Hillcrest Park Cemetery

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Hillcrest Park Cemetery

The carillon and tower were given by Frederick Swindells to honor his wife Anne H. Swindells and son Frederick William Swindells.  The 25 bells were cast by the John Taylor Bell Foundry of Loughborough, England and were dedicated on December 25, 1936 by President Remsen B. Ogilby of Trinity College.

References
1936 "Carillon Tower Contract Is Let," Springfield Republican, August 27, 1936, Page 4.

1936 "Rockville Man Gives Carillon to Cemetery," Springfield Republican, September 13, 1936, Page 20.
Frederick Swindells Builds 100-Foot Bell Tower in Memory of Wife, Son.

1936 "Hillcrest Carillon to Be Heard Today," Springfield Republican, December 25, 1936, Page 3.

1937 "F. Swindells, Mill Owner, Dead at 89," Hartford Courant, September 29, 1937, Page 4.

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