Woodlawn’s World War I Veterans Walking Tour

Sunday, November 9, 2025, 11:00 AM

Woodlawn Cemetery is proud to be the final resting place of veterans and dependents of every conflict stretching back to the American Revolution. In the poignant words of General John J. Pershing–commander of the World War I American Expeditionary Forces: “Time will not dim the glory of their deeds.” In honor of Veteran’s Day, we invite you to join Kevin C. Fitzpatrick, the award-winning author of “World War I New York: A Guide to the City’s Enduring Ties to the Great War,” for a walking tour of the graves and memorials of World War I veterans, men and women, who served in the Great War a century ago. You will meet enlisted men who served in trench warfare, brave aviators who risked their lives in biplanes, a member of the Harlem Hellfighters, and poor immigrants who were drafted and served their new country with honor.

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Broadway Greats, Vaudeville Stars, and the Lambs Trolley Tour

Sunday, November 9, 2025, 2:00 PM

This is a special trolley tour for those who love show business history! Woodlawn Cemetery is proud to be the final resting place of hundreds of entertainers who made New York the capital of the show business world. One chapter of our history is that we have more than 100 members of The Lambs, the oldest professional theatrical organization in the country.

Since 1874, The Lambs has been the leading social club in New York for those with ties to entertainment. On this unique tour you will see some of the brightest names of stage and screen, and some whose names are not as remembered any longer.  Among the names are Oliver H. P. Belmont, Irving Berlin, William Courtleigh, Reginald De Koven, James Montgomery Flagg, Joseph Grismer, Smith & Dale, and Fritz Williams (who actually died in the clubhouse).

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Zoom Talk — Memories of Memorialization

The Presbrey-Leland Collection at the Woodlawn Cemetery and Conservancy

December 2, 2025, 7:00 pm

Join us for a Zoom talk featuring Maddy Heller, Archivist at the Woodlawn Cemetery & Conservancy, and Jesse Ludington, Development Associate at the Woodlawn Cemetery & Conservancy.

This talk will give attendees a closer look at the Presbrey-Leland Memorials archival collection at Woodlawn. In 2011, the Woodlawn Cemetery & Conservancy acquired 101 file drawers containing archival records from Presbrey-Leland Memorials, a well-known New York based monument maker. Out of Presbrey-Leland’s many clients, Woodlawn was one of the most prominent, accounting for thousands of monuments. In 2025, Woodlawn hired an archivist, Maddy Heller, to complete the processing of the Presbrey-Leland collection, and to begin digitization efforts. Upon further examination of the collection, it became clear that while the vast majority of the collection pertained to monumentation at Woodlawn, Woodlawn was also in possession of hundreds of records relating to cemeteries and institutions across the tri-state area and beyond. This discovery launched a unique project combining archival processing, digitization, and outreach. Using these previously underutilized records, the team at Woodlawn has brought the stories within these archives to light, fostered new partnerships, and aided in preserving the memories of communities across the country.

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Zoom Talk – Woodlawn’s Bridge To Crafts Careers Program
A Pathway to Careers in the Trades

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 – 7:00 PM

Join us for a free virtual information session of Woodlawn’s Bridge to Crafts Careers Programs in masonry, landscaping, and bronze restoration. We are currently accepting applications for our 2026 internships.

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The Woodlawn Suite – CD Now Available.

The sounds of Madam C. J.  Walker strutting down the street, Dorothy Parker raising a glass, and Cicely Tyson whispering to Miles Davis are all part of The Woodlawn Suite, Victor Goines’ 13 movement work celebrating the lives of New Yorkers now at rest within the historic Woodlawn Cemetery. Commissioned by the Woodlawn Conservancy to create a modern memorial, the saxophonist and composer created these biographical sketches that link listeners to the lives of those who impacted our culture. Join Victor and his ensemble of creative musicians to be part of the premier of The Woodlawn Suite. A long-time member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and former director of the Jazz Studies Program at Northwestern University, Goines serves as President and CEO of Jazz St. Louis.

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