Saturday, November 11 from 11am to 1pm
On November 11, 1918 the world rejoiced as The Great War ended with the Armistice. Nine million were dead and over twenty-one million wounded. Combat wasn’t the only cause of death for soldiers; dis…
Sunday, November 11th at 1:00 pm
On April 6, 1917, America formally declared war on Germany, thus ending its position of neutrality in World War I. This conflict ultimately claimed the lives of over 9 million combatants and 7 million…
Thursday, November 15 at 6pm
Laurel Hill Cemetery’s first Death Café is a unique opportunity for members of the public to meet and discuss death over dessert and drinks. This group-led discussion has no specific agenda and ser…
Saturday, November 17th at 1:00 pm
When Theodore Jaeckel lost his young wife in 1926, he wrote an epitaph befitting of their undying love. “Lovely, loving and beloved, life to her was a wondrous adventure” it began. “Life is Eter…
Sunday, November 18th at 1:00 PM
“Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief.” One group of veterans returning from the Civil War, attracted by our city’s industries, transportation networks, uni…
Friday, November 23rd at 10:00 am
In life and in death, we all have stories to tell and what better place to hear tales of wonder than Philadelphia’s most famous home of the dead? Join Laurel Hill Cemetery for an informative overvie…
Saturday, December 1st, at 1:00 pm
Famed poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once noted that “He spake well who said that graves are the footprints of angels.” Laurel Hill Cemetery is filled not only with the symbolic footprints of th…
Saturday, December 8th at 10:00 am
In life and in death, we all have stories to tell and what better place to hear tales of wonder than Philadelphia’s most famous home of the dead? Join Laurel Hill Cemetery for an informative overvie…
Saturday, December 8th at 10:30 am, and 1:00 pm
Step Back into the Victorian Era and Create your Own Hair Flower… This one-hour workshop will teach participants how to construct a customary Victorian hair flower, used to commemorate the dead. Su…
Thursday, December 13th at 6:00 pm
The Antemortem Society invites you to an exclusive evening of making, mixing, and mingling with your fellow taphophiles. Come after work to enjoy some adult beverages (poisons, if you will), snacks, a…
Saturday, December 15th at 1:00 pm
In Victorian America, formal bereavement was an accepted cultural institution. Mourning was observed through many non-spoken rituals to commemorate the dead, dictate social behavior and demonstrate th…
Friday, December 28th at 10:00 am
In life and in death, we all have stories to tell and what better place to hear tales of wonder than Philadelphia’s most famous home of the dead? Join Laurel Hill Cemetery for an informative overvie…
Monday, December 31 at 12:00 pm
The annual General Meade Birthday Celebration will mark the 202nd anniversary of the birth of General George G. Meade, commander of the Union Army at the Battle of Gettysburg. A parade of Civil War re…
