It’s hard to believe but we’ve reached the halfway point in the rehabilitation of the Oakland Bell Tower thanks to our excellent team including J.M. Wilkerson Construction and Smith Dalia Architects. Things are starting to take shape! The most notable…
On June 10, 2022, Historic Oakland Foundation and the City of Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the restoration of Oakland Cemetery's historic African American Burial Grounds. Speakers for the event…
“Historic cemetery” and “environmental sustainability” may not often go together in many folk’s minds, but at Historic Oakland Foundation, we recognize our responsibility as environmental stewards. The earth is a finite resource, and the negative consequences of climate change will…
Historic Oakland Foundation's more than 300 active volunteers conduct research, lead tours, work in the gardens, welcome folks in the Visitors Center, help with our Capturing the Spirit of Oakland Halloween tours, and so much more. Our volunteers are at…
2021 is really flying by for Historic Oakland Foundation's preservation, restoration, and operations (PRO) team. This year we’ve been busier than ever thanks to ongoing work taking place on East Hill. In late 2019 we began restoring 7.5 acres on…
At their August 16, 2021 meeting the Atlanta City Council unanimously voted to approve the removal of the Lion of Atlanta statue from Oakland Cemetery as “necessary and appropriate for the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the monument.” The Lion…
Did you know that despite the beauty of its 48-acres, Oakland is not a perpetual care cemetery? It's not! Families and owners are responsible for maintaining their lots, but in the years since the last of Oakland’s lots were sold,…
