HOF Private Events Coordinator Ruti Turner shares her festive recipe for Oakland Cemetery Salt-seasoned pistachios and goat cheese-stuffed dates: Ingredients 4 oz soft goat cheese 3 tbsp shelled unsalted/lightly salted pistachios, toasted and coarsely chopped 1 tsp Oakland Cemetery Honey…
Thanksgiving always provides a moment towards the end of the year for us to pause and reflect on what we're most grateful for, and even during this most trying year, there is so much that I am incredibly thankful for:…
Last week the PRO Team tackled some long-overdue critical projects across the cemetery. One such project was re-setting the tombstone of Elizabeth (Betsy) Pilgrim, wife of Oakland’s second sexton, Green Pilgrim. Although the preservation work was straightforward and probably not…
The PRO Team is happy to report that restoration work on East Hill is continuing at a tremendous pace. Due to irregular and uneven grading on the lots, we have been spending more time unearthing lost cradling and leveling large…
Southerners have been decorating for the Holidays with fresh-cut greenery for generations. It’s only been in the last half-century that artificial Christmas trees and other human-made decor have become the norm for many families. The ease of putting it up,…
Thanks to the tremendous work of Historic Oakland Foundation volunteers, we are able to undertake the massive task of preserving Oakland Cemetery's 150 years' worth of archives. Cataloging, scanning, and storing these documents is a time-consuming and delicate task. Many…
Before The Gate and the age of the internet Historic Oakland Foundation kept in touch with our members through good old-fashioned print media. As many of our loyal members know, our newsletters have seen a few different iterations over the…
At Oakland, we love great southern food, and November brings with it a new emphasis on food and gratitude for the bounty of fall harvests and family and friends. With Thanksgiving on the way, the kitchen becomes the nexus of…
We are pleased to announce that our 2020 Capturing the Spirit of Oakland film has been released and is available for streaming and downloading! Oakland Cemetery is bringing the award-winning Capturing the Spirit of Oakland tours to your living room…
We are proud to celebrate the rich history and vibrant cultural heritage of the historic African American Burial Grounds at Oakland with the newest addition to our line of Oakland apparel, the Historic African American Grounds t-shirt. The vibrant…