Ben Feldman, our volunteer extraordinaire, has been cataloguing our Historic Fund collections for years. Ben occasionally takes time off from cataloguing to blog, research, and write books. And, he gives talks also. If you would like to join Ben this Saturday at Green-Wood, to hear his tales of research (“Uncovering Long-Lost Stories: Digging Dirt At … Read more
Green-Wood’s president, Richard Moylan, has been collecting paintings by artists who are interred at Green-Wood on behalf of our Historic Fund for eight years now. For the 2008 New York Times article about this, “Green-Wood Cemetery Builds A Collection,” click here. Rich recently acquired two very interesting paintings. One is by Letitia Bonnet Hart (1867-1953), … Read more
We continue to collect on behalf of our Green-Wood Historic Fund–items pertaining to Green-Wood itself (historic photographs, maps, guides, etc.) and those that help us tell the story of our permanent residents. As an earlier post noted, Walter Dorwin Teague (1883-1960) was one of the giants of 20th century industrial design. His remains lie in … Read more
George Catlin (1796-1872), who is interred at Green-Wood, devoted much of his life to painting American Indians and studying their customs. His art and his writing are a remarkable record of their culture and traditions. On December 1, 2011, this painting by Catlin, “Interior Of A Mandan Lodge,” consigned by the Field Museum in Chicago … Read more
Brooklyn’s annual National Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count was held recently at Green-Wood, Prospect Park, Jamaica Bay, and several other spots. Marge Raymond, who led the count at Green-Wood, has participated in it for decades. Green-Wood is a great place to see birds: our trees and shrubs provide seeds and habitat for over-wintering birds and … Read more
Last night, I had the honor of attending the preview of the blockbuster exhibition, “Duncan Phyfe: Master Cabinetmaker in New York,” at The Metropolitan Museum. Years in the making, it opens today and will run through May 6. Don’t miss it! As you may recall, I have been covering this story for months now. Almost … Read more
Marge Raymond has been birding at Green-Wood for twenty-five years. For the last few years, Marge has been leading trolley tours of Green-Wood for our Historic Fund. Last Wednesday, on her regularly-scheduled weekly tour, Marge walked her group out into Cedar Dell to show them the very early Dutch Reformed brownstone gravestones there. As the … Read more
Volunteers continue to process our archives, unfolding thousands of documents and placing them in acid-free folders. You can find out more about our archival processing work here and here. As we have processed these papers, we have made some great discoveries. We have placed particular emphasis on letterheads; Green-Wood undoubtedly has one of the best … Read more
Talk and trolley tour with author, historian and storyteller Ben Feldman…