Green-Wood

Birding in Peace
2018-02-25 06:30 - 08:00, 2018-03-11 06:30 - 08:00, 2018-03-25 07:00 - 08:30 (America/New_York)
Dec. 3 & 10: 7:00 AM
Jan. 28: 7:00 AM
Feb. 11: 7:00 AM
Feb. 25: 6:30 AM
March 11: 6:30 AM
March 25: 7:00 AM

Just because it’s winter, doesn’t mean that there aren’t interesting birds to discover in Green-Wood. For some bird species that migrate south after the breeding season, Brooklyn is their Miami during the cold months. Spend the early morning exploring the cemetery, looking for overwintering waterfowl, nuthatches, woodpeckers, sparrows, finches and any half-hardy birds that decided to stick around. By February we’ll see some of the early north-bound birds beginning to trickle back into the area.

$10 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $15 for non-members

Green-Wood’s official birding checklist is available to pick up from the security guard at the main entrance on 25th Street or to print here. Comfortable footwear is recommended.

For this program you will check in at the Gothic Arches, right at the main entrance. Click here for our inclement weather policy.

Mobile users: Please tap here to buy tickets.

Not a Member?
Click here for all of our membership levels and information.
Already a Member?
Click the “Enter promotional code here (members, use your ID#)” link in the bottom right corner of the ticket box and enter your ID number to apply your ticket discount. Please note that the Senior, Individual and Student membership levels are limited to only one Member Ticket per event (for additional tickets, please purchase at the regular price).
Questions?
Don’t know your Member ID number? Not sure which ticket or membership type to order? Call 718-210-3080 or email contactus@green-wood.com with any questions.

(Sold Out) Historic Trolley Tours
2018-02-28 13:00 - 15:00 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
Credit: Robert Denbo
The tour on this date event is sold out. Please use the drop-down menu in the ticket box below to buy tickets for another date. Make sure you never miss out on tickets again! Green-Wood members get access to tickets weeks before the general public. Join today.
Experience the most magnificent and historic 478 acres in New York City. Join our expert tour guides to hear fascinating stories of Green-Wood’s permanent residents, see breathtaking views of Manhattan, tread where George Washington and his troops fought the Battle of Brooklyn, and much more.
Trolley Tour Schedule:
Wednesday, Nov. 1 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Nov. 5 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Nov. 12 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Nov. 15 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Nov. 19 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Nov. 22 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Nov. 26 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Dec. 3 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Dec. 6 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Dec. 13 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Dec. 17 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Dec. 20 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Dec. 27 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Jan. 3 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Jan. 10 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Jan. 14 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Jan. 17 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Jan. 24 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Jan. 28 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Jan 31 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Feb. 11 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Feb. 14 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Feb. 25 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Feb 28 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
$15 for members of Green-Wood. / $20 for non-members. Seating is limited. Trolley tours routinely sell out. We strongly suggest that you reserve tickets in advance to ensure a spot for your preferred day!
Green-Wood trolley tours are fully accessible and ADA compliant. In order to accommodate a wheelchair or other mobility aids on the trolley, arrangements must be made in advance. Please call (718) 210-3080, ext. 1. Please note that portions of the tour take place outside the trolley, however attendees may stay seated in the trolley if they wish. Please contact the Historic Fund for more information.
For this program you will check in at the Gothic Arches, right at the main entrance. Trolley tours are run rain or shine, with the exception of dangerous conditions as determined by Green-Wood. Click here for our inclement weather policy.
Mobile users: Please tap here to buy tickets.

Not a Member?
New or renewing members are entitled to one free tour ticket a year! This could be a free ride: Click here for all of our membership levels and information. Free tickets must be arranged by phone. Please call (718)210-3080 to redeem.
Already a Member?
Click the “Enter promotional code here (members, use your ID#)” link in the bottom right corner of the ticket box and enter your ID number to apply your ticket discount. Please note that the Senior, Individual and Student membership levels are limited to only one Member Ticket per event (for additional tickets, please purchase at the regular price).
Questions?
Don’t know your Member ID number? Not sure which ticket or membership type to order? Call 718-210-3080 or email contactus@green-wood.com with any questions.

Birders: Tweet at Us
2018-03-01 18:30 - 20:00
Calling all birders! Joseph Charap, Green-Wood’s Director of Horticulture, leads a community forum to address the cemetery’s commitment to birds, birders, and birding. He will discuss efforts that are currently underway to support wildlife habitats throughout Green-Wood’s extensive landscape, as well as addressing feedback and suggestions from the birding community.

Free to attend, RSVP recommended. Please register using the Eventbrite box below.

This program takes place in our Modern Chapel just to the right after passing through the Gothic Arches at the main entrance. All events will take place rain or shine. Click here for our inclement weather policy.

Mobile users: Please tap here for free registration.

(Sold Out) Into the Night: Portraits of Life and Death
2018-03-11 13:30 - 18:00
This event is sold out. Make sure you never miss out on tickets again! Green-Wood members get access to tickets weeks before the general public. Join today.

Into the Night is a feature-length PBS documentary exploring diverse perspectives on death and dying. Through the lens of astrophysics, art, cryonics, near death experiences and green burials, nine unique individuals from all walks of life challenge us to rethink our place in the universe. Each of them has been forever changed by encounters with mortality. Into the Night will be broadcast on PBS on March 26, 2018.

This event has two parts, with separate tickets for each part. If you’d like to attend both, please order tickets for both in the Eventbrite box below:

Panel Discussion: 1:30 – 3 PM
Free
Amy Cunningham, death educator and founder of Fitting Tribute Funeral Services, leads a salon-style panel discussion with key subjects from Into the Night, creative members of the death positive movement, and innovators in eco-burial. Panelists include:

– Adam Frank, Ph.D., astrophysicist, NPR commentator and author, (interviewed in “Into the Night”) has developing advanced supercomputer tools for studying how stars form and die at the University of Rochester.

– Tieraona Low Dog, M.D. (also interviewed in “Into the Night”), is an author, Integrative Medicine physician and an internationally recognized expert on herbal medicine and women’s health. She is a frequent guest on NPR’s “The People’s Pharmacy.”

– Bess Lovejoy, author of Rest in Pieces: The Curious Fate of Famous Corpses, is a staff editor at Mental Floss and a member of The Order of the Good Death, a collective of death positive and green burial professionals.

Screening and Q&A: 3:30 – 6 PM
$10 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $15 for non-members.
This evening’s special screening will take place in the Historic Chapel and be followed by a Q&A featuring award-winning Writer/Director/Producer Helen Whitney.

Click here for our inclement weather policy.

Death Café
2018-03-13 18:30 - 20:00, 2018-03-17 18:30 - 20:00, 2018-04-10 18:30 - 20:00 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
The Death Café is inspired by the centuries-old European salon (or café), an informal gathering to discuss philosophical, political or scientific ideas. In 2011, British entrepreneur Jon Underwood brought this concept to discussions of the most universal topic of all: death. Underwood’s intention was to provide an opportunity to “increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their lives.” Today, there are over 4,400 Death Cafes in 26 countries around the world.
Green-Wood is proud to host monthly gatherings of the Death Café here in our beautiful, modern chapel. Amy Cunningham, death educator and creator of the Brooklyn-based blog TheInspiredFuneral.com, invites participants to share their thoughts and feelings on death. It’s an opportunity for safe and open exchanges, without an agenda. Tea and light snacks are provided.
“A place for people to discuss our inevitable fate.” – Gothamist
“It’s a reversal for American culture, which for a long time has shied away from these conversations.” – Village Voice
“[E]ncouraging people to talk about death more freely and naturally.” – Haaretz
Free to attend, RSVP recommended. Please register using the Eventbrite box below.
This program takes place in our Modern Chapel just to the right after passing through the Gothic Arches at the main entrance. All events will take place rain or shine. Click here for our inclement weather policy.

Mobile users: Please tap here for free registration.

Birding Basics
2018-03-17 10:00 - 12:00, 2018-03-18 10:00 - 12:00
Just in time for spring migration!

Birding is one of this country’s fastest growing hobbies, and there is no place better to enjoy it in Brooklyn than at Green-Wood! This two-part course will teach the beginner birder the why, where, how, and what of birding. With over 250 species of birds residing in, or passing through, the Big Apple every year, learn where to look for, and how to identify, many of the species in this diverse group of animals. Our second session will end with a walk through the Cemetery, applying some of the lessons learned in the classroom.

Green-Wood’s official birding checklist is available to pick up from the security guard at the main entrance on 25th Street or to print here. Comfortable footwear is recommended.

$35 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $40 for non-members. One ticket secures a spot for both sessions, Saturday March 17th and Sunday March 18th from 10am to 12pm.

For this program you will check in at the Gothic Arches, right at the main entrance. Click here for our inclement weather policy.

Mobile users: Please tap here to buy tickets.

Not a Member?
Click here for all of our membership levels and information.
Already a Member?
Click the “Enter promotional code here (members, use your ID#)” link in the bottom right corner of the ticket box and enter your ID number to apply your ticket discount. Please note that the Senior, Individual and Student membership levels are limited to only one Member Ticket per event (for additional tickets, please purchase at the regular price).
Questions?
Don’t know your Member ID number? Not sure which ticket or membership type to order? Call 718-210-3080 or email contactus@green-wood.com with any questions.

Brooklyn by Name
2018-03-17 11:00 - 13:00
Meet the nineteenth-century luminaries interred at Green-Wood whose names now grace parks, streets, and subway stations throughout Brooklyn. Discover how city dwellers like Hezekiah Beers, Henry Evelyn Pierrepont, Henry Havemeyer, Peter and Abraham Schermerhorn, and Teunis Garret Bergen were influential enough to become permanent fixtures in the borough of Kings.

$20 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $25 for non-members.

Green-Wood trolley tours are fully accessible and ADA compliant. In order to accommodate a wheelchair or other mobility device on the trolley, advance arrangements must be made. Please call (718) 210-3080, ext. 1. Please note that portions of the tour take place outside the trolley and may require exiting the vehicle on multiple occasions. Please contact the Historic Fund for more information.

Click here for our inclement weather policy.

Mobile users: Please tap here to buy tickets.

Not a Member?
Click here for all of our membership levels and information.
Already a Member?
Click the “Enter promotional code here (members, use your ID#)” link in the bottom right corner of the ticket box and enter your ID number to apply your ticket discount. Please note that the Senior, Individual and Student membership levels are limited to only one Member Ticket per event (for additional tickets, please purchase at the regular price).
Questions?
Don’t know your Member ID number? Not sure which ticket or membership type to order? Call 718-210-3080 or email contactus@green-wood.com with any questions.

Make Your Own (Mini) Monument
2018-03-17 13:00 - 15:00
Green-Wood is a veritable outdoor museum of stone sculptures – over 250,000 in all. Each marks a life and a life story. At this hands-on workshop, Neela Wickremesinghe, Green-Wood’s Manager of Preservation and Restoration will offer insights into the art of stone conservation and demonstrate how her team creates replacement parts when monuments need repair. Using the same techniques, each participant will cast his/her own personal plaster ornament to take home.

Meet at Sunset Park entrance on 34th Street and 4th Avenue.

$20 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $25 for non-members, including supplies.

This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

Click here for our inclement weather policy.

Mobile users: Please tap here to buy tickets.

Not a Member?
Click here for all of our membership levels and information.
Already a Member?
Click the “Enter promotional code here (members, use your ID#)” link in the bottom right corner of the ticket box and enter your ID number to apply your ticket discount. Please note that the Senior, Individual and Student membership levels are limited to only one Member Ticket per event (for additional tickets, please purchase at the regular price).
Questions?
Don’t know your Member ID number? Not sure which ticket or membership type to order? Call 718-210-3080 or email contactus@green-wood.com with any questions.

(Sold Out) Dead Distillers Trolley Tour
2018-03-17 14:00 - 17:00
The tour on this date is sold out. Scroll down to buy tickets for another date, and make sure you never miss out on tickets again! Green-Wood members get access to tickets weeks before the general public. Join today.

Green-Wood is teaming up with our friends at Kings County Distillery to delve into the storied past of distilling in Brooklyn. The afternoon kicks off with a trolley tour of the cemetery’s “permanent residents” with whiskey connections, including the one and only casualty of the Brooklyn Whiskey Wars of the late 1860s and early 1870s. Afterward, the trolley will head to Kings County Distillery in the Brooklyn Navy Yard where visitors will see first-hand how whiskey is made and enjoy a tasting of four delectable varieties.

This tour is based upon the newly published book “Dead Distillers: A History of the Upstarts and Outlaws who Made American Spirits” by Colin Spoelman, co-founder and Master Distiller at Kings County Distillery. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the distillery.

You must be 21 or older to participate in this tour; I.D. required.

$35 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $40 for non-members

Green-Wood trolley tours are fully accessible and ADA compliant. In order to accommodate a wheelchair or other mobility device on the trolley, advance arrangements must be made. Please call (718) 210-3080, ext. 1. Please note that portions of the tour take place outside the trolley and may require exiting the vehicle on multiple occasions. Please contact the Historic Fund for more information.

For this program you will check in at the Gothic Arches, right at the main entrance. Trolley tours are run rain or shine, with the exception of dangerous conditions as determined by Green-Wood. Click here for our inclement weather policy.

Mobile users: Please tap here to buy tickets.

Not a Member?
Click here for all of our membership levels and information.
Already a Member?
Click the “Enter promotional code here (members, use your ID#)” link in the bottom right corner of the ticket box and enter your ID number to apply your ticket discount. Please note that the Senior, Individual and Student membership levels are limited to only one Member Ticket per event (for additional tickets, please purchase at the regular price).
Questions?
Don’t know your Member ID number? Not sure which ticket or membership type to order? Call 718-210-3080 or email contactus@green-wood.com with any questions.

Blossoming: A Spring Equinox Celebration
2018-03-20 18:30 - 20:00
The spring equinox signals a time of rebirth and renewal, the end of winter dormancy, and the promise of warmer and longer days ahead. Green-Wood invites you to celebrate with us as our 478 verdant acres come to life with blossoming flowers and birds returning to make their nests. The evening begins indoors with inspirational readings and a guided meditation. Later, a peaceful walk through Green-Wood concludes with a gathering around a small bonfire to toast the new season.

$10 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $15 for non-members.

Click here for our inclement weather policy.

Mobile users: Please tap here to buy tickets.

Not a Member?
Click here for all of our membership levels and information.
Already a Member?
Click the “Enter promotional code here (members, use your ID#)” link in the bottom right corner of the ticket box and enter your ID number to apply your ticket discount. Please note that the Senior, Individual and Student membership levels are limited to only one Member Ticket per event (for additional tickets, please purchase at the regular price).
Questions?
Don’t know your Member ID number? Not sure which ticket or membership type to order? Call 718-210-3080 or email contactus@green-wood.com with any questions.

(Canceled - Snow) Historic Trolley Tours
2018-03-21 13:00 - 15:00 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
Credit: Robert Denbo
This tour is canceled due to inclement weather. Scroll down to purchase tickets for another date, and watch social media for updates. Click here to follow Green-Wood on Facebook.
Experience the most magnificent and historic 478 acres in New York City. Join our expert tour guides to hear fascinating stories of Green-Wood’s permanent residents, see breathtaking views of Manhattan, tread where George Washington and his troops fought the Battle of Brooklyn, and much more.
Trolley Tour Schedule:
Wednesday, Jan. 3 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Jan. 10 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Jan. 14 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Jan. 17 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Jan. 24 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Jan. 28 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Jan 31 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Feb. 11 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Feb. 14 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Feb. 25 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Mar. 7 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Mar. 11 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Mar. 14 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Mar. 21 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Mar. 25 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Mar. 28 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Apr. 1 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Apr. 4 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Apr. 8 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Apr. 11 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Apr. 15 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Apr. 18 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Apr. 22 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday. Apr. 25 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Apr. 29 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, May 2 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, May 6 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, May 9 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, May 13 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, May 20 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, May 23 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, May 27 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, May 30 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Jun. 3 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Jun. 6 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Jun. 10 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Jun. 13 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Jun. 17 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Jun. 20 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Jun. 24 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Jun. 27 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Jul. 1 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Jul. 8 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Jul. 11 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Jul. 15 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Jul. 18 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Jul. 22 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Jul. 25 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Jul. 29 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Aug. 1 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Aug. 5 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Aug. 8 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Aug. 12 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Aug. 15 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Aug. 19 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Aug. 22 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Aug. 26 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Aug. 29 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
$15 for members of Green-Wood. / $20 for non-members. Seating is limited. Trolley tours routinely sell out. We strongly suggest that you reserve tickets in advance to ensure a spot for your preferred day!
Green-Wood trolley tours are fully accessible and ADA compliant. In order to accommodate a wheelchair or other mobility aids on the trolley, arrangements must be made in advance. Please call (718) 210-3080, ext. 1. Please note that portions of the tour take place outside the trolley, however attendees may stay seated in the trolley if they wish. Please contact the Historic Fund for more information.
For this program you will check in at the Gothic Arches, right at the main entrance. Trolley tours are run rain or shine, with the exception of dangerous conditions as determined by Green-Wood. Click here for our inclement weather policy.
Mobile users: Please tap here to buy tickets.

Not a Member?
New or renewing members are entitled to one free tour ticket a year! This could be a free ride: Click here for all of our membership levels and information. Free tickets must be arranged by phone. Please call (718)210-3080 to redeem.
Already a Member?
Click the “Enter promotional code here (members, use your ID#)” link in the bottom right corner of the ticket box and enter your ID number to apply your ticket discount. Please note that the Senior, Individual and Student membership levels are limited to only one Member Ticket per event (for additional tickets, please purchase at the regular price).
Questions?
Don’t know your Member ID number? Not sure which ticket or membership type to order? Call 718-210-3080 or email contactus@green-wood.com with any questions.

Twilight Tour
2018-03-30 18:00 - 20:00, 2018-03-31 18:00 - 20:00, 2018-04-06 18:30 - 20:30, 2018-04-07 18:30 - 20:30, 2018-04-13 18:30 - 20:30, 2018-04-14 18:30 - 20:30
There are few places more atmospheric than a cemetery at dusk – and Green-Wood is top notch when it comes to beauty and atmosphere. As the sun sets on 478 spectacular acres, you’ll weave through stunning landscapes and visit the graves of fascinating figures in New York and American history. This not-to-be-missed walking tour ends with a visit to the Catacombs, which are normally closed to the public.

A flashlight and comfortable shoes are recommended for this tour.

$20 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $25 for non-members

Click here for our inclement weather policy.

Mobile users: Please tap here to buy tickets.

Not a Member?
Click here for all of our membership levels and information.
Already a Member?
Click the “Enter promotional code here (members, use your ID#)” link in the bottom right corner of the ticket box and enter your ID number to apply your ticket discount. Please note that the Senior, Individual and Student membership levels are limited to only one Member Ticket per event (for additional tickets, please purchase at the regular price).
Questions?
Don’t know your Member ID number? Not sure which ticket or membership type to order? Call 718-210-3080 or email contactus@green-wood.com with any questions.

Baseball Greats of Green-Wood
2018-03-31 11:00 - 13:00
Batter up! To lead off the 2018 season, we welcome baseball historian Tom Gilbert for a tour of Green-Wood’s ball-playing pioneers. With Tom and Green-Wood historian Jeff Richman, you’ll visit the monuments and gravestones of Henry Chadwick, the Father of Baseball, who invented the game’s scoring system; James Creighton, baseball’s first national star; Charles Ebbets, owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers; and many others who played a role in making baseball America’s National Pastime.

$20 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $25 for non-members.

Green-Wood trolley tours are fully accessible and ADA compliant. In order to accommodate a wheelchair or other mobility device on the trolley, advance arrangements must be made. Please call (718) 210-3080, ext. 1. Please note that portions of the tour take place outside the trolley and may require exiting the vehicle on multiple occasions. Please contact the Historic Fund for more information.

Click here for our inclement weather policy.

Mobile users: Please tap here to buy tickets.

Not a Member?
Click here for all of our membership levels and information.
Already a Member?
Click the “Enter promotional code here (members, use your ID#)” link in the bottom right corner of the ticket box and enter your ID number to apply your ticket discount. Please note that the Senior, Individual and Student membership levels are limited to only one Member Ticket per event (for additional tickets, please purchase at the regular price).
Questions?
Don’t know your Member ID number? Not sure which ticket or membership type to order? Call 718-210-3080 or email contactus@green-wood.com with any questions.

Women Who Walked Ahead
2018-03-31 13:30 - 15:30
From the first woman to sing live on radio, Eugenia Farrar, to the first black female doctor in New York State, Susan Smith McKinney Steward, this trolley tour celebrates the pioneering women of Green-Wood, including Caroline Weldon, a widowed Brooklyn artist who traveled to the Dakota Territory to become an assistant and liaison to Sitting Bull (Weldon’s story was featured in the 2017 film, “Woman Walks Ahead” starring Jessica Chastain). Plus many others whose stories are remarkable and inspiring.

$20 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $25 for non-members.

Click here for our inclement weather policy.

Mobile users: Please tap here to buy tickets.

Not a Member?
Click here for all of our membership levels and information.
Already a Member?
Click the “Enter promotional code here (members, use your ID#)” link in the bottom right corner of the ticket box and enter your ID number to apply your ticket discount. Please note that the Senior, Individual and Student membership levels are limited to only one Member Ticket per event (for additional tickets, please purchase at the regular price).
Questions?
Don’t know your Member ID number? Not sure which ticket or membership type to order? Call 718-210-3080 or email contactus@green-wood.com with any questions.

Historic Trolley Tours
2018-04-01 13:00 - 15:00, 2018-04-08 13:00 - 15:00 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
Credit: Robert Denbo
Experience the most magnificent and historic 478 acres in New York City. Join our expert tour guides to hear fascinating stories of Green-Wood’s permanent residents, see breathtaking views of Manhattan, tread where George Washington and his troops fought the Battle of Brooklyn, and much more (scroll down for schedule of different themed tours available).
$15 for members of Green-Wood. / $20 for non-members. Seating is limited. Trolley tours routinely sell out. We strongly suggest that you reserve tickets in advance to ensure a spot for your preferred day!
Green-Wood trolley tours are fully accessible and ADA compliant. In order to accommodate a wheelchair or other mobility aids on the trolley, arrangements must be made in advance. Please call (718) 210-3080, ext. 1. Please note that portions of the tour take place outside the trolley, however attendees may stay seated in the trolley if they wish. Please contact the Historic Fund for more information.
For this program you will check in at the Gothic Arches, right at the main entrance. Trolley tours are run rain or shine, with the exception of dangerous conditions as determined by Green-Wood. Click here for our inclement weather policy.
Mobile users: Please tap here to buy tickets.

Not a Member?
New or renewing members are entitled to one free tour ticket a year! This could be a free ride: Click here for all of our membership levels and information. Free tickets must be arranged by phone. Please call (718)210-3080 to redeem.
Already a Member?
Click the “Enter promotional code here (members, use your ID#)” link in the bottom right corner of the ticket box and enter your ID number to apply your ticket discount. Please note that the Senior, Individual and Student membership levels are limited to only one Member Ticket per event (for additional tickets, please purchase at the regular price).
Questions?
Don’t know your Member ID number? Not sure which ticket or membership type to order? Call 718-210-3080 or email contactus@green-wood.com with any questions.

Trolley Tour Schedule:
Wednesday, Aug. 15 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Aug. 19 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Aug. 22 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Aug. 26 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Aug. 29 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Sep. 2 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Sep. 5 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Sep. 9 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Sep. 12 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Sep. 16 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Sep. 19 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Sep. 23 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Sep. 26 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Oct. 3 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Oct. 7 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Oct. 14 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Oct. 21 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Oct. 24 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Oct. 28 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Oct. 31 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Nov. 4 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Nov. 11 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Nov. 18 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Nov. 21 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Nov. 25 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Dec. 2 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Dec. 5 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Dec. 16 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Dec. 19 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Dec. 26 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood

Birding in Peace
2018-04-08 06:30 - 08:00
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. Green-Wood’s official birding checklist is available to pick up from the security guard at the main entrance on 25th Street or to print here. Comfortable footwear is recommended.

Birds of Early-Spring Migration
Sunday, April 8, 15, 22, & 29 from 6:30 AM to 8:00 AM
Our April tours will be a feast for the ears and eyes with the trilling song of Pine Warblers and drumming pronouncements of Woodpeckers on newly blossoming trees (including magnolias, maples, quinces, and dogwoods). We’ll discover thousands of songbirds resting before their trip north as well as arriving herons & egrets at Green-Wood’s glacial ponds.

Peak Spring Migration Birding
May 5 and 6 (Sat/Sun), 13 (Sun), 19 and 20 (Sat/Sun), & 27 (Sun) from 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM
From Ruby-throated Hummingbirds to over 20 species of colorful wood-warblers, our peak migration tours will feature many of the 163 bird species that have been recorded at Green-Wood during the month of May. Beginning just after sunrise, we will experience spring’s dawn chorus at the active time of day for birds.

Summer Birding Sundays
June & July from 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM (except July 1st)
Sunday August 5th from 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM & August 19th from 6:30 AM to 8:00 AM
In July we should see the offspring of our resident red-tailed hawk bravely preparing to leave the nest. Warbler songs will be replaced by chirring Cicadas and the tweets of fledgling birds. Butterflies and dragonflies are abundant. By late-July, expect the arrival of the first southbound migrants.

Grab a copy of our Bird Checklist before you begin. Comfortable footwear is recommended.
$10 for members of Green‑Wood and BHS/$15 for non-members.
For these programs you will check in at the Gothic Arches, right at the main entrance. Click here for our inclement weather policy.
Image courtesy of Jennifer Kepler.

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London's Lost Amulets and Forgotten Folklore
2018-04-11 18:30 - 20:00
Credit: Amulets from the Lovett Collection (c) Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford

At the height of the Victorian era, Edward Lovett (1852-1933) spent his days working as a bank teller in London’s financial district and his nights exploring the city’s poorer areas. He was on the hunt to amass what would become one of the world’s largest collection of amulets, charms, and talismans. Among his curious findings were horseshoes hung above the bed to ward off nightmares, flints to cure bouts of gout, and acorn-shaped pulls for window blinds to protect houses from lightning. Lovett charted the history of these objects and other English folklore in numerous articles and lectures. In 1916, he curated the exhibit “The Folklore of London” at the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum.

Ross MacFarlane takes us back in time to uncover the range of objects Lovett collected, the collecting practices he performed, and the range of folk beliefs associated with his collection. MacFarlane is Research Development Lead at London’s Wellcome Collection.He has researched, written, and lectured on the collection and myriad other topics at the intersection of death, folklore, and medicine.

This program is presented in partnership with Morbid Anatomy and takes place in Green-Wood’s Modern Chapel, which is located in the Crematory Building, just a short distance inside the main entrance at 5th Avenue and 25th Street.

$5 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $10 for non-members.

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Click here for all of our membership levels and information.
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Designing Death
2018-04-14 11:00 - 13:00
Many of us give a lot of thought to the design of our homes. New furniture? New paint? Complete reno? What about designing for our “permanent residences”? Join us for a tour of Green-Wood’s monuments and mausoleums that present distinct artistic styles, including Egyptian Revival, Neoclassical, Art Deco, and Art Nouveau. The tour will have special emphasis on design and historic preservation.

Comfortable shoes are recommended for this walking tour.

$15 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $20 for non-members.

This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

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Tree Planting
2018-04-14 11:00 - 13:00
Help plant new trees on 37th Street and 9th Avenue.

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Give Trees a Chance: Environmental Justice in South Brooklyn
Green-Wood’s own neighborhood, Sunset Park, is one of the fastest growing and most diverse neighborhoods in all of New York City. Yet, it also faces serious environmental challenges. Car and truck exhaust from the Gowanus Expressway and industrial emissions from its small manufacturers create higher than average levels of harmful air pollution. Street trees to the rescue! They’re nature’s miracle workers: they intercept and absorb storm water runoff, provide oxygen, fight climate change, and lower air temperatures.
The 6,500 street trees of Sunset Park have a job to do. And they need all the help they can get! Together with TreesNY, Green-Wood’s horticulture staff is training a team of tree advocates! If you care about the environment, join us. Visit TreesNY’s website, www.treesny.org, for more information and to RSVP for these free programs.
Funding for this project is provided by the NYS Environmental Protection Fund as administered by the Environmental Justice Community Impact Grant Program of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.
