This tour is open exclusively to current members of the Friends of Laurel Hill Cemetery. To become a member click here.
All current members of the Friends of Laurel Hill Cemetery will receive, by mail, details, an itinerary and instructions on how to join the trip.
Saturday, February 22, 2020 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…
Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 6:00 pm
Boneyard Bookworms meets once per month on the grounds of Laurel Hill or West Laurel Hill. There is no fee to join or attend, but registration for each session is required. To offer a unique perspecti…
Saturday, February 29, 2020 at 1:00 pm
Every February, Americans commemorate and pay tribute to the achievements and central role of African Americans in shaping our history. This February, West Laurel Hill Cemetery will pay tribute to som…
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 6:00 pm
Death Café is a unique opportunity for members of the public to meet and discuss death over cake and coffee. This group-led discussion has no specific agenda and serves as a welcoming platform for in…
Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 6:00 pm
SOLD OUT! REGISTRATION FOR THIS PROGRAM IS NOW CLOSED. WE APOLOGIZE BUT THERE WILL NOT BE A WAIT LIST FOR THIS PROGRAM. Members-only programs are exclusive to active members of the Friends of Laurel …
Saturday, March 14 at 11:00 am
You don’t have to be Irish to be part of this festive St. Patrick’s Day tour and reception. Though dead men tell no tales, there are two places that we can learn much about them: the wake-house an…
Saturday, March 21, 2020 at 11:00 am
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…
Sunday, March 22, 2020 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…
Sunday, March 22, 2020 at 3:00 PM
Laurel Hill Cemetery marks Women’s History Month and the Centennial of the 19th Amendment with a program honoring some of our most fascinating ladies. Activists, influencers, and philanthropists…
Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 7:15 PM
Learn about the critical importance of our own yards and gardens to support the larger ecosystems that sustain us. Dr. Tallamy will present the fascinating, unexpected, and complex relationships betwe…
Thursday, March 26, 2020 at 6:00 pm
Boneyard Bookworms meets once per month on the grounds of Laurel Hill or West Laurel Hill. There is no fee to join or attend, but registration for each session is required. To offer a unique perspecti…
Saturday, March 28, 2020 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…
Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 11:00 am
There are many kinds of leaders, from visionaries who push the boundaries of their artistic fields and scientists uncovering the secrets of medicine, to protestors advocating for the advancements of c…
Saturday, April 4, 2020 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…
Saturday, April 11, 2020 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? This monthly tour series provides an informative ove…
A Philadelphia Science Festival Event on Friday, April 17, 2020 at 7:30 PM
Bring a picnic blanket and take a tour of the cosmos with local astronomers. As part of the 10th Annual Philadelphia Science Festival (https://www.fi.edu/psf), venues around the city will host star pa…
Saturday, April 18, 2020 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…
Sunday, April 19, 2020 at 1:00 PM
The American Revolution began with the first exchange of fire between British and American forces at Lexington on April 19. Tensions building between the colonists and the British authorities had fina…
Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 6:00 pm
Boneyard Bookworms meets once per month on the grounds of Laurel Hill or West Laurel Hill. There is no fee to join or attend, but registration for each session is required. To offer a unique perspecti…
Sunday, April 26, 2020 at 1:00 PM
April 15, 1912. Newspapers across the globe spread the tragic news; the unsinkable Titanic, on her maiden voyage, had sunk. On that morning, the world tried to comprehend how such a fate could have cl…
Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 6:00 pm
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, supporters are invited to get a view of our…
Saturday, May 9, 2020 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? This monthly tour series provides an informative ove…
At West Laurel Hill Cemetery on Sunday, May 10, 2019 at 10:00 am
Join West Laurel Hill’s Arborist for a tour of the Great Trees at the cemetery’s certified Arboretum. Visit some of the giant oaks and weeping beeches that have been growing since the cemetery was…
Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 6:00 pm
Knowing that potential clients might be strolling through Laurel Hill and admiring their work, noted architects like John Notman, William Strickland, Frank Furness, John J. McArthur, C.C. Zantzinger, …
Sunday, May 17, 2020 at 10:00 am
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, supporters are invited to get a view of our…
Sunday, May 17, 2020 at 10:00 AM
The General Meade Society of Philadelphia, in conjunction with the Friends of Laurel Hill & West Laurel Hill Cemeteries, call all volunteers to assist in preparing for the nation’s Memorial Day comm…
Saturday, May 23, 2020 at 1:00 pm
The sandstone sculptural group Old Mortality and His Pony greet visitors daily to Laurel Hill, establishing the cemetery’s place as a unique outdoor sculpture garden. Look beyond this impressive wor…
Hosted by the General Meade Society on Sunday, May 24, 2020 at 12:00 pm
The traditional Decoration Day service of the Grand Army Meade Post #1 will be recreated at historic Laurel Hill Cemetery, the site of the first Memorial Day Observance in Philadelphia in 1868. The en…
Saturday, May 30, 2020 at 11:00 am
Find inner tranquility and balance during a one-hour yoga session with the peaceful backdrop of Laurel Hill Cemetery, overlooking the Schuylkill River. Sessions will be led by experienced yoga instruc…
Sunday, May 31, 2020 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…
Friday, June 12, 2020 at 10:00 am
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, supporters are invited to get a view of our…
