Charles Duncan Beard (1948-2024) It is with great sadness that we share the news that Historic Oakland Foundation Board member Duncan Beard passed away on Saturday, August 31st. “I am deeply saddened by the passing of my friend and our…
This summer marked Oakland's first year of the STEAM Summer Camp program! Led by our amazing director of education and youth programs, Charvis Buckholts, alongside Oakland's summer fellows, the camps brought in 7 to 10 year olds from around the…
Council member Liliana Bakhtiari and Patrick Husbands from her staff accompanied Historic Oakland Foundation executive director Richard Harker and senior director of capitol projects Neale Nickels to the in-progress Oakland Cemetery Visitor Center. She was thrilled with all the progress…
The importance of well-organized, accessible records can’t be overstated, especially at a place like a cemetery. Historically, there have been a variety of record keeping methods, resulting in several different physical resources that had to be consulted when an interested…
Oakland’s new Visitors Center is coming along! Brick now covers the exterior, the massive windows are in, and the bio-retention swale and outdoor planters are being built as we speak. On the inside, the drywall has gone up, the HVAC…
Elevate Life is a new yoga and wellness series co-hosted at Oakland with Jess Pfeffer of Jess Pfeffer Holistic Event Planning. Each Elevate Life session is designed to offer Oakland Cemetery as a place of healing, well-being, and social connections.…
May is National Preservation Month, and we're excited to announce the preservation-related activities that we'll be hosting in Oakland throughout the month. May 5: Behind-the-Stones Preservation Tour May 11: Cemetery Preservation Workshop May 16: Instagram Live Preservation Tour We hope…
We're so pleased to be hosting Stefanie Wardrep as one of our featured artists at Illumine 2024! Check out Stefanie's interview below to learn more about her artistic process, background, and installation. View Stefanie's installation at Illumine 2024! Get your…
This year's Illumine was enchanting ✨🌙🔮 Thank you to everyone who joined us April 18-21 & 25-28 to experience this mystical after-dark event! We hope to see you again next spring for Illumine 2025.
We're so pleased to be hosting David Muehlenkamp as one of our featured artists at Illumine 2024! Check out David's interview below to learn more about his artistic process, background, and installation. View David's Infinity Shadows installation at Illumine 2024!…