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, ...

Oakland Cemetery is not your typical tourist destination, but it is a must-see for those who want to explore Atlanta’s history. Get a glimpse into the city’s past with a stroll through the ...

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 ...

Other dignitaries resting at Oakland Cemetery include Maynard Jackson, Atlanta’s first Black mayor, former Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., and Bishop Wesley John Gaines, co-founder of Morris ...

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?

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 ...

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, ...

Illumine returns to Oakland Cemetery this week, transforming the historic site with innovative lighting, new installations from local artists, interactive experiences, and live music. From April ...

A former Atlanta security said he lost his job after an altercation at Oakland Cemetery involving Atlanta City Councilmember Liliana Bakhtiari. For the first time since the attack, that security ...

“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 ...