Meet Janna Rhoden, native Georgian and a dedicated member of the Historic Oakland Foundation Gardens Team. Janna has worked in the African American section of Oakland Cemetery for coming up on three years. What brought you to Oakland Cemetery? Before I…
HOF Executive Director Richard Harker and Director of Capital Projects Neale Nickels update us on the construction of Oakland Cemetery’s new Visitor Center. Learn more about this project | Buy a personalized brick
There are so many reasons to love Oakland Cemetery. Nestled in the heart of Atlanta, Oakland is a community park, an eternal resting place, a beautiful garden, a venue, and so much more. We invite you to walk through the…
Historic Oakland Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of four directors to its board of trustees beginning January 1, 2024. “As Historic Oakland Foundation completes our first-ever capital campaign and is expanding its ability to deliver on its mission…
HOF Executive Director Richard Harker and Director of Capital Projects Neale Nickels update us on the construction of Oakland Cemetery’s new Visitor Center. Learn more about this project | Buy a personalized brick
Historic Oakland Foundation is excited to once again offer free tours of Oakland's historic African American Burial Grounds this February. From the inception of Atlanta’s municipal cemetery in 1850, the burial grounds for enslaved and free African Americans were, by…
The Georgia State University Heritage Preservation program and Historic Oakland Foundation have long held a symbiotic relationship through a graduate internship program. Last semester's intern, Lauren Reeves, worked alongside our preservation team, YLHT students, and volunteers to perform a variety of…
HOF is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the second year of its Youth Landscape and Hardscape Team workforce development program. The Youth Landscape and Hardscape Team (YLHT) program is an eight-week program that provides steady, paid summer…
Historic Oakland Foundation and the City of Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation have announced that Oakland Cemetery will temporarily close to the public for the month of January 2024 so that paving and infrastructure projects may be completed. Historic…
Your support this year allowed us to serve more than 125,000 visitors at Oakland Cemetery through our expanded educational programs, tours, special events, and the launch of our youth work skills development program. In the video below, HOF staff share…