Arlington National Cemetery: A Guided Tour through History Presented by Cynthia Parzych-Wednesday, May 20 at 6:30 p.m. (DeMayo room)

Arlington National Cemetery, one of America’s most important historical landmarks, is best known for more than300,000 graves and famous monuments. But before this beautiful spot on the Potomac became a cemetery, it had a very interesting history entwined with the early history of the Virginia settlement and some of Virginia’s first families including the Custis’s, Lees, and Washingtons. This talk, based on Cynthia Parzych’s book on the topic, published by Globe-Pequot Press, presents the backstory of this iconic spot and highlights some of the stories of the interesting people who lived and were buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Cynthia Parzych is an experienced publishing professional/entrepreneur with a demonstrated history of working in the international book publishing and magazine industries as well as other corporations and not-for-profits. She is a published author (all non-fiction). Her sixth book is Connecticut Made: Homegrown Products by Local Craftsmen, Artisans. She has loved traveling all over the United States (and presenting virtually as well) giving book signings and talks on Connecticut businesses, history, art, food, wine, travel, military history to libraries (more than 30 to date!), civic and commercial organizations, and trade organizations. Cynthia’s books will be available for sale following the presentation.

This program is free and open to everyone. Registration is required. Please register by calling the library at: 203-468-3890 or contact Cynthia Gwiazda, Community Services Librarian at: cgwiazda@hagamanlibrary.org.