January 2021

Sat 16

January 16th, 1:00pm–2:30pm

Winter Wanders

It may be cold outside, but don’t let that stop you from discovering Green-Wood! On this leisurely ninety-minute walking tour you’ll take in spectacular views of the Manhattan skyline from Battle Hill; visit Fannie the dog, the beloved companion of Elias Howe’s family; and hear the tragic tale of Victorian debutante Charlotte Canda. Along the ... Read more

$20 – $25

Sun 17

January 17th, 1:00pm–2:30pm

Winter Wanders

$20 – $25

Wed 20

January 20th, 6:00pm–7:00pm

Nineteenth-Century New York in 3D

It’s your best opportunity to time travel back in time to the New York City that you were born too late to live in! Over a span of four decades, Jeff Kraus has put together an extraordinary collection of stereoviews of life in the burgeoning metropolis. In the nineteenth century, stereoviews were a popular type ... Read more

$20 – $25

Thu 21

January 21st, 6:00pm–7:00pm

Zooming in on Fungi: Bumps on Sticks and Other Ascomycetes

Green-Wood provides a rich habitat for mushrooms and other fungi throughout the year. In the summer the charismatic mycorrhizal mushrooms (don’t worry, we will fill you in on what that means) flourish among the old oaks and pines. But what about in the winter? Ethan Crenson and Sigrid Jakob, both longtime members of the New ... Read more

$20 – $25

Sat 23

January 23rd, 11:00am–12:30pm

Winter Fungi Walk

While the colorful trees and migrating birds of Green-Wood get lots of buzz, visitors might not know about the bounty of mushrooms sprouting throughout the Cemetery’s 478 verdant acres. Join Sigrid Jakob and Ethan Crenson, longtime members of the New York Mycological Society, for a socially distanced mushroom walk to discover Green-Wood’s winter fungi. Not ... Read more

$20 – $25

Sat 23

January 23rd, 1:00pm–2:30pm

Winter Wanders

$20 – $25

Sun 24

January 24th, 7:15am–8:45am

Birding in Peace

Before our gates open to the general public, birding expert Rob Jett leads these peaceful Sunday morning walking tours to discover the many birds that call Green-Wood home.

$20 – $25

Sun 24

January 24th, 1:00pm–2:30pm

Winter Wanders

$20 – $25

Wed 27

January 27th, 6:00pm–7:00pm

This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War

In just four years, more than 750,000 soldiers and civilians lost their lives in the Civil War, leaving behind a grim landscape of death and destruction. Historian Drew Gilpin Faust weaves together a complex narrative of national grief, shared by both northerners and southerners, in her extraordinary and landmark book, This Republic of Suffering: Death ... Read more

$20 – $25

Sat 30

January 30th, 1:00pm–2:30pm

Winter Wanders

$20 – $25