October days grow shorter and shadows linger, growing ever more mischievous. Embrace the season with tales of mystery, terror, and imagination. Check out these haunting reads at Oakland’s online Museum Store today. The Ghost A cultural history spanning from the…
In 1852, the Atlanta City Council ruled that African Americans were to be buried in a segregated section at the rear of Oakland Cemetery, at the eastern boundary of the Original Six Acres. Most, though not all, of the African…
A new gate near the intersection of Boulevard and Memorial Drive was completed this week, allowing visitors to enter historic Oakland Cemetery from the east. The construction of the East Gate is part of a larger effort by Historic Oakland…
This is a transcript of a video by Historic Oakland Foundation Co-Executive Director Richard Harker sharing information about the 2020 Capturing the Spirit of Oakland Halloween tours. You can view the video here. As you know, we’re getting ready for…
On the nights of May 28, May 31, June 5, and June 6 unknown individuals vandalized the Lion of Atlanta statue, the Confederate Obelisk, and several headstones at historic Oakland Cemetery. The City of Atlanta owns and is responsible for…
Oakland Cemetery is the final resting place of more than 70,000 Atlantans. The enslaved and their enslavers, the oppressed and their oppressors, the empowered and those who sought to take that power away – all rest beneath the gravestones and…
O n the nights of May 28, May 31, June 5, and June 6 unknown individuals used paint to vandalize the Lion of Atlanta statue, the Confederate Obelisk, several headstones, and one of the interpretive panels in the Confederate Burial Grounds.…
Oakland has always been cared for by Atlantans. The city’s first cemetery was established in its current location, away from the hustle and bustle of the growing city, so that the city’s early families would have a place to lay…
Unprecedented, monumental, profound, insane—there are so many words to describe the current health situation and the impact it is having on our economy, society, and culture. But as we grapple for ways to improvise and overcome this crisis, a new…
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us all to deviate from normal operating procedures, sometimes very drastically. Historic Oakland Foundation (HOF) is no exception. Overnight, our administrative, education, and programming staff went from sharing ideas, coffee, bad jokes, desks, and even…