In his Rogues’ Gallery: The Birth of Modern Policing and Organized Crime in Gilded Age New York, biographer, historian, and former Wall Street attorney John Oller writes of the New York Police Department from its earliest days to the second decade of the 20th century.  Well-executed and researched, Rogues’ Gallery tells the story of crime and …
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Woodlawn is proud to be a featured cemetery on PBS’s new series “World’s Greatest Cemeteries.”  Host Roberto Mighty explores the world’s most newsworthy cemeteries using an expert assembling of actors, forensic scientists, historians and horticulturists.  Highlighting true stories of romance, war, and espionage, each episode gives a thoughtful tour of the the most impressive cemeteries around …
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Deborah Blum takes us through the development of forensic science in New York in her The Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York.  Drawing from highly original research, Blum brings us back to the dawn of real-life crime scene investigation.  The Poisoner’s Handbook is a blazing …
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Law and finance go hand-in-hand. Former Wall Street lawyer John Oller tells the story of a new type of “white shoe” lawyer in White Shoe: How a New Breed of Wall Street Lawyers Changed Big Business and the American Century.  The term “white shoe” derives from the white buck oxford, a men’s shoe popular among upper-class …
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Woodlawn Cemetery is known for its beautiful sculptures and unique works of art.  One of America’s most historic cemeteries, Woodlawn contains the largest and finest collection of funerary art in the country.  Woodlawn’s outstanding landscape design is graced by an equally spectacular collection of art and architecture featuring angels.  With exquisite grace, these ethereal creatures watch …
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March is Irish American Heritage Month.  Woodlawn Cemetery pays tribute to the Irish Americans who helped shape New York City’s history. The Irish were among the first European settlers to come to North America in the early 1600s.  Ireland’s 1845 Potato Blight, also known as the Irish Potato Famine, is often credited with launching the second …
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March is Women’s History Month.  Woodlawn celebrates the vital role of women in American history. Women’s suffrage is the right of women by law to vote in national or local elections. The women’s suffrage movement was a decades-long campaign to win the right to vote for women in the United States. Woodlawn has memorialized many incredible …
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Founded in 1863, Woodlawn Cemetery is recognized as one of the most historically significant properties in America. It’s the final resting place of leaders, legends, and loved ones whose lives have touched our own. Its memorials represent the largest and finest collection of funerary art in the country. Its surroundings include a lake, hills, meadows, …
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As children across the country head back to school this fall, we want to take the opportunity to acknowledge the significant contributions to our country’s education system made by some of the generous and talented individuals buried at Woodlawn Cemetery. The beautiful cemetery at Woodlawn is home to many notable individuals from the Bronx and …
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  Visitors to Woodlawn Cemetery will find thousands of our nation’s bravest individuals buried and commemorated here. We are proud to provide high-quality burial and cremation to veterans and their families in the Bronx and beyond. This is our way of thanking these men and women for their incredible sacrifices. We are proud to honor …
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