Historic Oakland Foundation is happy to welcome one of our newest staff members, Abra Lee. Abra joined the Foundation in January as our new director of horticulture! She will be working with our gardens team to continue to grow the…
A cemetery is a place where we can visit, remember, and honor our lost loved ones and family. For some, those family members include their beloved pets. At Oakland Cemetery, there are a number of pet owners who have chosen…
Learn more about and explore the rocks of Oakland on this photo scavenger hunt! Solve the clues take a photo of each answer. Email your photo answers by June 1 to ashares@oaklandcemetery.com along with your full name. If you get…
It seems almost unbelievable to say this, but the PRO Team will be wrapping up our work on East Hill within the year! Since late 2019, we’ve worked almost exclusively in this section of the cemetery, but soon that phase…
Raise your hand if you’ve ever strolled around Oakland Cemetery and thought, “my goodness, these gardens are stunning!” Or maybe you’re not a gardener, per se, but regardless of your appreciation of flora you still had the sense that the…
Born in Thomasville, Georgia on January 4, 1872, Selena Sloan Butler grew up understanding the importance of children's and parents’ rights. She was born to a white father and a mixed-race mother who was of Indian and African American descent.…
Historic Oakland Foundation takes seriously our commitment to conducting our work by centering diversity, equity, inclusion, and access. As part of this commitment, we provide regular updates to all our communities to provide updates, invite feedback, and remain accountable to…
In late 2022, students from North Gwinnett High School journeyed to Oakland as part of a creative writing class project. Each student chose an Oakland resident to visit who interested them, and then went to research their resident at the…
The daffodils are blooming and Oakland's grounds are about to push up daisies. That means it’s almost time for this spring's Run Like Hell 5k! To get you in the mood to race in the nation's largest cemetery run, Historic…
Each February and March, thousands of daffodil blooms create a cheery scene at Oakland. More than 70 varieties of daffodils make their appearance throughout Oakland’s grounds in the first months of each year. We invite you to take a stroll and…