Learn About Green-Wood History During its 175th Anniversary Year

This year marks the 175 birthday of our beloved Green-Wood (April 18 is the big day). To celebrate, the cemetery has created a special anniversary calendar on their website. Historian, Jeff Richmond, discussed the calendar in a recent blog entry:

Each day: a sentence or two and an image. Some of those entries will be dates pertaining to Green-Wood, others will be about our permanent residents. This is another way to just begin to scratch the surface of Green-Wood’s rich history. Hopefully, these brief entries will pique your interest, opening you up to new discoveries.

We’re certainly piqued. Today’s entry focuses on James Brown (not the I Feel Good one), who co-founded what would become one of the largest private banks in America, now Brown Brothers Harriman.

In more anniversary news, the cemetery will be honored in an exhibition titled, “A Beautiful Way to Go,” which opens at the Museum of the City of New York in May of this year. We’ll bring you more information as the exhibition approaches.