Silent Grounds Collective is a Connecticut nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving historic cemeteries, places of memory, and the stories connected to them. We work to protect Connecticut’s heritage through preservation, research, documentation, and community engagement so these important places are not forgotten.

Who We Are

Silent Grounds Collective is a Connecticut nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving historic cemeteries, burial grounds, institutions, and places of memory. We are a professional group of dedicated individuals who care deeply about protecting Connecticut’s history before it is forgotten.

Through preservation, research, documentation, education, and community partnerships, we work to honor the people, stories, and places that shaped Connecticut’s past.

how you can help

Silent Grounds Collective’s work is made possible through the support of volunteers, donors, community partners, sponsors, and individuals who believe Connecticut’s history deserves to be preserved. Every act of support helps us protect historic cemeteries, burial grounds, institutions, archives, and places of memory before they are lost to time, neglect, or forgotten records.

VOLUNTEER

Volunteers can assist with cemetery cleanups, documentation projects, research, photography, mapping, public programs, event support, and community outreach. Whether you are able to help once or become involved on an ongoing basis, your time and dedication can make a meaningful difference in preserving Connecticut’s silent grounds.

DONATE

Financial contributions help support preservation materials, restoration planning, archival work, documentation, educational programs, supplies, and future project development. Silent Grounds Collective gratefully welcomes donations of any amount. Every contribution, large or small, helps advance our mission and strengthens our ability to protect Connecticut’s historic places.

SPONSOR A PROJECT

Sponsors can help support specific restoration, research, archive, education, or community preservation projects. Sponsorships allow individuals, businesses, and organizations to directly contribute to meaningful work that honors Connecticut’s past and benefits future generations.

GET INVOLVED

To volunteer, donate, partner, sponsor, or learn more about supporting our work, please contact:

SILENTGROUNDSCOLLECTIVE@OUTLOOK.COM

Together, we can preserve, restore, and remember the places and stories that helped shape Connecticut.

We welcome partnerships with municipalities, schools, historical societies, community organizations, businesses, foundations, preservation groups, and civic leaders. By working together, we can expand preservation efforts, create educational opportunities, and build long-term support for historic sites throughout Connecticut.

Current Projects

Silent Grounds Collective is currently developing preservation, research, outreach, and archive projects that support our mission to protect Connecticut’s historic places and local history before they are forgotten.

West Cemetery Project

  • Cemetery cleanup and landscape improvement
  • Gravestone and monument documentation
  • Historical research and site preservation planning
  • Volunteer-based restoration support

Midnight Mary Research Project

  • Research into the history and folklore of Midnight Mary
  • Review of records, archives, and cemetery context
  • Educational content about the story and its place in Connecticut history

Saint Bernard Cemetery Outreach and Restoration

  • Outreach to volunteers, partners, and community supporters
  • Documentation of downed, damaged, and overgrown stones
  • Cleanup planning and future restoration support

Connecticut History Archive

  • Collection of photographs, documents, maps, and records
  • Preservation of cemetery, institutional, and local history
  • Archiving of Connecticut stories, legends, and community memory