Green-Wood

Historic Trolley Tours
2019-04-07 13:00 - 15:00, 2019-04-03 13:00 - 15:00, 2019-03-31 13:00 - 15:00, 2019-03-27 13:00 - 15:00, 2019-03-20 13:00 - 15:00, 2019-03-13 13:00 - 15:00, 2019-03-10 13:00 - 15:00, 2019-03-06 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) and 2 more dates | 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.
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Trolley Tour Schedule:
Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Feb. 10 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Feb. 24 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Mar. 6 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Mar. 10 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Mar. 13 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Mar. 20 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Mar. 27 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Mar. 31 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Apr. 3 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Apr. 7 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Apr. 10 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Apr. 14 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Apr. 17 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Apr. 21 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Apr. 24 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Apr. 28 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, May 1 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, May 5 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, May 8 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, May 12 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, May 19 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, May 22 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, May 26 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, May 29 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, June 2 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, June 5 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, June 9 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, June 12 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, June 16 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, June 19 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, June 23 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, June 26 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, June 30 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, July 3 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, July 7 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, July 10 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, July 14 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, July 17 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, July 21 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, July 24 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, July 28 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, July 31 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Aug. 4 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Aug. 7 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, Aug. 11 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, Aug. 18 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, Aug. 21 at 1 PM: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, Aug. 25 at 1 PM: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, Aug. 28 at 1 PM: Discover Green-Wood

Alive at Green-Wood: Exploring an Urban Oasis
2019-04-07 11:00 - 12:30
Credit: Sara Evans

There’s much more to a cemetery than death. There’s life—a lot of it. In fact, since its founding in the nineteenth century as part of the Rural Cemetery Movement, before there was a Central Park, Green-Wood has been a place to engage with the natural world in an urban environment. Whether walking through the cherry tree allée, encountering the green monk parakeets that live in the Arch, or standing beneath a towering dawn redwood, you’ll learn about the environmental diversity that makes this Cemetery one of the city’s great natural resources.

Comfortable footwear is recommended. Please note, tour route is on grass and uneven terrain.

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

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Birding in Peace
2019-04-07 06:00 - 07:30
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.

Early-Spring Migration
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
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
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.

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

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Secrets in Stone
2019-04-06 15:00 - 16:30
Credit: Stacy Locke

There is a secret language at Green-Wood that is etched in its centuries-old monuments. Inverted torches, bales of wheat, and hourglasses with wings are but a few of the curious depictions that you will encounter. This eye-opening walking tour will showcase the meaning of these eternal, though sometimes cryptic, symbols.

Comfortable footwear is recommended.

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

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Maria Sabina: Shaman, Curandera, and Visionary Poet
2019-04-03 18:30 - 20:00
In 1957, Life magazine published a photo essay, “Seeking the Magic Mushroom,” featuring Maria Sabina, a curandera (healer) and shaman living in the Sierra Mazateca in southern Mexico. Sabina was the first to allow foreigners to take part in veladas, healing vigils when participants eat psilocybin mushrooms. The essay opened Western audiences’ eyes to the use of psychedelics and led, ultimately, to the synthesizing of LSD.
In this illustrated talk, poet, novelist, and diplomat Homero Aridjis will share his first-hand accounts of meeting Maria Sabina, whom he sees not only as a cultural icon, but also as arguably the greatest visionary poet in twentieth-century Latin America. Aridjis’s 2013 novel Carne de Dios, centers on Sabina’s life in Huautla and her involvement with Westerners who flocked to her home to experience the hallucinogenic effects of the “magic mushrooms”.
Considered to be one of Latin America’s greatest living writers, Aridjis is also widely known for his pioneering work as an environmental activist and his two-term stint as president of PEN International. Aridjis has served as Mexico’s Ambassador to Switzerland, The Netherlands, and UNESCO. Many of his fifty books of poetry and prose have been translated into fifteen languages and he has received important literary and environmental prizes in Mexico, France, Italy, the United States and Serbia. Among his books available in English are The Child Poet, Eyes to See Otherwise, A Time of Angels, Maria the Monarch, and News of the Earth, a biography of his relationship with the natural world and a wide-ranging selection of his work and writings in defense of the environment.
Following will be a wine reception where you can meet Homero and bring any copies of his books for signing.
Tickets are $20 / $15 for members of Green-Wood and the Morbid Anatomy Patreon.
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The Art of the Condolence Letter
2019-03-30 15:30 - 17:00 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
We all struggle to find the right words. We want to convey sympathy, admiration, and support. And we want to express ourselves as well as possible. Why not take inspiration from another time? Condolence letters of the nineteenth century, when death was ever present, were mainstays of life—missives of comfort written straight from the heart. Death educator Amy Cunningham will lead a practical guide to crafting messages that heal and knowing what’s best left unsaid. Along the way, she’ll share condolences written by luminaries including Thomas Jefferson, Emily Dickinson, Queen Victoria, Marcel Proust, and Ernest Hemingway.

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

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Women Who Walked Ahead
2019-03-30 14:00 - 16:00
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. Among the many remarkable and inspiring stories you will encounter is that of 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).

$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 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.

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Click here for all of our membership levels and information.
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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?
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Baseball Greats of Green-Wood
2019-03-30 11:00 - 13:00
Batter up! To kick off the 2019 season, we welcome baseball historian Tom Gilbert, along with Green-Wood historian Jeff Richman, for a tour of Green-Wood’s ball-playing pioneers. On this trolley tour you’ll visit the monuments and gravesites 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 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.

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Furnishing a Tomb in Ancient Egypt
2019-03-28 18:30 - 20:00
Lid from a Sarcophagus, ca. 1292-1075 B.C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 24 x 17 x 8 1/2 in., 40 lb. (61 x 43.2 x 21.6 cm, 18.14kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1518E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.1518E_PS1.jpg)
Ancient Egyptian kings like Tutankhamun could have anything he wanted for his tomb. But the king’s subjects, ordinary middle-class Egyptians, were forced to make choices about the objects they included in their tombs. They wanted to guarantee their entrance to the next world, but they simply could not afford everything that royalty had. This lecture explores how Egyptians furnished their tombs on a budget. Their strategies included choosing cheaper materials, combining two or more necessary objects into one item, or even buying a coffin second hand. Examples of all these strategies will be illustrated and explained.

This evening is presented in partnership with Morbid Anatomy.

Edward Bleiberg is Senior Curator of Egyptian Art at the Brooklyn Museum. He joined the Museum in 1998 from the University of Memphis, Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology, where he had been Director and Associate Professor. A Pittsburgh native, he graduated from Haverford College in Pennsylvania. Dr. Bleiberg received an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. He is the author of several books and articles on the ancient Egyptian economy, Egyptian coffins, and the Jewish minority in ancient Egypt and ancient Rome. Exhibitions that Dr. Bleiberg has organized for Brooklyn include Jewish Life in Ancient Egypt, Tree of Paradise: Jewish Mosaics from the Roman Empire, To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum, Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies from ancient Egypt and Striking Power: Iconoclasm in Ancient Egypt.

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

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.

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Birding in Peace
2019-03-24 06:45 - 08:15, 2019-03-10 07:15 - 08:45, 2019-02-24 06:45 - 08:15
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.

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Make Your Own (Mini) Monument - SOLD OUT
2019-03-23 11:00 - 13:00
Green-Wood is a veritable outdoor museum of stone sculptures—home to over 250,000 in all, each memorializing a life story. At this hands-on workshop, Neela Wickremesinghe, Green-Wood’s Manager of Restoration and Preservation, 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.

Meets at the Sunset Park Entrance at 34th Street and 4th Avenue.

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

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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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Death Café
2019-03-17 18:30 - 20:00, 2019-03-12 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.

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Birding Basics
2019-03-17 10:00 - 12:00, 2019-03-16 10:00 - 12:00
Credit: Jennifer Kepler

Just in time for spring migration!
Birding is one of the country’s fastest growing hobbies, and there is no place better to enjoy it in Brooklyn than at Green-Wood! This two-part course teaches the why, where, how, and what of birding to the beginner. 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 species of this diverse group of animals. The second session ends 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 at 25th Street or to print here. Comfortable footwear is recommended.

Meets at the Prospect Park West Entrance at 20th Street and 9th Avenue. One ticket secures a spot for both sessions.

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

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Winter Street Tree Care Workshop
2019-03-14 18:30 - 20:00
Join Ashleigh Pettus, Operations Manager for Trees New York, and learn how to care for your street trees and help them thrive. Topics discussed will include watering, mulching, and tree bed gardening. We will also discuss why street trees are important to the urban environment. Click here to register directly for this day’s program.

The meeting location is Green-Wood’s Modern Chapel, right off of the main entrance.

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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.

Dead Distillers Trolley Tour
2019-03-09 14:00 - 17:00
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.

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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).
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Living Inside Sanctuary: Artist Talk
2019-03-07 18:30 - 20:00 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
Documentary photographer Cinthya Santos Briones will discuss her current project Living Inside Sanctuary. She will be joined in conversation with Sara Gonzalo, Supervising Coordinator of the New Sanctuary Coalition of New York City, and Vanesa Suarez, a community organizer with Unidad Latina en Acción in Connecticut.
Translation will be provided in Spanish and English.
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.

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Cremation: History and Modern Process
2019-02-23 15:30 - 17:00 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
What is cremation? How long have we been doing it, and how does it work? Amy Cunningham, death educator, leads this presentation of cremation’s history and its impact on present-day and future funerals. This engaging and sometimes even light-hearted exploration will also touch on how to choose an end-of-life mode of disposition that expresses your own beliefs and values.

Afterward, you will have the opportunity to visit the crematory with Gema LaBoccetta, Green-Wood’s Crematory Manager, then chat with Amy and other attendees at a short reception.

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. Click here for our inclement weather policy.

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