In 1925, a group of African American funeral directors convened to create a cemetery free of racial discrimination ...

Tulsa is offering residents a chance to delve into their family history and possibly uncover connections to the 1921 Tulsa ...

The City of Tulsa shared Wednesday’s updates, including the second identification from Oaklawn Cemetery, George Melvin ...

A Necropolis is a mere depository for dead bodies,” Douglass wrote. “Green-Wood,” on the other hand, implied “verdure, shade, ruralness, natural beauty, every thing, in short, in contrast with the ...

This spring has been 3.3 degrees warmer on average than previous years. Paul Martinka “It’s like Mother Nature doesn’t quite know what channel to put the TV on,” Christopher Tate, a ...

Greenwood is far from the only local cemetery in tenuous shape. Across Florida, thousands of graveyards have been abandoned, according to the Department of State's Division of Historical Resources.

Jury denies damages for family of man buried in wrong grave at California cemetery Sidney Cooper Sr., the “Mayor of Imperial,” was buried in the wrong grave at Greenwood Memorial Park for 22 years ...

Lloyd Davis (left) and Shedrick Jones Sr. (right) visit Greenwood Cemetery in Louisville's Chickasaw neighborhood, August 16, 2024. They have volunteered to maintain the abandoned property for years.

Friends of Eastern Cemetery is a nonprofit group that helps maintain the 175-year-old abandoned cemetery at 641 Baxter Ave. The group cleans up and mows the 29-acre property from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m ...

The Juneteenth trolley ride was needed for those who wanted to see all of these gravesites because they are spread across the rolling hills of Green-Wood Cemetery. Records for the cemetery ...

For more information you can call Dana at 931-933-1149 or email Greenwood Cemetery at [email protected] ... leaving behind a legacy of damaged lives, lawsuits and restricted public records.