In this book excerpt from ‘American Afterlife: Encounters in the Customs of Mourning,’ we visit Oakland, the final resting place of some 70,000 people, which puts Atlanta’s history on grand ...

The Historic Oakland Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in Atlanta, providing 48 acres for the final resting place of many notable Atlanta residents.From the its incredible architecture to its ...

ATLANTA - Historic Oakland Cemetery will be closed to the public for the entire month of January 2024. The closure aims to facilitate crucial paving and infrastructure projects, ...

With its plethora of summer programming for kids and adults alike, Atlanta’s Oakland Cemetery is so much more than just a ...

Other dignitaries resting at Oakland Cemetery include Maynard Jackson, Atlanta’s first Black mayor, former Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., and Bishop Wesley John Gaines, co-founder of Morris ...

ATLANTA — Oakland Cemetery serves as the final resting place for over 70,000 Georgians. The historic cemetery first opened its doors in 1850 when city officials purchased six acres of land for ...

Atlanta police released body cam video of an officer responding to a heated argument between an Atlanta City Council member and a security guard at Oakland Cemetery in southeast Atlanta.

Illume at Oakland Cemetery Here are some more photos from Illume at Oakland Cemetery. April 23, 2024 at 7:42 pm EDT ATLANTA — Looking for something to do this weekend?

A few crumbling brick walls with climbing rose vines are all that remain of one of Historic Oakland Cemetery’s central structures: its greenhouse. The latest version, built in 1900 near the ...

“I’ve planted hundreds of trees in Oakland and some of those I’ve seen grow to 40 feet tall now or more,” says Sanchez, who began working with the cemetery about 15 years ago, right before ...