tour Leader Bruce Clouette wrote the documentation for listing the cemetery in the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER: Bruce Clouette is a Mansfield resident and Historical Society member. Along with Meredith McMunn, he prepared the documentation for listing Mansfield Hollow in the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. More recently, he did the historical background research for the archaeological investigations of the site undertaken as part of the hydro-electric project. He has a PhD in History from UConn and for many years was active in the fields of Connecticut history and historic preservation.
