Step back into history and experience eighty acres of stately trees and statuary in the beautigul blend of nature and art that is Elmwood Cemetery.

 

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  • Book Discussion: "In a Colorful Place" with co-author Dan Conaway

    11 Feb

    6 PM - 7 PM

    Colorful Perspectives in Black and White.

    Join us for an all-new, online book presentation by co-author and lifelong Memphian, Dan Conaway. "In a Colorful Place" was released in late 2020. A collection of sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, and always insigh...

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  • African American History of Elmwood Cemetery

    16 Feb

    5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

    Celebrate history with us.

    For almost 170 years, Elmwood Cemetery served as the final resting place for African Americans who lived, loved, worked, and contributed to the history of Memphis and United States. We seek to illuminate the stories of just some of their live...

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  • Read In Peace Book Club

    23 Feb

    5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

    Read in peace with us.

    Join Elmwood Cemetery staff and other book lovers for this online edition of the Read In Peace Book Club. We're meeting online on Tuesday, February 23rd at 5:30 pm to talk about our 4th selection, The Office of Historical Correct...

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  • Cradle Gardening at Elmwood Cemetery: Getting Started

    25 Feb

    12 PM - 1 PM

    Join us for gardening at Elmwood Cemetery!

    Have you thought that you'd like to become a Cradle Gardener, but haven't known where to start? Or, are you simply curious and want to learn more before you commit to the program?

    Join us for an online meeting ...

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  • Cradle Gardening at Elmwood Cemetery: Getting Started

    27 Feb

    9 AM - 10 AM

    Join us for gardening at Elmwood Cemetery!

    Have you thought that you'd like to become a Cradle Gardener, but haven't known where to start? Or, are you simply curious and want to learn more before you commit to the program?

    Join us for an online meeting ...

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  • Bold Women Change History: The Women of Elmwood, Part One

    11 Mar

    6 PM - 7 PM

    Explore the women's history found at Elmwood Cemetery.

    Who are the women of Elmwood Cemetery? Mothers, sisters, friends and lovers. Suffragists, spies, singers, and maybe even saints. The women who are at rest in Elmwood Cemetery come from all backgrounds and each ...

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  • Bold Women Change History: Women of Elmwood, Part Two

    18 Mar

    6 PM - 7 PM

    The Women of Elmwood, Part Two.

    We had so much to say we needed another hour!

    The very first person to be buried at Elmwood was a woman. A Civil Rights activist, a beauty queen, suffragists, an explorer, and so many more: the women who are buried at El...

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