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GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY ANNOUNCES
SPRING 2010 EVENT SCHEDULE
An exciting array of historic walking tours, trolley tours and events make up Green-Wood Cemetery’s new spring schedule. These activities are part of an ongoing series of cultural and educational events that highlight Green-Wood as an important visitor destination.
A portion of the proceeds from the fees will support the Saved In Time program — a preservation project of the Green-Wood Historic Fund, a 501(c) (3) tax-exempt organization proactively working to conserve and restore endangered monuments at Green-Wood Cemetery, and to preserve its artistic legacy.
WHAT: Green-Wood Cemetery Announces New Spring 2010 Event Schedule
WHEN: Sunday, March 7, 2010-Monday, May 31, 2010
(in addition to each Wednesday and the last Sunday of each month)
WHERE: Historic Green-Wood Cemetery
25th Street at 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
Take the “R” train to 25th Street in Brooklyn and walk up the
hill one block and into the Cemetery
COST: Ranging from free admission – $20 per person
ABOUT HISTORIC GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY: Established in 1838, Green-Wood Cemetery is built on 478-acres and boasts extraordinary works of 19th century art and architecture. Home to hundreds of famous historic figures in New York City history, Historic Green-Wood Cemetery offers many tours of its facilities and also offers concerts and events to the public throughout the year. It was designated a National Historic Landmark by the US Department of the Interior in 2006. For more information about Green-Wood Cemetery visit www.greenwoodcemetery.org .
A calendar of events is attached.
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GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY’S NEW SPRING 2010 EVENT SCHEDULE
TOURS
- All tours meet at the main gates of The Green-Wood Cemetery, inside the 25th Street and 5th Avenue entrance, unless otherwise noted.
- Visitors can visit www.greenwoodcemetery.org or call 718-210-3080 for additional information or www.green-wood.com/toursevents to make reservations.
- Historic Fund trolley tours are $20 per person ($10 for Historic Fund members) unless otherwise indicated. Historic Fund walking tours are $20 per person ($10 for Historic Fund members) unless otherwise indicated. Some walking up and down hills is involved. Tours will last about 2 ½ hours. In case of bad weather, walking tours will be canceled. Visitors can visit www.greenwoodcemetery.org or call 718-210-3080 if the weather is threatening. Trolley tours will proceed as scheduled, regardless of the weather.
- For questions, comments, to arrange organizational or group tours, or to get on our mailing list, please e-mail info@greenwoodcemetery.org.
- Updated tour schedules are available in the spring and summer on the Internet at www.greenwoodcemetery.org.
- If you drive to the Cemetery, you can park for free inside.
- Historic Fund members must show proof of membership.
- Visitors who have purchased tickets to a tour or event online should print a copy of the receipt and present it at the event.
Every Wednesday at 1:00 PM
Wednesday Trolley Tour
Led by Marge Raymond, who has been a birder, naturalist, and Green-Wood Historic Fund volunteer for many years, the Wednesday trolley tours will offer visitors unique insights into New York City’s rich history through the stories of those interred here. Marge is a professional singer and is likely to launch into song at some point in the tour. These tours will run about 2 hours and includes both a trolley and walking portion.
Admission is $15 per person.
Visitors can call Green-Wood at 718-210-3080 for additional information. Visitors can make reservations at www.green-wood.com/toursevents, but they are not necessary.
Last Sunday of Each Month at 1:00 PM (except Sunday, October 31, 2010)
Sunday Trolley Tour
Led by Marge Raymond, who has been a birder, naturalist, and Green-Wood Historic Fund volunteer for many years, the Sunday trolley tours will offer visitors unique insights into New York City’s rich history through the stories of those interred here. Marge is a professional singer and is likely to launch into song at some point in the tour. These tours will run about 2 hours and includes both a trolley and walking portion.
Admission is $15 per person.
Visitors can call Green-Wood at 718-210-3080 for additional information. Visitors can make reservations at www.green-wood.com/toursevents, but reservations are not necessary.
Sunday, March 7, 2010; 1:00 PM
Historic Chapel Book Signing & Video Presentation: D. M. Bennett: The Truth Seeker
Join Roderick Bradford, author of D. M. Bennett: The Truth Seeker (published in 2006), for his book and video tribute to Bennett. DeRogine Mortimer Bennett was a remarkable man: Shaker herbalist, then a leading free-thinker of 19th century America who took on the forces of narrowmindedness and went to prison rather than remain silent. Bennett is interred at Green-Wood Cemetery, in front of an elaborate monument paid for by his followers, which details his credo. After the book signing, join Jeff Richman, Green-Wood Cemetery historian, for a trolley tour featuring Green-Wood’s most fascinating inscribed monuments.
Admission for the video presentation and book signing are free and admission for the trolley tour is $20 per person, $10 for Historic Fund members.
Visitors should visit www.greenwoodcemetery.org or call 718-210-3080 for additional information or www.green-wood.com/toursevents to make reservations.
Saturday, March 20, 2010; 2:00 PM
Big Onion Walking Tour
This Big Onion Walking Tour is an introduction to the history, architecture, and people of Brooklyn’s treasure Green-Wood Cemetery. Stops include the graves of DeWitt Clinton, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Leonard Bernstein and John “The Soda Fountain King” Matthews.
Admission is $15 for adults; $12 for seniors (over 63), Active Military, and Full-Time Students.
Visitors can call Big Onion Walking Tours at 212-439-1090 for additional information.
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GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY’S NEW SPRING 2010 EVENT SCHEDULE
Sunday, March 21, 2010; 1:00 PM
The Draft Riots & The Gangs of New York with Ruth Edebohls
The Draft Riots of 1863 is one of the saddest chapters in New York City history. Many of the participants– both famous and unknown – are buried in Green-Wood. Horace Greeley, Henry J. Raymond, “Boss” Tweed, the Brooks Brothers, abolitionist Abigail Hopper Gibbons, and others rest here along with little known victims of the riots. The 2005 film, “Gangs of New York” featured many of them as characters, including one, William “Bill the Butcher” Poole, who was actually dead by the time of the riots. The walk may be hilly and strenuous, so wear comfortable walking shoes.
Admission is $10 per person, $5 for Historic Fund members.
Visitors can call Green-Wood at 718-210-3080 for additional information. Visitors can make reservations at www.green-wood.com/toursevents.
Saturday, April 10, 2010; 2:00 PM
Big Onion Walking Tour
This Big Onion Walking Tour is an introduction to the history, architecture, and people of Brooklyn’s treasure Green-Wood Cemetery. Stops include the graves of DeWitt Clinton, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Leonard Bernstein and John “The Soda Fountain King” Matthews.
Admission is $15 for adults; $12 for seniors (over 63), Active Military, and Full-Time Students.
Visitors can call Big Onion Walking Tours at 212-439-1090 for additional information.
Sunday, April 11, 2010; 1:00 PM
Scandals, Scalawags & Murder Most Foul with Ruth Edebohls
You are invited to visit some of Green-Wood’s most nefarious residents. Green-Wood is the final resting place of many famous and heroic people, but some of its deceased denizens have a more blemished reputation. Murderers and the murdered, a sullied adulteress, a famous courtesan, gangsters, con men, and schemers lie next to those of a more virtuous disposition. The walk may be hilly and strenuous, so wear comfortable walking shoes.
Admission is $10 per person, $5 for Historic Fund members.
Visitors can call Green-Wood at 718-210-3080 for additional information. Visitors can make reservations at www.green-wood.com/toursevents.
Sunday, April 11, 2010 at 1:00 PM
Author Reading and Trolley Tour – Allison Cobb and the Poetry of Green-Wood Cemetery
Allison Cobb’s new book, titled Green-Wood, is a poetic and historical celebration of Green-Wood Cemetery inspired by her many years of wandering the grounds of this Brooklyn landmark. Cobb, a 2009 Artist Fellowship recipient of the New York Foundation for the Arts, will do a reading at Green-Wood’s Historic Chapel to share new ways to interpret Green-Wood’s beauty. Cobb and Steven Estroff, Green-Wood’s Education & Outreach Coordinator, will then lead a trolley tour and will share stories and poetry inspired by their Green-Wood experiences.
Admission is $20 per person, $10 for Historic Fund members.
Visitors can call Green-Wood at 718-210-3080 for additional information. Visitors can make reservations at www.green-wood.com/toursevents.
Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 1:00 PM
Stories in Stone: Author Douglas Keister Discusses Symbolism and Iconography at Green-Wood –
Book Reading & Trolley Tour
What exactly does it mean when you see an upside down torch or winged hour glass engraved on monuments at Green-Wood? The fascinating symbolic language on display at Green-Wood will be revealed by author Douglas Keister, one of America’s leading authorities on cemetery symbolism. Sharing ideas from his classic, Stories in Stone – A Field Guide to Symbolism and Iconography, this reading will include a power point presentation, Q & A session, and book signing. A California native, Keister will also share insights from his latest book Forever L.A.: A Field Guide to Los Angeles Cemeteries and Their Residents. Following the book signing, visitors will join Keister and Green-Wood’s Education & Outreach Coordinator, Steven Estroff, for a trolley tour that will provide opportunities to see, discuss, and interpret the vivid and fascinating symbolic world at Green-Wood.
Admission is $20 for the public, $10 for Historic Fund Members.
Visitors should visit www.greenwoodcemetery.org or call 718-210-3080 for additional information or www.green-wood.com/toursevents to make reservations.
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GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY’S NEW SPRING 2010 EVENT SCHEDULE
Sunday, May 9, 2010; 1:00 PM
Green-Wood’s Great Women with Ruth Edebohls
Join us on Mother’s Day to celebrate some of Green-Wood’s most colorful and influential women of the 19th and early 20th century. Matilda Tone, wife of the Irish patriot Wolfe Tone; pioneering doctors Susan McKinney-Steward and Mary Jacobi; abolitionist Abigail Gibbons; and actresses Laura Keene and Kate Claxton rest here along with the more
notorious Lola Montez and Elizabeth Tilton. The walk may be hilly and strenuous, so wear comfortable walking shoes.
Admission is $10 per person, $5 for Historic Fund members.
Visitors can call Green-Wood at 718-210-3080 for additional information. Visitors can make reservations at www.green-wood.com/toursevents.
Saturday, May 22, 2010; 8:15 PM
Saturday Night by Moonlight, Flashlight, and Footlights – A Walk
Bring a flashlight and you’re all set. This special walk, led by Green-Wood Cemetery historian Jeff Richman, features live accordion music, a visit inside the Catacombs, and the light of the moon (weather permitting). The finale is “New York, New York,” written by Fred Ebb (a permanent resident of Green-Wood) and played by our accordions up on Battle Hill with the Manhattan skyline in the distance.
Admission is $20 for the public; $10 for Historic Fund members.
Visitors can call Green-Wood at 718-210-3080 for additional information. Advance tickets available. No reservation necessary. Visitors can make reservations at www.green-wood.com/toursevents.
Sunday, May 23, 2010; 1:00 PM
Trolley Tour: Images of America, Green-Wood Cemetery, by Alexandra Mosca
Visit the monuments and learn about the fascinating lives of Henry Chadwick (The “Father” of Baseball), DeWitt
Clinton (New York Governor and visionary of the Erie Canal), Charles Feltman (inventor of the hot dog) and more.
Admission to the trolley tour is $20 for the public, $10 for Historic Fund members.
Visitors should visit www.greenwoodcemetery.org or call 718-210-3080 for additional information or www.green-wood.com/toursevents to make reservations. Space is limited.
Saturday, May 29, 2001; 1:00 PM
The Civil War at Green-Wood Cemetery
Join Cemetery historian Jeff Richman for a tour of Civil War sites at Green-Wood. Participants will visit the Civil
War Soldiers’ Monument, the Civil War Soldiers’ Lot, and some of the most recent discoveries of Green-Wood’s ongoing Civil War Project. The Project has identified more than 4,000 Civil War veterans, including many Confederates. Green-Wood Cemetery historian Jeff Richman, who has led the Civil War Project, is the author of Final Camping Ground: Civil War Veterans at Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery, In Their Own Words.
Admission for the trolley tour is $20 per person, $10 for Historic Fund members.
Visitors should visit www.greenwoodcemetery.org or call 718-210-3080 for additional information or www.green-wood.com/toursevents to make reservations.
Monday, May 31, 2010; 2:30 PM
Annual Memorial Day Concert
This concert is sponsored by The Green-Wood Historic Fund and will feature The ISO Symphonic Band. Join the thousands of people who have made it a tradition to attend this event each year.
Admission is free.
Visitors can call Green-Wood at 718-210-3080 for additional information.
Monday, May 31, 2010; Immediately following the Annual Memorial Day Concert
Memorial Day Mini-Trolley Tour
Join Jeff Richman, Green-Wood Cemetery historian, for a short tour (approximately 45 minutes) of some fascinating Cemetery sites. Space on the trolley is limited.
Admission for the trolley tour is $10 for the public, $5 for Historic Fund members.
Visitors should visit www.greenwoodcemetery.org or call 718-210-3080 for additional information or www.green-wood.com/toursevents to make reservations.
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