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ON Sundays, The Friends of The Woodlawn Cemetery give tours of the grounds. Tours are approximately two hours long and 1.5 miles in length. Tours begin at 2 p.m., unless otherwise noted. Check the schedule for the entry gate where the tour begins. Admission to Author's Talks, the Biographers Group and the Holiday Concert is free. Tour tickets are $10 for Adults, $5 for Seniors (65 and up) and $5 for Students, and is free for children six and under. Members of The Friends of the Woodlawn Cemetery and the National Trust for Historic Preservation are admitted at no charge. Reservations for all programs are recommended. For additional information, call the Friends office at (718) 920-1470 or email a note to friends@thewoodlawncemetery.org

Mausoleum of Henry A.C. Taylor designed by McKim Mead and White

Keep visiting this page as we will update the tours and events here throughout the year.


DATE	TIME	MEET AT GATE	PROGRAMS
9/20 10/25 11/15	2 to 4 p.m.	Jerome Gate House	Woodlawn Biographer's Group The Friends of Woodlawn have launched a project to create a database to document the histories of the individuals memorialized at The Woodlawn Cemetery. Genealogists can contribute biographies on their family members - historians can add those they are studying. Learn about the database and how to volunteer to write biographies.
9/21	2 p.m.	Jerome Gate House	Lost at Sea Visit the memorials of the passengers of the General Slocum, Andrea Doria, Lusitania, Titanic, and other tragic voyages with Dr. J. Joseph Edgette.
9/28	2 p.m.	Jerome Gate House	Walk Through Woodlawn This general tour take you to notable sites featuring celebrated talents, significant monuments and architectural treasures.
10/4 & 10/5	2 p.m.	Jerome Gate House	Open House New York Marvelous Mausoleums – Visit the interiors inside some of Woodlawn’s grand memorials. This tour features eight private family mausoleums and creations of some of the nation’s most renowned architects.
10/12	2 p.m.	Jerome Gate House	Hispanic Heritage Tour Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring entertainers, sports stars, artists and patriots. Celia Cruz, Alexander Pompez, Charles Lopez, Ambrosio Gonzales and many more are included on this tour.
10/19	2 p.m.	Jerome Gate House	Victor Herbert Comes to Woodlawn Author Neil Gould shares his new biography *Victor Herbert – A Theatrical Life* and leads a tour to the sites of Herbert’s contemporaries and favorite haunts. Oscar Hammerstein, Reginald DeKoven, August Luchow and the luminaries of “Light Opera.”
10/26	2 p.m.	Jerome Gate House	Crime and Punishment Notorious bank robbers, law enforcement heroes andthe legal minds that prosecuted the cases that made the headlines are on this tour.
10/29 10/30 10/31 & 11/1	6 p.m.	Jerome	History and Mystery Explore the legends and lore of Woodlawn on this afterhours tour of the cemetery. The tale of the Lindbergh kidnapping, strange happenings and unsolved mysteries are shared along this walk. Flashlight Required.
11/02	2 p.m.	Jerome Gate House	Peaceful Politicians Right before Election Day, visit the candidates of the past and hear the stories of service, corruption and power. Robert Moses, Charles Evans Hughes and Mayor LaGuardia are on this tour.
11/09	2 p.m.	Jerome Gate House	Millionaire Miners Historian Rich Sauers explores the lives and loss of the adventurous speculators who made their fortunes out west. Jerome Wheeler, Jules Bache, Simon Guggenhiem and Senator William Clark are among those who hit the mother lode.
11/16	2 p.m.	Jerome Gate House	J C Leyendecker and the Great Illustrators Laurence Cutler of the American Museum of Illustration shares his new book about the artist who gave us the “Arrow Collar Man.” Thomas Nast, James Montgomery Flagg, Bud Fisher, George McManus and John Held are among Woodlawn’s many illustrators.
12/14	2 p.m.	Jerome Gate House	Holiday Concert Enjoy an afternoon of beautiful music and reception in the beautiful Woolworth Chapel
12/20	2 p.m.	Jerome Gate House	Biographer’s Group - Holiday Party and Meeting The Friends of Woodlawn have launched a project to create a database to document the histories of the individuals memorialized at The Woodlawn Cemetery. Genealogists can contribute biographies of their family members – historians can add those they are studying. Learn about the database and how to volunteer to write biographies.

* Security Officers are on duty at our entrance gates to assist you in finding these locations.

**Time and location to be determined.

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The Woodlawn Cemetery
Webster Avenue & E. 233rd Street • Bronx, NY 10470

Phone: (718) 920-0500 • Toll Free: (877) 496-6352
Fax: (718) 920-0512

Open Every Day: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.