Green-Wood Partners with Brooklyn Historical Society in 2013
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A Beautiful Way to Go: 175 Anniversary Exhibit »

An exhibit curated and presented by the Museum of the City of New York...

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Green-Wood Historian’s MCNY Insiders Tour »

Jeff Richman will lead a tour of MCNY's exhibit A Beautiful Way to Go...

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The Spoon River Project »

A play with music based on a 1915 classic, in Green-Wood by moonlight...

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Green-ealogy: Genealogical Research »

Green-Wood is a huge resource for genealogists and family researchers...

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Green-Wood’s Gone Digital – Try Our App! »

For just $2.99, enjoy the history and beauty of Green-Wood on the go...

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Volunteer With Us »

The Green-Wood Historic Fund is looking for volunteers!

Coming Up

Historic Trolley Tours
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Join our expert tour guide and experience the most magnificent 478 acres in New York...

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Check out the calendar of upcoming tours and events at Green-Wood...

Get To Know Us

TripAdvisor Top Brooklyn Attraction
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Read the visitor reviews that made us tops in Brooklyn on TripAdvisor, and write your own!

Famous Residents
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The biggest stars of New York in the 19th century and beyond are buried at Green-Wood...

On April 18, 2013, The Green-Wood Cemetery will be 175 years old. We celebrate this milestone with a Green-Wood-related anniversary on each day of 2013. The individuals whose names are in bold are interred at Green-Wood.


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    May 18
    James Truslow Adams, the historian who coined the term coined the term "American Dream" in his 1931 book The Epic of America, died on this date in 1949.

 


  • This note informs the visitor that he or she is about to enter Green-Wood--its map, its history, its permanent residents.
    “A Beautiful Way To Go”
    Yesterday, “A Beautiful Way to Go: New York’s Green-Wood Cemetery,” opened at...

  • A few of the Dogwoods planted; a few more awaiting their new homes.
    Trees A Comin!
    Hurricane Sandy, with intense winds across Green-Wood’s 478 acres a few months ago, toppl...

Other Highlights

Cemetery Services
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For more than 170 years, Green-Wood has provided caring and courteous service to families....

Education
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Green-Wood offers a wide range of opportunities for educators and students at all academic levels. ...

Civil War Project
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Our Civil War Project is an effort to identify and remember Civil War veterans buried...

The Arch Magazine
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Enjoy our seasonal newsletter with updates and photos from Green-Wood staff...

Burial Search
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Search our database of those interred at Green-Wood by name and date of burial...