Jeff Richman Over the years, I’ve taken part in quite a few videos about Green-Wood. Some have been great, some not so much. But I am very much looking forward to two that will have their premieres in the next week. One is a local production for NYCMedia, a part of the mayor’s office. Dave Evans is … Read more
Openhousenewyork, featuring free access to New York City’s best architectural features, began in 2003. And Green-Wood has participated in it annually since then, with a great performance across the grounds of music and dance, “Angels and Accordions.” But this year, on Saturday, October 15, and Sunday, October 16, we have something very different and exciting … Read more
Looking for something special to do this weekend? Come see “Brooklyn Underground” in Green-Wood’s Historic Chapel. It is a great show and the perfect place for it. Here’s part of Henry Stewart’s review in “The L Magazine:” The actors recite Green-Wood’s original rules from 1853 with professional authority, Shakespearean musicality and mock outrage; never, I’m … Read more
This past Saturday, we hosted a great group of about 100 people from the New York Landmarks Conservancy. I led two trolley tours of the grounds. We set up a tent and served lunch. It was a pleasure to share Green-Wood with a great group of enthusiastic New Yorkers. It is always a thrill to … Read more
I was out on the cemetery grounds a few weeks ago and ran into Rob Jett. Rob is a very dedicated birder who goes far and wide to see birds, but who loves returning to Green-Wood year after year. As we talked, he noted that it was prime butterfly season. Rob generously offered to share … Read more
Green-Wood has a who’s-who of pioneering photographers interred here. One of those is Alexander Beckers. Several years ago I was checking a list of early photographers, looking for those who might be at Green-Wood. As I did so, I came to an Alexander Beckers, whose business was at 560 Broadway. And, lo and behold, Green-Wood … Read more
Last night, almost 200 people gathered at Green-Wood for the 4th annual Historic Fund benefit. And it rained. Which, of course, was better than last year’s tornado. As the rain came down, one wag suggested that next year’s benefit be held in Texas, so that we might end the drought there. But, despite the rain, … Read more
Well, this is certainly an unusual new monument at Green-Wood. Its front is fairly typical: names, life dates, and epitaths. But the back of the monument is very special. It depicts Babe, the horse, pulling the sales wagon, as Ludovico Barbati sold spumoni on the streets of Brooklyn. L & B Spumoni Gardens is a … Read more
The Green-Wood Historic Fund does many wonderful things. It restores monuments and tombs. It brings authors to Green-Wood to talk about their books. It offers a full schedule of tours and events. And it does much more. It deserves your support. Here’s your chance to help and to enjoy a great evening. On Thursday evening, … Read more
As the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaches, we remember those who were killed. Below is a slide show, put together by intern Elizabeth Christian, of the faces of the victims of the attack on the World Trade Center who are interred at Green-Wood, who were cremated at Green-Wood, or for whom a memorial … Read more