Girl Scout Search Scavenger Hunt
Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue Southeast, Atlanta, GAHistoric Oakland Foundation is partnering with the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta for a self-guided scavenger hunt through Oakland Cemetery! This scavenger hunt, which runs April 22 through December 31,…
Join in June! Membership Month
Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue Southeast, Atlanta, GAJune is Membership Month at Historic Oakland Foundation. Join or renew in June and you could win some terrific prizes! Your membership helps Historic Oakland Foundation preserve, restore, enhance, and…
Juneteenth at Oakland Cemetery
Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue Southeast, Atlanta, GAJuneteenth National Independence Day, celebrated on June 19, is a federal holiday that commemorates the end of enslavement in the United States. Celebrate Juneteenth at Oakland Cemetery with two weeks…
Sights, Symbols, & Stories Tour
Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue Southeast, Atlanta, GADiscover the history, the Victorian gardens, and the art and architecture that give Oakland its distinctive character. Oakland is an outdoor museum of Atlanta’s history with over 70,000 residents. Meet…
Epitaphs: The Immortality of Words
Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue Southeast, Atlanta, GAJoin us as we explore some of the fascinating epitaphs that grace the monuments of Oakland. How would you like to be remembered? Victorians gave considerable thought to this concept.…
The Jewish Grounds of Oakland
Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue Southeast, Atlanta, GAVisit Oakland's three Jewish burial sections and learn about Atlanta Jewish history during this 75-minute guided tour! Oakland Cemetery is home to three Jewish burial sections, including the second oldest…
Fifty Ways to Die
Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue Southeast, Atlanta, GAFrom disease outbreaks to battlefield wounds to murders, this tour traces the myriad ways Oakland residents died in the 19th century. Early Atlanta was not a sleepy southern community –…
We Shall Overcome: African American Stories from Civil War to Civil Rights
Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue Southeast, Atlanta, GAThis 75-minute guided tour explores the lives and accomplishments of outstanding and ordinary African Americans in Atlanta. “We Shall Overcome” became the anthem of the Civil Rights Movement of the…
Summer Tree Walk
Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue Southeast, Atlanta, GAStroll with us through Oakland’s amazing arboretum and learn from knowledgeable guides about some of our favorite trees! Did you know that Oakland is home to more than 1,600 trees,…
Oakland’s Music Makers
Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue Southeast, Atlanta, GADiscover the stories of prodigies, bandmasters, a dance club DJ, a beloved family songbird, and more on this musically-inclined tour! From spiritual songwriters to country legends, Oakland Cemetery’s musical roots…
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