Green-Wood

9 a.m. Call for Volunteers: Civil War 150th Anniversary
2011-05-14 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Civil War Volunteer Poster
We need you! As we prepare for the celebration of the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War, we need as many hands as we can get. Help us place candles on the graves of our Civil War veterans. Spend a spring day at Green-Wood and know that you’re helping to honor the memories of the men who sacrificed so much for the cause.
FREE EVENT. We respectfully request that you register online here in advance so we can gauge response.
We also need volunteers on Sunday, May 29. If you can help on the 29th, either instead of or in addition to helping on the 14th, please click here to register online in advance.

1 p.m. Historic Trolley Tour
2011-05-11 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Green-Wood Trolley
Every Wednesday a new historic trolley tour at Green-Wood. Tours last approximately two hours and feature the beauty of Green-Wood’s grounds, the Cemetery’s history, its bird life, the most fascinating tales of its permanent residents, views of Manhattan’s skyline, The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and its preservation program, and more. The trolley is heated, air conditioned, and enclosed.
This will be a Hidden Gems of Green-Wood tour. Click here for more information on Green-Wood’s rotation of three different tours.
Reservations are not required, but recommended. Click here to purchase advance tickets online.
Green-Wood’s Wednesday Trolley tour guide, Marge Raymond, fell in love with Green-Wood Cemetery 25 years ago as a birdwatcher and naturalist. She brings to her tours her enthusiasm and passion for Green-Wood’s famous residents, its history, trees and animals. Marge, a professional singer, has been a volunteer since 2002 with The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and has helped to staff The Historic Fund’s information and sales cart since its inception. She has been known to break into an occasional song during her tours.
Meeting Point: Inside Main Entrance at 25th Street and 5th Avenue

(Postponed) Members-Only Screening, 'Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child'
2011-05-09 18:30 - 20:30 | The Historic Chapel at Green-Wood, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
This event has been postponed. A new date will be announced shortly.
Plus wine, cheese, and Q&A with the film’s producer and a special guest TBA.

Poster for Jean Michel-Basquiat: The Radiant Child
Centered on a rare interview that director and friend Tamra Davis shot with Basquiat over 20 years ago, this definitive documentary chronicles the meteoric rise and fall of the young artist. In the crime-ridden NYC of the late 1970s, he covered the city with the graffiti tag “SAMO.” Twenty-five years old at the height of his career, Basquiat painted canvases that sell today for more than a million dollars. With compassion and psychological insight, Davis details the mysteries that surround this young artist of enormous talent. Featuring interviews with Julian Schnabel, Larry Gagosian, Fab 5 Freddy, Jeffrey Deitch and many more. Jean-Michel Basquiat is interred at Green-Wood and his gravestone is one of the most visited sites at the cemetery.
$25 per person (includes wine and cheese) for Green-Wood Historic Fund members. Seating is limited. Reservations required.
Not yet a member? Click here to become a member, or call 718-210-3080.
Click play below to watch a trailer for the documentary:

1 p.m. Birds, Blooms and Beauty Mother’s Day Walking Tour
2011-05-08 13:00 - 15:00 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Green-Wood Angel and Magnolia
Join Green-Wood tour guide Marge Raymond for a walk through one of New York’s most beautiful landscapes. As an avid birdwatcher for more than 20 years, Raymond will show bird enthusiasts from novice to experienced the stunning array of spring migratory birds on Green-Wood’s 478 acres. You’ll also see the dazzling azaleas, dogwoods and other spring blooms that make Green-Wood a “must-see” for everyone ready to forget the long winter. Plus you’ll hear fascinating tales of our famous and infamous permanent residents. Bring binoculars and wear sturdy walking shoes.
$10 for Green-Wood Historic Fund members / $15 for non-members. Reservations strongly recommended. Click here to purchase tickets online.

1 p.m. Green-Wood’s Great Women Walking Tour
2011-05-07 13:00 - 15:00 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Ladies of Green-Wood
Join us on the day before Mother’s Day to celebrate some of the most colorful and influential women of the 19th and early 20th centuries who are buried here. Matilda Tone, wife of the Irish patriot; pioneering doctors Susan McKinney Steward and Mary Jacobi; abolitionist Abigail Hopper Gibbons; and actresses Laura Keene and Kate Claxton rest here along with the more notorious Lola Montez and Elizabeth Tilton. We’ll also enjoy the visual delights of Green-Wood, its trees and ponds and its sculpture and buildings by the leading artists and architects of their time, all in a setting of remarkable springtime beauty. Tour is led by veteran Green-Wood tour guide Ruth Edebohls. Walk may be hilly and strenuous—wear good walking shoes.
$10 for Green-Wood Historic Fund members / $15 for non-members. Reservations strongly recommended. Click here to purchase tickets online.

1 p.m. Historic Trolley Tour
2011-05-04 13:00 - 15:00
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Green-Wood Trolley
Every Wednesday a new historic trolley tour at Green-Wood. Tours last approximately two hours and feature the beauty of Green-Wood’s grounds, the Cemetery’s history, its bird life, the most fascinating tales of its permanent residents, views of Manhattan’s skyline, The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and its preservation program, and more. The trolley is heated, air conditioned, and enclosed.
This will be a Far Side of Green-Wood tour. Click here for more information on Green-Wood’s rotation of three different tours.
Reservations are not required, but recommended. Click here to purchase advance tickets online.
Green-Wood’s Wednesday Trolley tour guide, Marge Raymond, fell in love with Green-Wood Cemetery 25 years ago as a birdwatcher and naturalist. She brings to her tours her enthusiasm and passion for Green-Wood’s famous residents, its history, trees and animals. Marge, a professional singer, has been a volunteer since 2002 with The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and has helped to staff The Historic Fund’s information and sales cart since its inception. She has been known to break into an occasional song during her tours.
Meeting Point: Inside Main Entrance at 25th Street and 5th Avenue

10:30 a.m. Walk With the Appalachian Mountain Club
2011-04-30 13:00 - 15:00 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Green-Wood Cherry Tree, AMC Logo
In April, Green-Wood is a walker’s paradise. For the past four years, members of the Appalachian Mountain Club have toured through Green-Wood, marveling at our 150-year old trees, lakes, winding carriage paths and vistas. For the first time, we’re making this tour available to the general public. Led by Steven Estroff, Green-Wood’s Manager of Education & Outreach, you’ll visit Battle Hill, the highest natural point in Brooklyn with views of New York Harbor, and get to see and interpret the sites of such New York favorites as DeWitt Clinton, Leonard Bernstein and Henry Chadwick (“The Father of Baseball”).
$10 for Green-Wood Historic Fund members / $15 for non-members. Please note: This tour fills up quickly. Only 20 tickets available for non-AMC members and tickets must be purchased in advance. Click here to purchase tickets online.

1 p.m. Historic Trolley Tour
2011-04-27 13:00 - 15:00
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Green-Wood Trolley
Every Wednesday a new historic trolley tour at Green-Wood. Tours last approximately two hours and feature the beauty of Green-Wood’s grounds, the Cemetery’s history, its bird life, the most fascinating tales of its permanent residents, views of Manhattan’s skyline, The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and its preservation program, and more. The trolley is heated, air conditioned, and enclosed.
This will be a Discover Green-Wood tour. Click here for more information on Green-Wood’s rotation of three different tours.
Reservations are not required, but recommended. Click here to purchase advance tickets online.
Green-Wood’s Wednesday Trolley tour guide, Marge Raymond, fell in love with Green-Wood Cemetery 25 years ago as a birdwatcher and naturalist. She brings to her tours her enthusiasm and passion for Green-Wood’s famous residents, its history, trees and animals. Marge, a professional singer, has been a volunteer since 2002 with The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and has helped to staff The Historic Fund’s information and sales cart since its inception. She has been known to break into an occasional song during her tours.
Meeting Point: Inside Main Entrance at 25th Street and 5th Avenue

1 p.m. Historic Trolley Tour
2011-04-24 13:00 - 15:00 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Green-Wood Trolley
On the last Sunday of each month (starting January 2010) there will be a historic trolley tour at Green-Wood. Similar to our Wednesday trolley tours (held each week, rain or shine), tours last approximately two hours and feature the beauty of Green-Wood’s grounds, the Cemetery’s history, its bird life, the most fascinating tales of its permanent residents, views of Manhattan’s skyline, The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and its preservation program, and more. The trolley is heated, air conditioned, and enclosed.
This will be a Discover Green-Wood tour. Click here for more information on Green-Wood’s rotation of three different tours.
Reservations are not required, but recommended. Click here to purchase advance tickets online.
Green-Wood’s Wednesday Trolley tour guide, Marge Raymond, fell in love with Green-Wood Cemetery 25 years ago as a birdwatcher and naturalist. She brings to her tours her enthusiasm and passion for Green-Wood’s famous residents, its history, trees and animals. Marge, a professional singer, has been a volunteer since 2002 with The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and has helped to staff The Historic Fund’s information and sales cart since its inception. She has been known to break into an occasional song during her tours.
Meeting Point: Inside Main Entrance at 25th Street and 5th Avenue

1 p.m. Scandals in Stone Trolley Tour
2011-04-23 13:00 - 15:00 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Burdell newspaper article
Join NYC historian, author and raconteur Benjamin Feldman for a two-hour trolley tour to the gravesites of five long-forgotten permanent residents of Green-Wood Cemetery, notorious in their days. Hear the story of Dr. Harvey Burdell, a misogynist dentist in lower Manhattan whose gruesome murder in 1857 turned the town on end. Hear the unsavory history of Edward West “Daddy” Browning, a wealthy, Roaring Twenties man about town who bedded and wedded wannabe Cinderellas of tender ages. Visit the strangely separated graves of Henry Knight Dyer, president of the Dennison Paper Products Company in the late 19th century and his (mostly) beloved wife Caroline Lavinia Price Dyer.
$10 for Green-Wood Historic Fund members / $15 for non-members. Reservations strongly recommended. Click here to purchase tickets online.

1 p.m. Historic Trolley Tour
2011-04-20 13:00 - 15:00
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Green-Wood Trolley
Every Wednesday a new historic trolley tour at Green-Wood. Tours last approximately two hours and feature the beauty of Green-Wood’s grounds, the Cemetery’s history, its bird life, the most fascinating tales of its permanent residents, views of Manhattan’s skyline, The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and its preservation program, and more. The trolley is heated, air conditioned, and enclosed.
This will be a Hidden Gems of Green-Wood tour. Click here for more information on Green-Wood’s rotation of three different tours.
Reservations are not required, but recommended. Click here to purchase advance tickets online.
Green-Wood’s Wednesday Trolley tour guide, Marge Raymond, fell in love with Green-Wood Cemetery 25 years ago as a birdwatcher and naturalist. She brings to her tours her enthusiasm and passion for Green-Wood’s famous residents, its history, trees and animals. Marge, a professional singer, has been a volunteer since 2002 with The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and has helped to staff The Historic Fund’s information and sales cart since its inception. She has been known to break into an occasional song during her tours.
Meeting Point: Inside Main Entrance at 25th Street and 5th Avenue

1 p.m. Underground Muses of Green-Wood Walking Tour
2011-04-16 13:00 - 15:00 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Leonard Bernstein
Many famous and fascinating artists, actors and composers have made Green-Wood their place of final repose. Leonard Bernstein, Fred Ebb, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Asher Durand, George Catlin, Currier and Ives, George Bellows and William Merritt Chase are just a few we will visit. We’ll also enjoy the visual delights of Green-Wood, its trees and ponds and its sculpture and buildings by the leading artists and architects of their time, all in a setting of remarkable springtime beauty. Tour is led by veteran Green-Wood tour guide Ruth Edebohls. Walk may be hilly and strenuous—wear good walking shoes.
$10 for Green-Wood Historic Fund members / $15 for non-members. Reservations strongly recommended. Click here to purchase tickets online.

11 a.m. Tu-Mulch-Uous and Tree-Mendous
2011-04-16 11:00 - 15:00 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
Saturday, April 16, 2011

Tree Planting
Free Mulch! Free Tree! You bring us a bag, we’ll give you the mulch.
(Or come early enough and you’ll get a free Green-Wood tote bag, too!)
Green-Wood salutes—and supports—gardeners from near and far! Come to Green-Wood to pick up free mulch for your garden (and ours is top-grade!), free advice from our horticulture experts, and even bring home a free tree in collaboration with the New York Restoration Project and MillionTreesNYC. Whether you garden in your backyard, on your rooftop or in a community garden, come to Green-Wood for this great afternoon and help us make New York an even greener city. Please note: if you’re interested in one of the free trees, you’re encouraged to come as early as possible to fill out a reservation form. Trees weigh approximately 30 lbs. Please be sure you’re able to bring it home on your own.
FREE EVENT. Rain or shine. We respectfully request that you register online here in advance so we can gauge response.

1 p.m. Historic Trolley Tour
2011-04-13 13:00 - 15:00
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Green-Wood Trolley
Every Wednesday a new historic trolley tour at Green-Wood. Tours last approximately two hours and feature the beauty of Green-Wood’s grounds, the Cemetery’s history, its bird life, the most fascinating tales of its permanent residents, views of Manhattan’s skyline, The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and its preservation program, and more. The trolley is heated, air conditioned, and enclosed.
This will be a Far Side of Green-Wood tour. Click here for more information on Green-Wood’s rotation of three different tours.
Reservations are not required, but recommended. Click here to purchase advance tickets online.
Green-Wood’s Wednesday Trolley tour guide, Marge Raymond, fell in love with Green-Wood Cemetery 25 years ago as a birdwatcher and naturalist. She brings to her tours her enthusiasm and passion for Green-Wood’s famous residents, its history, trees and animals. Marge, a professional singer, has been a volunteer since 2002 with The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and has helped to staff The Historic Fund’s information and sales cart since its inception. She has been known to break into an occasional song during her tours.
Meeting Point: Inside Main Entrance at 25th Street and 5th Avenue

8 p.m. Guitar Hero and Blues Legend: Danny Kalb
2011-04-09 20:00 - 21:00 | The Historic Chapel at Green-Wood, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Danny Kalb, Best of the Blues Project art, and Green-Wood's chapel
How often do you get the chance to hear one of Bob Dylan’s earliest inspirations? Danny Kalb has been described as “up there with the best of all blues legends” by the owner of Village’s iconic Café Au Go Go. “I’ve worked with the greatest of all time and he is at the top: Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Zappa were all greats, but Danny will emerge in the top five,” he went on to say. Danny Kalb and his Quartet will play in Green-Wood’s beautiful Historic Chapel for one of the most memorable evenings of the year.
“Mr. Kalb continues to make appealing folk and folk blues . . . rich with rollicking folk blues and stinging, plucky electric guitar solos.” —The Wall Street Journal
$15 for Green-Wood Historic Fund members / $20 for non-members. Reservations strongly recommended. Wine and beer available for purchase.
Click here to purchase tickets online.

1 p.m. Baseball's Early Legends Trolley Tour
2011-04-09 13:00 - 15:00 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Chadwick Baseball Manual
As the 2011 baseball season begins, join Green-Wood historian Jeff Richman for a tour of the fascinating baseball pioneers interred at Green-Wood. We’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; the great hitter Charlie Smith; and many others who played a role in making baseball America’s National Pastime.
$10 for Green-Wood Historic Fund members / $20 for non-members.
Reservations strongly recommended. Click here to purchase tickets online.

1 p.m. Historic Trolley Tour
2011-04-06 13:00 - 15:00
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Green-Wood Trolley
Every Wednesday a new historic trolley tour at Green-Wood. Tours last approximately two hours and feature the beauty of Green-Wood’s grounds, the Cemetery’s history, its bird life, the most fascinating tales of its permanent residents, views of Manhattan’s skyline, The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and its preservation program, and more. The trolley is heated, air conditioned, and enclosed.
This will be a Discover Green-Wood tour. Click here for more information on Green-Wood’s rotation of three different tours.
Reservations are not required, but recommended. Click here to purchase advance tickets online.
Green-Wood’s Wednesday Trolley tour guide, Marge Raymond, fell in love with Green-Wood Cemetery 25 years ago as a birdwatcher and naturalist. She brings to her tours her enthusiasm and passion for Green-Wood’s famous residents, its history, trees and animals. Marge, a professional singer, has been a volunteer since 2002 with The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and has helped to staff The Historic Fund’s information and sales cart since its inception. She has been known to break into an occasional song during her tours.
Meeting Point: Inside Main Entrance at 25th Street and 5th Avenue

1 p.m. Historic Trolley Tour
2011-03-30 13:00 - 15:00
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Green-Wood Trolley
Every Wednesday a new historic trolley tour at Green-Wood. Tours last approximately two hours and feature the beauty of Green-Wood’s grounds, the Cemetery’s history, its bird life, the most fascinating tales of its permanent residents, views of Manhattan’s skyline, The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and its preservation program, and more. The trolley is heated, air conditioned, and enclosed.
Reservations are not required, but recommended. Click here to purchase advance tickets online.
Green-Wood’s Wednesday Trolley tour guide, Marge Raymond, fell in love with Green-Wood Cemetery 25 years ago as a birdwatcher and naturalist. She brings to her tours her enthusiasm and passion for Green-Wood’s famous residents, its history, trees and animals. Marge, a professional singer, has been a volunteer since 2002 with The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and has helped to staff The Historic Fund’s information and sales cart since its inception. She has been known to break into an occasional song during her tours.
Meeting Point: Inside Main Entrance at 25th Street and 5th Avenue

1 p.m. Historic Trolley Tour
2011-03-27 13:00 - 15:00 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Green-Wood Trolley
On the last Sunday of each month (starting January 2010) there will be a historic trolley tour at Green-Wood. Similar to our Wednesday trolley tours (held each week, rain or shine), tours last approximately two hours and feature the beauty of Green-Wood’s grounds, the Cemetery’s history, its bird life, the most fascinating tales of its permanent residents, views of Manhattan’s skyline, The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and its preservation program, and more. The trolley is heated, air conditioned, and enclosed.
Reservations are not required, but recommended. Click here to purchase advance tickets online.
Green-Wood’s Wednesday Trolley tour guide, Marge Raymond, fell in love with Green-Wood Cemetery 25 years ago as a birdwatcher and naturalist. She brings to her tours her enthusiasm and passion for Green-Wood’s famous residents, its history, trees and animals. Marge, a professional singer, has been a volunteer since 2002 with The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and has helped to staff The Historic Fund’s information and sales cart since its inception. She has been known to break into an occasional song during her tours.
Meeting Point: Inside Main Entrance at 25th Street and 5th Avenue

1 p.m. Historic Trolley Tour
2011-03-23 13:00 - 15:00
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Green-Wood Trolley
Every Wednesday a new historic trolley tour at Green-Wood. Tours last approximately two hours and feature the beauty of Green-Wood’s grounds, the Cemetery’s history, its bird life, the most fascinating tales of its permanent residents, views of Manhattan’s skyline, The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and its preservation program, and more. The trolley is heated, air conditioned, and enclosed.
Reservations are not required, but recommended. Click here to purchase advance tickets online.
Green-Wood’s Wednesday Trolley tour guide, Marge Raymond, fell in love with Green-Wood Cemetery 25 years ago as a birdwatcher and naturalist. She brings to her tours her enthusiasm and passion for Green-Wood’s famous residents, its history, trees and animals. Marge, a professional singer, has been a volunteer since 2002 with The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and has helped to staff The Historic Fund’s information and sales cart since its inception. She has been known to break into an occasional song during her tours.
Meeting Point: Inside Main Entrance at 25th Street and 5th Avenue

1 p.m. Historic Trolley Tour
2011-03-16 13:00 - 15:00
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Green-Wood Trolley
Every Wednesday a new historic trolley tour at Green-Wood. Tours last approximately two hours and feature the beauty of Green-Wood’s grounds, the Cemetery’s history, its bird life, the most fascinating tales of its permanent residents, views of Manhattan’s skyline, The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and its preservation program, and more. The trolley is heated, air conditioned, and enclosed.
Reservations are not required, but recommended. Click here to purchase advance tickets online.
Green-Wood’s Wednesday Trolley tour guide, Marge Raymond, fell in love with Green-Wood Cemetery 25 years ago as a birdwatcher and naturalist. She brings to her tours her enthusiasm and passion for Green-Wood’s famous residents, its history, trees and animals. Marge, a professional singer, has been a volunteer since 2002 with The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and has helped to staff The Historic Fund’s information and sales cart since its inception. She has been known to break into an occasional song during her tours.
Meeting Point: Inside Main Entrance at 25th Street and 5th Avenue

1 p.m. George Washington's America: A Biography Through His Maps
2011-03-13 13:00 - 15:00 | The Historic Chapel at Green-Wood, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
Sunday, March 13, 2011

“Exquisite reproductions of the maps display 18th-century America as Washington saw it.“ —The New York Times
Friend of Green-Wood and best-selling author Barnet Schecter talks about his most recent and widely praised compendium of the maps George Washington both drew and purchased. The book crafts a unique portrait of the Father of Our Country. Following the book talk in Green-Wood’s Historic Chapel, Schecter and Green-Wood historian Jeff Richman will lead a tour of the Battle of Brooklyn. Washington’s first battle after the signing of the Declaration of Independence was fought, in part, across Green-Wood’s grounds.
Book talk: free. Reservations recommended. Reserve at 718.768.7300 or online here.
Trolley tour: $10 for members of the Green-Wood Historic Fund / $20 for non-members. Click here to purchase tickets online.

1 p.m. Historic Trolley Tour
2011-03-09 13:00 - 15:00
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Green-Wood Trolley
Every Wednesday a new historic trolley tour at Green-Wood. Tours last approximately two hours and feature the beauty of Green-Wood’s grounds, the Cemetery’s history, its bird life, the most fascinating tales of its permanent residents, views of Manhattan’s skyline, The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and its preservation program, and more. The trolley is heated, air conditioned, and enclosed.
Reservations are not required, but recommended. Click here to purchase advance tickets online.
Green-Wood’s Wednesday Trolley tour guide, Marge Raymond, fell in love with Green-Wood Cemetery 25 years ago as a birdwatcher and naturalist. She brings to her tours her enthusiasm and passion for Green-Wood’s famous residents, its history, trees and animals. Marge, a professional singer, has been a volunteer since 2002 with The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and has helped to staff The Historic Fund’s information and sales cart since its inception. She has been known to break into an occasional song during her tours.
Meeting Point: Inside Main Entrance at 25th Street and 5th Avenue

1 p.m. Historic Trolley Tour
2011-03-02 13:00 - 15:00
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Green-Wood Trolley
Every Wednesday a new historic trolley tour at Green-Wood. Tours last approximately two hours and feature the beauty of Green-Wood’s grounds, the Cemetery’s history, its bird life, the most fascinating tales of its permanent residents, views of Manhattan’s skyline, The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and its preservation program, and more. The trolley is heated, air conditioned, and enclosed.
Reservations are not required, but recommended. Click here to purchase advance tickets online.
Green-Wood’s Wednesday Trolley tour guide, Marge Raymond, fell in love with Green-Wood Cemetery 25 years ago as a birdwatcher and naturalist. She brings to her tours her enthusiasm and passion for Green-Wood’s famous residents, its history, trees and animals. Marge, a professional singer, has been a volunteer since 2002 with The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and has helped to staff The Historic Fund’s information and sales cart since its inception. She has been known to break into an occasional song during her tours.
Meeting Point: Inside Main Entrance at 25th Street and 5th Avenue

1 p.m. Historic Trolley Tour
2011-02-27 13:00 - 15:00 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Green-Wood Trolley
On the last Sunday of each month (starting January 2010) there will be a historic trolley tour at Green-Wood. Similar to our Wednesday trolley tours (held each week, rain or shine), tours last approximately two hours and feature the beauty of Green-Wood’s grounds, the Cemetery’s history, its bird life, the most fascinating tales of its permanent residents, views of Manhattan’s skyline, The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and its preservation program, and more. The trolley is heated, air conditioned, and enclosed.
Reservations are not required, but recommended. Click here to purchase advance tickets online.
Green-Wood’s Wednesday Trolley tour guide, Marge Raymond, fell in love with Green-Wood Cemetery 25 years ago as a birdwatcher and naturalist. She brings to her tours her enthusiasm and passion for Green-Wood’s famous residents, its history, trees and animals. Marge, a professional singer, has been a volunteer since 2002 with The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and has helped to staff The Historic Fund’s information and sales cart since its inception. She has been known to break into an occasional song during her tours.
Meeting Point: Inside Main Entrance at 25th Street and 5th Avenue

1 p.m. Historic Trolley Tour
2011-02-23 13:00
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Green-Wood Trolley
Every Wednesday a new historic trolley tour at Green-Wood. Tours last approximately two hours and feature the beauty of Green-Wood’s grounds, the Cemetery’s history, its bird life, the most fascinating tales of its permanent residents, views of Manhattan’s skyline, The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and its preservation program, and more. The trolley is heated, air conditioned, and enclosed.
Reservations are not required, but recommended. Click here to purchase advance tickets online.
Green-Wood’s Wednesday Trolley tour guide, Marge Raymond, fell in love with Green-Wood Cemetery 25 years ago as a birdwatcher and naturalist. She brings to her tours her enthusiasm and passion for Green-Wood’s famous residents, its history, trees and animals. Marge, a professional singer, has been a volunteer since 2002 with The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and has helped to staff The Historic Fund’s information and sales cart since its inception. She has been known to break into an occasional song during her tours.
Meeting Point: Inside Main Entrance at 25th Street and 5th Avenue

6 p.m. Lincoln's Address to NYC in February 1861
2011-02-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace, 28 East 20th Street, New York, NY, 10003, United States
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Our friends at the National Park Service are hosting a great evening of history and politics. Retracing the exact travel itinerary of the newly-elected president, one of the nation’s best-known Lincoln re-enactors, Fritz Klein, will recreate the speech Lincoln gave to New Yorkers on February 19, 1861. Lincoln’s NYC appearance was just one of 83 towns and cities in five states where Lincoln addressed crowds en route to his inauguration in March. In the face of South Carolina’s secession two months earlier, war seemed imminent and Lincoln’s resolve was already being put to the test. Q&A session follows the presentation.
Space is limited. Admission is free, but reservations are required. Call (212) 260-1616 or click here for more information and to download an event flyer PDF.

1 p.m. Historic Trolley Tour
2011-02-16 13:00 - 15:00
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Green-Wood Trolley
Every Wednesday a new historic trolley tour at Green-Wood. Tours last approximately two hours and feature the beauty of Green-Wood’s grounds, the Cemetery’s history, its bird life, the most fascinating tales of its permanent residents, views of Manhattan’s skyline, The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and its preservation program, and more. The trolley is heated, air conditioned, and enclosed.
Reservations are not required, but recommended. Click here to purchase advance tickets online.
Green-Wood’s Wednesday Trolley tour guide, Marge Raymond, fell in love with Green-Wood Cemetery 25 years ago as a birdwatcher and naturalist. She brings to her tours her enthusiasm and passion for Green-Wood’s famous residents, its history, trees and animals. Marge, a professional singer, has been a volunteer since 2002 with The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and has helped to staff The Historic Fund’s information and sales cart since its inception. She has been known to break into an occasional song during her tours.
Meeting Point: Inside Main Entrance at 25th Street and 5th Avenue

1 p.m. The Valentine's Day That Changed America
2011-02-12 13:00 - 15:00 | The Historic Chapel at Green-Wood, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Alice and Theodore Roosevelt
On February 14, 1884, two days after a young Theodore Roosevelt became a new father, he suffered an unimaginable tragedy. His mother, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, succumbed to typhoid fever and was followed in death just eleven hours later by his wife Alice, who died of Bright’s disease. How T.R. coped with this tragedy would have a pivotal impact on his life, the country and the world. Join Patricia O’Toole, Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of When Trumpets Call: Theodore Roosevelt After the White House, for a discussion. Afterwards join Green-Wood historian Jeff Richman for a visit to the gravesites of Alice and mother, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, and other members of the family.
Book talk: free. Reservations recommended. Reserve at 718.768.7300 or online here.
Trolley tour: $10 for members of the Green-Wood Historic Fund / $20 for non-members. Click here to purchase tickets online.

1 p.m. Historic Trolley Tour
2011-02-09 13:00 - 15:00
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Green-Wood Trolley
Every Wednesday a new historic trolley tour at Green-Wood. Tours last approximately two hours and feature the beauty of Green-Wood’s grounds, the Cemetery’s history, its bird life, the most fascinating tales of its permanent residents, views of Manhattan’s skyline, The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and its preservation program, and more. The trolley is heated, air conditioned, and enclosed.
Reservations are not required, but recommended. Click here to purchase advance tickets online.
Green-Wood’s Wednesday Trolley tour guide, Marge Raymond, fell in love with Green-Wood Cemetery 25 years ago as a birdwatcher and naturalist. She brings to her tours her enthusiasm and passion for Green-Wood’s famous residents, its history, trees and animals. Marge, a professional singer, has been a volunteer since 2002 with The Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Civil War Project and has helped to staff The Historic Fund’s information and sales cart since its inception. She has been known to break into an occasional song during her tours.
Meeting Point: Inside Main Entrance at 25th Street and 5th Avenue
