In 1974 when Bob Marley went solo, on the brink of international stardom, he surprised the music community by choosing an American born lead guitarist, Al Anderson. It was Anderson's stunning lead work on such classics as No Woman, No…
Kenny Rogers, one of the best-selling musicians of all time, has been laid to rest at Oakland Cemetery. The singer/songwriter, actor, and entrepreneur’s monument is located east of the Memorial Drive gate along Oakland's southern wall. Fans and music lovers…
Special events and volunteer manager Mary Fernandez recently interviewed Sunday in the Park 2021 headliner Jupiter Coyote. Check out the interview below. Sunday in the Park is September 26, 2021 at Oakland Cemetery. The Original Wailers are also headlining, and…
It’s almost that time again! Temperatures are cooling down just a little and it's time to get out into the garden. Oakland’s Fall Plant Sale is the perfect place to find a few exciting additions (have you reserved your shopping…
Author Mark Pifer joins us this year for Sunday in the Park for one of our featured author talks (purchase tickets here). Pifer's most recent book, Hidden History of Old Atlanta, can be purchased at our Museum Store online or purchased and…
Every year at Capturing the Spirit of Oakland, Jenny Carson keeps the tours moving as the head guide captain for our popular Halloween event. Tell us a little about yourself I went to the University of Tennessee (GO VOLS!) and…
Director of Gardens Sara Henderson discusses how she and her team determine period-appropriate landscaping for a lot when there are so few photos of what was there before. When Oakland was founded in 1850, the lots were sold, and the…
The handmade bricks of Oakland’s many walkways were first installed by Atlanta Cemetery grounds crews a hundred and twenty years ago. In the decades since, humans and nature had left their mark, and the once-smooth walkways had become harder to…
2021 is really flying by for Historic Oakland Foundation's preservation, restoration, and operations (PRO) team. This year we’ve been busier than ever thanks to ongoing work taking place on East Hill. In late 2019 we began restoring 7.5 acres on…
The current restoration of East Hill is one of the largest undertakings in Historic Oakland Foundation's forty-five years. While most of the work is similar to what we have done in sections like Jewish Hill and the Original Six Acres,…