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Spring Will Soon Burst Forth With Cherry Blossom Season at Green-Wood Cemetery
With spring just around the corner, Brooklyn’s historic Green-Wood Cemetery is gearing up for a spectacular display of cherry blossoms.
Green-Wood Cemetery Fights Invasive Plant Species to Save Pond Life
Green-Wood Cemetery has received a $20,000 grant to help eradicate an invasive plant species that is threatening to dominate one of the burial ground’s largest ponds.
Historic Green-Wood Cemetery Seeks Its Next Artist-in-Residence
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn’s largest burial ground, is officially on the hunt for its newest in-house artist.
State Funding Brings Green-Wood Cemetery Closer to Funding Goals for New Visitor Center
A group of local elected officials has joined the effort made by Brooklyn’s historic Green-Wood Cemetery to raise $34 million for the construction of its new Education and Welcome Center.
New Art Installation at Green-Wood Cemetery Marks Día de los Muertos
Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a revered holiday celebrated in many Hispanic cultures throughout Mexico and Latin America and is deeply rooted in pre-Hispanic tradition and Roman Catholicism.
What a great program! Thanks for this story. I'm going to see if we can get something like this going here in Troy, which has a beautiful park cemetery like Green-Wood, just not as big.
Students Get Hands-on Experience Restoring Green-Wood Cemetery