ATLANTA - Historic Oakland Cemetery will be closed to the public for the entire month of January 2024. The closure aims to facilitate crucial paving and infrastructure projects, ...

In this book excerpt from ‘American Afterlife: Encounters in the Customs of Mourning,’ we visit Oakland, the final resting place of some 70,000 people, which puts Atlanta’s history on grand ...

Oakland Cemetery overlooks downtown Atlanta and showcases architecture, sculptures, gardens, and ancient oaks and magnolias. It is the final resting place for many prominent politicians, generals ...

ATLANTA — Oakland Cemetery serves as the final resting place for over 70,000 Georgians. The historic cemetery first opened its doors in 1850 when city officials purchased six acres of land for ...

Illume at Oakland Cemetery Here are some more photos from Illume at Oakland Cemetery. April 23, 2024 at 7:42 pm EDT ATLANTA — Looking for something to do this weekend?

A few crumbling brick walls with climbing rose vines are all that remain of one of Historic Oakland Cemetery’s central structures: its greenhouse. The latest version, built in 1900 near the ...

ATLANTA — Historic Oakland Cemetery is breaking ground on the construction of a new visitor center on Tuesday. The new 10,000-square-foot building will include a bigger museum store, ...

ATLANTA — According to Atlanta Police, several monuments in the Civil War section of the city's historic Oakland Cemetery were vandalized on Sunday, Feb. 28. A police report from Sunday morning ...

“I’ve planted hundreds of trees in Oakland and some of those I’ve seen grow to 40 feet tall now or more,” says Sanchez, who began working with the cemetery about 15 years ago, right before ...

Atlanta's historic Oakland Cemetery hosts Dia de Muertos celebration. It’s a first-of-its-kind festival for Atlanta’s historic Oakland Cemetery, and you’re invited to experience the costumes ...

The East Gate reestablishes connections between Oakland Cemetery and the Cabbagetown and Reynoldstown communities. Atlanta Business Chronicle. Select a City Atlanta Business Chronicle. Latest News ...

ATLANTA - Historic Oakland Cemetery will be closed to the public for the entire month of January 2024. The closure aims to facilitate crucial paving and infrastructure projects, temporarily ...