Woodland Cemetery Foundation - News & Events
Woodland Memorial Day Ceremony honors African-American Civil War Vets. . .
See Article Here
Photo courtesy of East Side Daily News
Woodland Memorial Day Ceremony makes News. . .
See Article Here
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December Journal Online for the news from Woodland Cemetery Foundation
City to allocate funds from Cemetery Endowment to assist with Gatehouse Renovation.Click Here to Read Plain Dealer Article
Read WSKU Article Here
In 1861, Sara Lucy Bagby Johnson was the last person in the United States to be prosecuted under the Fugitive Slave Act. Now, in 2011, Ms. Lucy's grave gets a marker.Read about it in the Plain Dealer.
The Greater Cleveland Genealogical Society features the Woodland Cemetery Website.
Read their review here.
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featuring the Memorial Marker of Mary Keokee Monroe!!!Check out these links to Woodland Cemetery:
http://rustbeltvoice.blogspot.com/2011/09/pro-patria-mori.html
http://bones1234.blogspot.com/2011/09/pro-patria-mori.html
http://bones1234.blogspot.com/2011/09/you-gotta-see-general.html
Woodland Cemetery Foundation honors Black Civil War Veterans. See the following Cleveland Plain Dealer Articles:
(Photo from Ohio Historical Society)
Black Civil War Veterans Get Monument - June 14, 2011
A Debt to Unsung Civil War Heros - June 4, 2011
Cleveland Honors Black Soldiers - May 30, 2011
Black Civil War Veterans Honored on Memorial Day - May 28, 2011
Check out this story in The Cleveland Plain Dealer - October 5, 2010 for more information about the work of The Woodland Cemetery Foundation of Cleveland. Donations are always welcome for restoration projects or for Lucy's dedication. (Photo by Thomas Ondrey, The Plain Dealer)
The M.B. Scott Mausoleum has a new roof thanks to many volunteers who did the work, assisted with funding, and procured materials.
A new historical marker highlights the Woodland Gate. Fundraising has begun to install a matching marker at the Quincy Gate. Donations are always appreciated. (See Contact Us Page to contribute.)
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