We recognize how complex Mother’s Day can be for so many in our community. On this day, we offer the grounds of Green-Wood as a venue for quiet remembrance, and solemn tribute to those we’ve called Mother. #MothersDay

Beautiful family plot!

Kick off the summer right with one of our biggest and best short film programs of the season! Next Friday, May 17th, join us under the stars in The Green-Wood Cemetery for our 2024 Opening Night celebration. 🥳 TIX: tinyurl.com/star3n3k

What’s your number? 670.. 740.. credit scores! Who, in part, can be credited w/ pioneering research that would inform creditworthiness? “Permanent resident” John M. Bradstreet, whose name was given to the firm of Dun and Bradstreet. He died on this date in 1863.

Around these parts, the Azaleas are stealing the show right now! But there are some other beautiful blooms you might not be as familiar with:⁠
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📸 1️⃣ Blue-eyed grass, 2️⃣ Iris cristata; 3️⃣ & 4️⃣ Phlox stolonifera

White-crowned Sparrow perched inside an Evergreen ⁦The Green-Wood Cemetery⁩ in Brooklyn. #whitecrownedsparrow #sparrows #birdwatching #wildlife

ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 400,000 burial records, dating from 1840-1937, are now digitally searchable through our new Burial and Vital Records database! Anyone, anywhere, can now search records by name, lot, place of birth, cause of death, undertaker, and more.

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A saxophone. A voice. A cavernous catacomb. On 5/15-16, Gelsey Bell and Erin Rogers celebrate the release of their album “Skylighght,” which features — are you ready for this?! — tracks recorded *in Green-Wood’s Catacombs*!

Register: bit.ly/phantomwaves-m…

We’re thrilled to welcome back the talented high-school musicians of Third Street Music School, led by music director Paul Corn and hosted by guest conductor Brian P. Worsdale, as we honor those who sacrificed so much to serve our country.

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As Derby excitement descends upon Louisville, Kentucky, we’re taking a moment to appreciate the monumental equine “residents” of Green-Wood. The bronze relief horse on the Lewis memorial has the good fortune of another four-legged friend for eternal company.

NAMING THE LOST—a community public art memorial to COVID-19 victims—returns. Linger at the Main Entrance (25th Street / Fifth Avenue) to view contributions from 22 community partners adorning the Cemetery’s fence. 📸 Erik McGregor

More: bit.ly/naminglost-gw