Upcoming Special Events
Sunday in the Park
October 3, 2010 from noon to 6:00 pm. Go to the Special Events/Sunday in the Park page for details, photo contest and vendor forms.
Halloween Tour Tickets Are On Sale Now
October 22, 23 and 24, 2010. Go to the Special Events/Halloween Tours page for details and to purchase tickets.
Run Like Hell 5K and Run Like Heck Fun Run
October 30, 2010 at 9:00 am. Go to the Special Events/Run Like Hell page for details and entry form.
2010 Guided Walking Tours
Join us for our "Sights, Symbols & Stories of Oakland" overview tours at 10:00 am, 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm Saturdays and 2:00 pm, 4:00 pm on Sundays.
This Saturday's Twilight Tour at 6:30 pm on July 31 is "African American History at Oakland".
This Sunday's Twilight Tour at 6:30 pm on August 1 "The Women of Oakland"
Topics vary for our 6:30 Twilight Tours. Please see Twilight Tours for our 2010 schedule.
2010 Oakland Lecture Series
The next lecture, Sacred Symbols of Atlanta's Oakland Cemetery will be August 21, 2010.
For details and the entire schedule of lectures, please go to Oakland Lecture Series.
Special Announcements
Georgia Forestry Commision supports Oakland's Community Forest
Historic Oakland Foundation has a unique opportunity to survey, protect and plan for the long term viability of our urban forest. With the support of a grant from the Georgia Forestry Commission, Chris Hastings of Arbormedics has surveyed over 150 trees using technology similar to an MRI to scan and judge the health and potential lifespan of our majestic, mature trees. With those results, Oakland will be able to create a long-term care, maintenance and replacement plan for our peerless tree canopy. This program will supplement the master plan and help us sustain and create an interactive greenspace in the city of Atlanta.
Discover the Enchantment of Historic Oakland Cemetery
Less than a mile from the heart of downtown Atlanta, a hidden treasure, a secret sanctuary, welcomes you. This garden cemetery, founded in 1850, is the final resting place of many of Atlanta's settlers, builders, and most noted citizens like Bobby Jones, Margaret Mitchell, and Maynard Jackson. It is also a showplace of sculpture and architecture, and a botanical preserve with ancient oaks and magnolias. Here in this peaceful place the full scope of the city's rich and fascinating history unfolds before you.
From a hilltop in Oakland Cemetery, General John B. Hood watched the Battle of Atlanta, and nearby lie soldiers from both sides who died in it. From that point you will have one of the best views of Atlanta's growing skyline, and you will begin to understand the people who came together to make Atlanta what it is today.
Spend an hour or a day exploring Oakland on your own or with a knowledgeable tour guide. Come learn about the men and women who laid the foundation for today's Atlanta. Pass through the gates of Oakland and you will discover Atlanta's history, from the beginning.
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