Weekend Tours at The Woodlawn Cemetery -

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ON Sundays, The Friends of The Woodlawn Cemetery give tours of the grounds. Tours are approximately two hours long and 1.5 miles in length. Tours begin at 2 p.m., unless otherwise noted. Check the schedule for the entry gate where the tour begins. Admission is $10 for Adults, $5 for Seniors (65 and up) and $5 for Students, and is free for children six and under. Members of The Friends of the Woodlawn Cemetery are admitted free. Reservations for all programs are recommended. For additional information, call the Friends office at (718) 920-1470 or email a note to friends@thewoodlawncemetery.org

Mausoleum of Henry A.C. Taylor designed by McKim Mead and White

Keep visiting this page as we will update the tours and events here throughout the year.


DATE	TIME	MEET AT GATE	PROGRAMS
6/22	12:30 p.m.	Meet at the Hartsdale Cemetery or caravan from Woodlawn at 12:30 p.m.	War Dog Memorial Day Meet at the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery for the celebration of War Dog Memorial Day. Following the program, Woodlawn Mausoleum owner Tony LaMura will take us to his matching mausoleum for his dog, Sandy followed by a tour the graves of the pets of Woodlawn’s families.
6/29	2 p.m.	Jerome Gate House	The Big Broadcast Tour Rich Conaty, weekly host of FM 90.7 WFUV’s Big Broadcast Show will lead us to the songwriters of the 1920’s & 30’s. Irving Berlin (Puttin’ on the Ritz), Sam Lewis (Dinah), Duke Ellington (Satin Doll), Gus Edwards (By the Light of the Silvery Moon) and Nora Bayes (Shine on Harvest Moon) are among the notables on this walking tour.
7/13	2 p.m.	Woolworth Chapel	Freeing the Angel From Stone Jerry and Eleanor Koffler will sign their new guidebook to sculpture by the Piccirilli Brothers in New York City. After the program walk to the memorials created by these famous artists.
7/19 8/16 9/20	2 to 4 p.m.	Jerome Gate House	Biographer's Group The Friends of Woodlawn have launched a project to create a database to document the histories of the individuals memorialized at The Woodlawn Cemetery. Genealogists can contribute biographies on their family members - historians can add those they are studying. Learn about the database and how to volunteer to write biographies.
9/21	2 p.m.	Jerome Gate House	Lost at Sea Visit the memorials of the passengers of the General Slocum, Andrea Doria, Lusitania, Titanic, and other tragic voyages with Dr. J. Joseph Edgette.

* Security Officers are on duty at our entrance gates to assist you in finding these locations.

**Time and location to be determined.

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The Woodlawn Cemetery
Webster Avenue & E. 233rd Street • Bronx, NY 10470

Phone: (718) 920-0500 • Toll Free: (877) 496-6352
Fax: (718) 920-0512

Open Every Day: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.