Oakland Lecture Series
2010 Lecture Schedule
The Historic Oakland Foundation presents our Lecture Series from April through September. Wine and cheese is served in the Bell Tower at 5:00 p.m., with our guest speaker beginning at 5:30. A selection of tours will follow each lecture at 6:30. The entire evening is free for current members of Historic Oakland Foundation. For non-members the cost is $15. Reservations are necessary. Seating is limited. RSVP to mwoodlan@oaklandcemetery.com.
Schedule:
April 17- Ren Davis- Ten People Who Shaped Atlanta
May 22- Brooks Garcia- Planting the Past: Recreating the Gardens at Oakland Cemetery
June 12- Deborah Marshall- Dog Days of Oakland: An Historic“Tail” of the Atlanta Humane Society (Bring your well-behaved, leashed dog for this one!)
July 24- John W. Brinsfield, Jr.- The Spirit Divided, Memoirs of Civil War Chaplains
August 21- Richard Waterhouse- Sacred Symbols of Atlanta’s Oakland Cemetery
September 11- Orien Catledge- The Picture Man of Cabbagetown
