Historic Trolley Tour
2015-11-11 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Credit: Robert Denbo
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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:
Sunday, August 9: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, August 12: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, August 19: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, August 26: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, August 30: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, September 2: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, September 9: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, September 13: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, September 16: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, September 23: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, September 27: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, September 30: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, October 7: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, October 11: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, October 14: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, October 21: Discover Green-Wood
Sunday, October 25: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, October 28: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, November 4: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, November 8: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, November 11: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, November 18: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, November 25: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, November 29: Discover Green-Wood
Click here for more information on Green-Wood’s rotation of three different tours. Each boasts great views, beautiful monuments throughout, rolling hills, century-old trees and stories of the fascinating persons interred at Green-Wood. Please note: all tours include a visit to Green-Wood’s Historic Chapel and to Battle Hill.
$10 for members of Green-Wood. / $15 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. Click here for our inclement weather policy.
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Get a free ticket with a membership at left and purchase additional Member Discount Tickets if desired. 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).
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(Sold Out) Murder, Mayhem, and Disasters Trolley Tour
2015-11-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
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Serene, beautiful Green-Wood is the final resting place for many victims — and perpetrators — of violence. Join expert tour guide Ruth Edebohls to hear some of their fascinating stories.

The Morro Castle disaster and possible murder of her captain, the sinking of the steamship Arctic, the Malbone Street train crash, a suicide on the grave of a beloved wife, the arsenic and clam chowder murder, Titanic survivors and the Brooklyn Theatre fire are just some of the tragic tales you’ll hear amidst a landscape of late fall beauty.

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

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Historic Trolley Tour
2015-11-18 13:00 - 15:00, 2015-11-25 13:00 - 15:00, 2015-12-02 13:00 - 15:00, 2015-12-09 13:00 - 15:00, 2015-12-16 13:00 - 15:00, 2015-12-23 13:00 - 15:00, 2015-12-30 13:00 - 15:00, 2016-01-06 13:00 - 15:00 and 9 more dates
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.
Trolley Tour Schedule:
Sunday, April 24: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, April 27: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, May 4: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, May 8: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, May 11: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, May 18: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, May 25: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, May 29: Discover Green-Wood
Click here for more information on Green-Wood’s rotation of three different tours. Each boasts great views, beautiful monuments throughout, rolling hills, century-old trees and stories of the fascinating persons interred at Green-Wood. Please note: all tours include a visit to Green-Wood’s Historic Chapel and to Battle Hill.
$10 for members of Green-Wood. / $15 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 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?
Get a free ticket with a membership at left and purchase additional Member Discount Tickets if desired. 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.

Winter Bird Watch
2015-12-05 13:00 - 15:00 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
Green-Wood’s 478 acres are an urban oasis for humans and birds, alike. Toss a scarf over your shoulders and enjoy this crisp winter bird walk! Tour guide and birder Marge Raymond will lead this walking tour in search of winter residents like the White-throated Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Red- and White-breasted Nuthatch, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Goldfinch, and more, plus Green-Wood’s year-round residents like the Cardinal, Blue Jay, and Red-tail Hawk. Some sightings of late migrants and hawks are also possible. Between bird sightings, enjoy Green-Wood’s serene landscape as Marge gives tidbits on the history, art, and architecture the tour encounters. Bring comfortable walking shoes and your binoculars!

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

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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).
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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.

Common Shade: Marking Our Graves
2015-12-08 19:30 - 21:30 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
Credit: Steven Acres

A quick stroll through Green-Wood makes evident the myriad styles in which people memorialize friends, family, or themselves. And just like any other visual art, popularity of styles shift and change with the cultural at large. Join Eva Bowerman, Chair of the New York Chapter of the Association for Gravestone Studies, for a look at American monuments and memorialization through the years. Why were certain styles more popular than others, and what outside forces influenced prevailing memorialization customs? Eva’s background in art history informs her view of the shifting popularity of styles and customs regarding tombstones and monuments. She’ll examine the American monument landscape at large, and touch on specific examples you can find in Green-Wood. After the presentation, a discussion will follow with Eva and Common Shade moderator Evan Michelson.

Morbid Anatomy Museum and Green-Wood present Common Shade – a dialogue existing on the borderlands between the living and the dead. Hosted in Green-Wood’s intimate Historic Chapel, Common Shade will cultivate a social space for death – a place to examine death’s prevalence in our lives, and its shifting place in history, art, culture, and society. Drawing from Green-Wood’s bucolic setting and using history as our anchor, each night’s presentations will include dialogue and interviews with guests. Together with artists, practitioners, scholars, and peers, Common Shade discussions will explore our humble acknowledgments of and engagements with death.

$25 for non-members / $20 for members of Green-Wood, BHS and the Morbid Anatomy Museum. Cash bar (free for Green-Wood Key Holders) available at each event.

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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 Tour
2015-12-13 13:00 - 15:00, 2016-01-13 13:00 - 15:00, 2016-02-13 13:00 - 15:00, 2016-03-13 13:00 - 15:00
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.
Trolley Tour Schedule:
Wednesday, April 20: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Sunday, April 24: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Wednesday, April 27: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, May 4: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, May 8: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, May 11: Hidden Gems of Green-Wood
Wednesday, May 18: Discover Green-Wood
Wednesday, May 25: The Far Side of Green-Wood
Sunday, May 29: Discover Green-Wood
Click here for more information on Green-Wood’s rotation of three different tours. Each boasts great views, beautiful monuments throughout, rolling hills, century-old trees and stories of the fascinating persons interred at Green-Wood. Please note: all tours include a visit to Green-Wood’s Historic Chapel and to Battle Hill.
$10 for members of Green-Wood. / $15 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 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?
Get a free ticket with a membership at left and purchase additional Member Discount Tickets if desired. 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) Love Immemorial
2016-02-13 13:00 - 15:00 | Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11232, United States
Credit: Nancy Rosin

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Join Nancy Rosin, President of the National Valentine Collectors Association, for this time-traveling presentation on valentines and other items that serve as expressions of love. In today’s world, valentines are generally relegated to children’s classrooms, but in the Victorian era (and before) there was a real need to give and receive tokens of love. Life was often shorter, distances longer, and sometimes friends, family, and lovers said goodbye without knowing if they’d ever communicate again. Objects of affection – be they romantic cards, hand-carved coins, locks of hair, or more – were touchstones for those left behind. Those traditions continued in death and mourning, and in many ways influenced the way we celebrate our modern Valentine’s Day.
In Green-Wood’s Historic Chapel, Rosin will discuss the history of this time-honored tradition, and display many pieces from her impressive collection of historic items. After the talk, a trolley tour through Green-Wood (including toasty beverages!) will feature expressions of love rendered in stone, on the monuments and memorials of many permanent residents.
$20 for members of Green-Wood and BHS / $25 for non-members. Seating is limited, and reservations are recommended.
Green-Wood trolley tours are fully accessible and ADA compliant.
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1 p.m. Black History Month
2016-02-27 13:00 - 15:00
In honor of Black History Month, Green-Wood presents this celebration and recognition of the unique stories of black lives in Green-Wood. Though segregation has certainly been an issue in the city, Brooklyn and New York also have long histories of diversity, progress, and activism. This trolley tour, led by Green-Wood Historian Jeff Richman, will examine the life and accomplishments of many prominent black New Yorkers, as well as several abolitionists working for freedom in America.
You’ll visit the monuments of Susan Smith McKinney Steward, the first black female doctor in the state; Jean-Michel Basquiat, innovative artist of the 1970s and ’80s; Jeremiah Hamilton, New York’s first black millionaire; civil war heroes and survivors; freed slaves working as abolitionists, and more. Their stories illustrate the long struggle towards equality and the deep impact black New Yorkers have been making on New York City culture since its inception.
$15 for members of Green-Wood and BHS/$20 for nonmembers.
Green-Wood trolley tours are fully accessible and ADA compliant. 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.

Washington’s Immortals
2016-03-05 13:00 - 15:00
In August 1776, the American Revolution was on the verge of a disastrous end. General Washington found his troops outmanned and outmaneuvered at the Battle of Brooklyn, fought on land now part of Green-Wood. But thanks to a single heroic regiment, known as the “Immortal 400,” Washington was able to evacuate his men and they lived to fight another day.
Patrick O’Donnell, bestselling military historian, tells this story in his new book, Washington’s Immortals. In Green-Wood’s Historic Chapel O’Donnell will discuss the 1st Maryland Regiment, whose actions in many key battles changed the course of history. Using primary sources including letters, diaries, and pension applications, O’Donnell pieces together the stories of these brave men and, in the process, the larger story of the revolution. Books will be available for purchasing and signing.
This event has two parts, with separate tickets for each part:

The free talk in the historic Green-Wood chapel.
A guided trolley tour immediately following the talk, which will feature related stops, including the hallowed ground on which the Battle of Brooklyn was fought. Tickets are $15 for members of Green-Wood and BHS and $20 for non-members.

Please include both free talk tickets and trolley tour tickets in your order if you would like to attend both parts of the event. Seating is limited for both the talk and the trolley tour, and reservations are recommended.
Green-Wood trolley tours are fully accessible and ADA compliant. 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.

Our Streets, Our Stories: Community Scanning Event
2016-03-06 13:00 - 16:00
We’re teaming up with Brooklyn Public Library to share your Brooklyn memories with the world! Objects from our past can help tell a greater story about our city, but many of these items may be sitting, forgotten, in apartments and basements all over the borough. Our Streets, Our Stories encourages Brooklynites to dig out these items! Bring your old photographs, fliers or documents – anything that tells the story of Brooklyn and its residents.
How does it work? In Green-Wood’s Historic Chapel, Library staff will scan your item while you wait. They’ll give it back to you right away, along with a flash drive containing a high resolution copy of your item. Each scanned item will be added to the library’s collection, and just like that your own past will become part of the larger history of the borough of Brooklyn. By contributing and sharing your materials, you are influencing how your neighborhood, and city, will be remembered!
During the scanning event, enjoy a small exhibition featuring Green-Wood’s own collection of historic Brooklyn and cemetery photographs.
This event is free, but please register below so we can gauge attendance.
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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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(Sold Out) Cremation: History and the Modern Process
2016-03-12 15:00 - 17:00
Courtesy of PBDW Architects. Photographer Jonathan Wallen.
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What is cremation? How long have we been doing it, and how does it work? Is it the right choice for you or your family? Amy Cunningham leads this tour of cremation’s history and its impact on the present and future of funerals. You’ll learn about the earliest known cremation in Australia 32 thousand years ago, the pagan cremations in ancient Rome, and how Judaism’s consistent objection to cremation led to 1,500 years of Christian burial. Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, Madame Helena Blavatsky, Jessica Mitford, Ann Landers and Reverend Billy Graham will all make appearances in this engaging, sometimes jolly talk. You’ll also learn how to choose an end-of-life mode of disposition that expresses your own beliefs and values. After the talk, you will tour Green-Wood’s crematory with a member of the crematory staff, and enjoy the chance for discussions and questions at a short reception.
Amy Cunningham is a Brooklyn-based funeral director and death educator with a passion for helping families arrange dignified, distinctive funeral and memorial services. A former journalist, Amy was recently named one of nine top funeral innovators and specializes in making funerals sustainable and affordable.
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