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,…
At their August 16, 2021 meeting the Atlanta City Council unanimously voted to approve the removal of the Lion of Atlanta statue from Oakland Cemetery as “necessary and appropriate for the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the monument.” The Lion…
Spooky Season is just around the corner, even though it may not feel like it yet. It’s never too early to get into the Halloween mood as you prepare for this year’s annual Run Like Hell 5K! Check out our…
Did you know that despite the beauty of its 48-acres, Oakland is not a perpetual care cemetery? It's not! Families and owners are responsible for maintaining their lots, but in the years since the last of Oakland’s lots were sold,…
Several inconspicuous headstones can be found in the African American Burial Grounds. They appear to be made of concrete and have bright white plaster fronts. Each stone contains information commonly found on grave markers, like biographical information (names, dates) and…