On October 3rd, Preserve New Fairfield held its first
Cemetery Tour. Over 100 attendees were treated to eight re-enactors
portraying people from New Fairfield's past.
- Charlotte Knapp portrayed by Ellen Burnett
- Carolyn Rogers portrayed by Sally Arconti
- Frederic Oliver portrayed by Jerry Gay
- William Potter portrayed by Kevin Casey
- Col. Nehemiah Beardsley portrayed by Chris Keenan
- Rev. Medad Rogers portrayed by Jay Howard
- Mercy Kellogg portrayed by Jessica Smith
- Alexander Brush portrayed by Joseph Coniglio
We would like to thank the tour guides who generously donated their time
to make things run smoothly: Joan Buszta, State Rep.Jan Geigler, Marilyn
Juskiewicz, Carol Rosenberg, Betty Swan, Janice Zackeo, Doug Carson, Marty
Hornecker and Bill McNulty.
And to top it off the Bandolins provided period music. Thanks to John
Capalbo, Larry Brish, Niles Spaulding, Susan Spaulding and Doug Spaulding.
Finally thanks to the New Fairfield Cemetery Association for allowing us
to put on the program.
The event was recorded by Ray Juskiewicz of Channel 17 and will air
sometime in the future. |
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