Fundraising Successfully Completed!
The Irish Canal Workers Memorial in Windsor Locks
Save The Date!
Dedication Ceremony
Sunday, March 20, 2022, 1 p.m.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians Hartford Division 2 has successfully completed fundraising to build a monument to remember a forgotten Irish-Catholic cemetery in Windsor Locks, Conn.
The memorial will honor the 400 immigrant laborers who left their homeland in Ireland and came to the area between May 1827 and November 1829 to build the canal bypassing the treacherous Enfield Rapids.
In particular, we will honor those canal workers and family members that are buried in an unmarked cemetery that is located about 100 yards and across the canal from where the memorial will be placed.
Thank you to everyone who made a gift to make this memorial a reality! The Dedication Ceremony will be held on Sunday, March 20 at 1 p.m. at the Windsor Locks Canal Trail State Park near the Montgomery Mills apartments. The ceremony is open to all!
Hartford AOH held a wreath-laying ceremony at the site in March of 2021 and pledged to have the memorial built by March of 2022.
Gifts will continue to be accepted to help with expenses for the Dedication Ceremony and upkeep of the monument. They are accepted at https://gofund.me/a3283c68 or by mailing a check to Irish Canal Workers Memorial Fund, AOH Hartford Division 2, P.O. Box 68, Glastonbury, Conn., 06033. Please make checks out to "Hartford AOH" with "Canal Workers Memorial" in the memo.
The memorial will honor the 400 immigrant laborers who left their homeland in Ireland and came to the area between May 1827 and November 1829 to build the canal bypassing the treacherous Enfield Rapids.
In particular, we will honor those canal workers and family members that are buried in an unmarked cemetery that is located about 100 yards and across the canal from where the memorial will be placed.
Thank you to everyone who made a gift to make this memorial a reality! The Dedication Ceremony will be held on Sunday, March 20 at 1 p.m. at the Windsor Locks Canal Trail State Park near the Montgomery Mills apartments. The ceremony is open to all!
Hartford AOH held a wreath-laying ceremony at the site in March of 2021 and pledged to have the memorial built by March of 2022.
Gifts will continue to be accepted to help with expenses for the Dedication Ceremony and upkeep of the monument. They are accepted at https://gofund.me/a3283c68 or by mailing a check to Irish Canal Workers Memorial Fund, AOH Hartford Division 2, P.O. Box 68, Glastonbury, Conn., 06033. Please make checks out to "Hartford AOH" with "Canal Workers Memorial" in the memo.