This blog post was written by Ashley Shares, HOF director of preservation and Liz Clappin, host of the weekly podcast, "Tomb with a View." The last time you took a tour of a cemetery, did you learn about the famous…
Love is in the air at Oakland Cemetery! To celebrate this Valentine's Day, HOF is releasing a few Capturing the Spirit of Oakland scripts from the Oakland vault. Discover the love stories of some of our sweetest couples and the…
For a month in early 1893, a series of crimes occurred in Atlanta that shocked citizens and confounded authorities. Dubbed a “carnival of crimes,” this crime wave included suicides, a double murder, and an embezzlement scandal. Although these tragic events…
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…
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…
Enjoy this discussion of Victorian death and mourning customs by Oakland Cemetery volunteer Beth Dolgner. Photo courtesy of the Mütter Museum. From the collection of John Whitenight and Frederick LaValley. Photo by Alan Kolc.
In this post, Oakland Genealogist Linda Ferree walks us through the process of researching the history of an otherwise unknown resident of Oakland Cemetery. A typical gravestone has a name with birth and death dates, separated by a dash. It…
by Sarah Zureick-Brown, Historic Oakland Foundation volunteer Ambling through Oakland Cemetery is a great way to connect with past citizens of Atlanta. From the vast array of gravestones honoring the dead, we can learn the names of those who came…
The first tavern in the area that would become Atlanta was Whitehall Tavern. Located near the present-day intersection of Lee Street and Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard, the tavern served food and drinks to travelers and settlers. Whitehall Tavern was also…
Born in Jackson County, Georgia in 1873, Charles L. Chosewood was a longtime city council member and Grant Park neighborhood resident. He was a colorful and controversial character with a lasting legacy in Atlanta. Charles L. Chosewood moved to Atlanta…