A Brooklyn Treasure Since 1838

CULTURAL LEGACY

The Green-Wood Cemetery was founded in 1838 as one of America’s first rural cemeteries. Still an active cemetery, the Green-Wood of today is also a cultural institution, an outdoor museum that tells the history and evokes the cultures of the borough, the city and the nation. Today, Green-Wood’s 478 acres serve as the final resting place for over 570,000 permanent residents.

Veteran Biographies

Identifying the veterans of Green-Wood, with your help!

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The Green-Wood Cemetery was founded in 1838 as one of America’s first rural cemeteries. Still an active cemetery, the Green-Wood of today is also a cultural institution, an outdoor museum that tells the history and evokes the cultures of the borough, the city and the nation. Today, Green-Wood’s 478 acres serve as the final resting place for over 570,000 permanent residents.

Research Visits
Greenealogy
Burial Search
Reproductions

The Green-Wood Cemetery was founded in 1838 as one of America’s first rural cemeteries. Still an active cemetery, the Green-Wood of today is also a cultural institution, an outdoor museum that tells the history and evokes the cultures of the borough, the city and the nation. Today, Green-Wood’s 478 acres serve as the final resting place for over 570,000 permanent residents.

Greenealogy
Research Visits
Burial Search
Reproductions

Veteran Biographies

Identifying the veterans of Green-Wood, with your help!

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“It is the ambition of the New Yorker to live upon Ffth Avenue, to take his airings in the [Central] Park, and to Sleep with his fathers in Green-Wood.”

– The New York Times, 1866

Historical Collections

Art, artifacts, and ephemera that illuminate the history of Green-Wood and its residents.

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Archives

Reflective of Green-Wood’s long and venerable history are voluminous archival records documenting its residents and operations.

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“Green-Wood stands apart as a thriving testament to the centerpiece of all history: the people who made it.”

– Ken Burns, Documentary Filmmaker

“It is the ambition of the New Yorker to live upon Fifth Avenue, to take his airings in the [Central] Park, and to sleep with his fathers in Green-Wood.”

– The New York Times, 1866

Historic Fund Collections

Art, artifacts, and ephemera that illuminate the history of Green-Wood and its residents.

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Archives

Reflective of Green-Wood’s long and venerable history are voluminous archival records documenting its residents and operations.

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“Green-Wood Stands apart as a Thriving testament to the centerpiece of all history: the people who made it”

– Ken Burns, Documentary Filmmaker

The Freedom Lots

Unearthing lost history through research and restoration

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FROM THE VAULT

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Keys of Green-Wood

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Ride the Trolley

Letterheads from the Archives

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Green-Wood Then and Now

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Genealogy

Unlock your family history with Green-Wood’s genealogical services

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COUNTLESS STORIES

Notable Residents

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Civil War Biographies

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World War I Biographies

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World War II Project

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Mystery Solved!

It is always exciting to solve a mystery that you have been working on for years. So it was recently with this question: who…

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Archives and Collections

For general information on Green-Wood’s institutional Archives and Collections, or to inquire about internship or volunteer opportunities, please email us at archives@green-wood.com.

Photo Credits (from top, left to right, approximate, excluding thumbnails): Header from GWHF, Freedom Lots by Art Presson, Archives from GWC, Collections by Stacy Locke, Greenealogy by Art Presson