October 7, 8, 10 & 27 at 6:30 pm and 9:00 pm showings

*Please note* Candlelight Concerts: A Fever Original Event is renting the cemetery grounds for this production and is not affiliated or produced by Laurel Hill Cemetery or the Friends of Laurel Hill &…

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October 7, 8, 10, & 27 6:30PM & 9:00PM Showings

*Please note* Candlelight Concerts: A Fever Original Event is renting the cemetery grounds for this production and is not affiliated or produced by Laurel Hill Cemetery or the Friends of Laurel Hill &…

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October 7, 8, 10, & 27 6:30PM & 9:00PM Showings

*Please note* Candlelight Concerts: A Fever Original Event is renting the cemetery grounds for this production and is not affiliated or produced by Laurel Hill Cemetery or the Friends of Laurel Hill &…

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October 14, 16, 17 & 29 at 6:30 pm and 9:00 pm showings

*Please note* Candlelight Concerts: A Fever Original Event is renting the cemetery grounds for this production and is not affiliated or produced by Laurel Hill Cemetery or the Friends of Laurel Hill &…

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October 14, 16, 17, & 29 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showings

*Please note* Candlelight Concerts: A Fever Original Event is renting the cemetery grounds for this production and is not affiliated or produced by Laurel Hill Cemetery or the Friends of Laurel Hill &…

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October 14, 16, 17, & 29 6:30PM & 9:00PM Showings

*Please note* Candlelight Concerts: A Fever Original Event is renting the cemetery grounds for this production and is not affiliated or produced by Laurel Hill Cemetery or the Friends of Laurel Hill &…

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Ceremony on Wednesday, November 3, 11 - 12 PM at West Laurel Hill Cemetery

The headstones of the Old First German Reformed Church lot at West Laurel Hill Cemetery have been raised and reset with funding received from the Independence Hall Chapter, National Society Daughters …

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Virtual Program on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at 6:00 pm

Death Café is a unique opportunity for the public to meet and discuss death. For this installment, we are meeting virtually on Zoom! This group-led discussion has no specific agenda and serves as a w…

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Presentations Online 9 AM - 12:15 PM EST November 4 & 5; Afternoon Tour Options In Person at 2:00 PM EST

On-line Conference (with Optional cemetery tour at 2pm) Cemeteries in America date from the 1830s when increasingly, cities became too dense for respectable burials. “Rural” cemeteries were cr…

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Presentations Online 9 AM - 12:15 PM EST November 4 & 5; Afternoon Tour Options In Person at 2:00 PM EST

On-line Conference (with Optional cemetery tour at 2 PM) Cemeteries in America date from the 1830s when increasingly, cities became too dense for respectable burials. “Rural” cemeteries were c…

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On-site program at Laurel Hill Cemetery on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 6:00 PM

SOLD OUT! THIS PROGRAM IS NOW FULL Members-Only programs are exclusive to active members of the Friends of Laurel Hill & West Laurel Hill Cemeteries. As a benefit of your membership donation, support…

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Walking Tour of Laurel Hill Cemetery on Friday, November 26, 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 talk provides an informative overview of Laure…

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Walking Tour at Laurel Hill Cemetery on Saturday, November 27, 2021, at 1:00 pm

When we hear the word philanthropy, we think of charitable giving from great family fortunes. Laurel Hill has many examples of generous gifts by the one-percenters of their time. Notably, few women ar…

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Dance Class at Laurel Hill Cemetery on November 28, 2021 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

The Friends of Laurel Hill & West Laurel Hill Cemeteries are partnering with 5 Rhythms to explore the joy of dance through a waves class, once a month from March to November. Join us for ecstatic move…

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Walking Tour at Laurel Hill Cemetery on Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 1:00 pm

It’s Philadelphia 2021, where do your ancestors rest? Over a century’s worth of city expansion stretching industrial and residential limits has made that a hard question to answer. The ground once…

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Walking Tour at Laurel Hill Cemetery on Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 1:00 pm

On this walking tour, you will meet some residents of Laurel Hill Cemetery’s southernmost section who arrived at their burial plot wondering how they got there so soon. These were ordinary citizens …

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Walking Tour of Laurel Hill Cemetery on Saturday, December 11, 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 talk provides an informative overview of Laure…

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A Workshop at West Laurel Hill Cemetery on Sunday, December 12, 2021, at 1:00 pm

Zentangle combines mindfulness and repetitive symbols to create beautiful patterns. The cemetery provides a wealth of patterns that can be used to create zentangle designs! Join us for an introduction…

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Walking Tour at West Laurel Hill Cemetery on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at 1:00 pm

The expansion of Fairmount Park in the 1860s prevented further growth of Laurel Hill, and in 1869 West Laurel Hill was established just across the river in Bala Cynwyd. This walking tour provides a wo…

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Thursday, December 31, 2021 at 12:00 pm

The annual General Meade Birthday Celebration will mark the 206th 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…

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