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Historic Oakland Cemetery is Atlanta’s oldest public park and the final resting place of many of the city’s most noted citizens. Less than a mile from downtown, its 48 acres are full of treasures – history and gardens, sculpture and architecture, ancient oaks and magnolias. It’s a wedding venue, a green space, an art gallery, a classroom space, and a place to celebrate the city’s rich and fascinating past and its promising future.

Historic Oakland Cemetery is Atlanta’s oldest public park and the final resting place of many of the city’s most noted citizens. Less than a mile from downtown, its 48 acres are full of treasures – history and gardens, sculpture and architecture, ancient oaks and magnolias. 

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Juneteenth Celebration

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Mark your calendars and make plans to head to historic Oakland Cemetery on June 17…

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Epitaphs: The Immortality of Words

Special Topic Tour

Join us as we explore some of the fascinating epitaphs that grace the monuments of…

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Join in June! Membership Month

Event

It's Membership Month at Historic Oakland Foundation! Join or renew in June and you'll be…

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Juneteenth Tour: A Celebration of Freedom

Special Topic Tour

For our Juneteenth 2023 celebrations, we are proud to debut a new tour focused on…

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New Special Topic Tours at Oakland

New Special Topic Tours at Oakland

We recently added a few new special topic tours into our tour rotation! Read the descriptions below to learn more…

Headstone Cleaning: What Not To Do!

Headstone Cleaning: What Not To Do!

Grave marker cleaning is by far the most common preservation effort that takes place within a cemetery. At Oakland, we…

Mothers of Oakland

Mothers of Oakland

On the second Sunday of May, we celebrate moms everywhere and honor different forms of motherhood.  In honor of this…

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