Green-Wood Cemetery, founded in the late 1830s atop the once glacial terminal moraine and named after its natural beauty, was New York’s first landscaped open green space. Inspired by European ...

Green-Wood, founded in 1838, was a leader in the Rural Cemetery movement in America. Its 478 acres encompass magnificent grounds, grand architecture, and world-class statuary. Throughout four seasons, ...

Brooklyn's Greenwood Cemetery and its thousands of permanent residents are the focal point of Eugene Richards's latest book, Remembrance Garden. (all photographs ...

GREENWOOD HEIGHTS — Green-Wood Cemetery served as the backdrop on the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 26, to grant U.S. Army signal corp. operator Grace Banker her rightful place in the history books.

Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery will celebrate the season with a pair of events, Nightfall: Time Flies, on Thursday (10/17) and Friday (10/18) from 7-10 PM. They happen across the grounds, with music ...

While a cemetery might not be the first place you think of for a family outing, Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery is an unexpected treasure for parents looking to mix history, art, and the great outdoors ...

"Cemeteries are not just for the dead, they're for the living." Charlotte Canda was coming home from her 17th birthday party in the winter of 1845 in New York when she was thrown from her horse-drawn ...

In honor of Women’s History Month, Green-Wood Cemetery is reaching back into its long history to celebrate the pioneering women who are buried on its grounds. The cemetery will host a special trolley ...

Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn’s largest burial ground, is officially on the hunt for its newest in-house artist, with applications for the 2024-2025 Artist-in-Residence Program open through Jan. 31, ...

Uncover the cemetery’s grandeur through your lens! Whether you use a professional camera or just your phone, this walk will help you see and photograph Green-Wood’s magnificence like never before. As ...

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