Tours & Events
To make reservations for any of the upcoming events or tours, please visit The Historic Fund Store or follow the direct link in each entry.
Walking & Trolley Tours Historic Fund tours are $20 per person / $10 for Historic Fund members. Tours meet at Green-Wood’s landmark Gothic Arch inside the main entrance. Space on the trolley is limited. To make an online reservation, follow the link for each tour.
All Historic Fund tours, unless otherwise noted, are led by Green-Wood Cemetery historian Jeff Richman, author of Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery: New York’s Buried Treasure, available through The Historic Fund Bookstore.
Book Talks Author book talks/signings are FREE (suggested donation $5) and are held in the Historic... More >
Events
Green-wood Experiences
04/11/2010, 1:00 PM Poet Allison Cobb reads from her just-published second book Green-Wood, a work of poetic and historical nonfiction. Cobb lived for several years......More >
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Stories In Stone
05/02/2010, 1:00 PM Stories in Stone—Author Douglas Keister on Symbolism and Iconography at Green-Wood & Trolley Tour What is the meaning of an inverted torch......More >
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Green-Wood’s 12th Annual Memorial Day Concert
05/31/2010, 2:00 PM A concert by the ISO Orchestra, featuring select compositions by Green-Wood Cemetery’s permanent residents Fred Ebb, Leonard Bernstein, Louis......More >
Tours
Historic Trolley Tours-Every Wednesday!
03/17/2010, 1:00 PM Every Wednesday a new historic trolley tour at Green-Wood. Tours last approximately two hours and feature the beauty of Green-Wood’s grounds,......More >
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The Draft Riots & The Gangs of New York
03/21/2010, 1:00 PM The Draft Riots of 1863 is one of the saddest chapters in New York City history. Many of the participants – both famous and unknown......More >