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Please note: To comply with Philadelphia’s ‘Safer at Home’ Covid safety measures, all in-person programs are on hold until further notice. We continue to offer virtual programs and…
Virtual Program on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 6:00 pm
January is often the month we associate with new beginnings and renewal. Renewal is a process of transforming something stagnant into something charged with life. This guided meditation will help you …
Virtual Talk on Saturday, January 16, 2020 at 1:00 pm
This January, West Laurel Hill Cemetery will pay tribute to some of those black Americans who overcame discrimination and adversity to make significant contributions to society, from Dennie Hoggard, J…
Virtual Program on Wednesday, January 20 2021 at 6:00 pm
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? This talk provides an informative overview of Laurel…
Walking Tour on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at 1:00 pm
The expansion of Fairmount Park in the 1860s prevented further growth of Laurel Hill, and in 1869 our sister cemetery, West Laurel Hill, was established just across the river in Bala Cynwyd. This gene…
Winter Walking Tour at Laurel Hill on Sunday, January 24, 2021 at 1:00 pm
Bark, Buds and Berries, a walking tour through Laurel Hill Cemetery, will highlight the wintry phase of our Arboretum. Join Arboretum Manager, Aaron Greenberg in a discussion of some of his favorite s…
Virtual Program on Tuesday, January 28, 2021 at 6:00 pm
Boneyard Bookworms meets once per month. There is no fee to join or attend, but registration for each session is required. To offer a unique perspective, each month’s discussion will be led by a dif…
Walking Tour on Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 1:00 pm
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? This monthly tour series provides an informative ove…
Virtual Program on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 6:00 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 t…
Virtual Program on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 6:00 pm
The February Boneyard Bookworm selection is Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson. From Amazon.com: In this brilliant book, Isabel Wilkerson gives us a masterful portrait of an u…
Virtual Program on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 6:00 pm
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? This talk provides an informative overview of Laurel…
Virtual Program on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at 6:00 pm
The March Boneyard Bookworm selection is Long Bright River by Liz Moore. From Amazon.com: Two sisters travel the same streets, though their lives couldn’t be more different. Then one of them goes …
