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Ross Mitchell (Part 3) – From Red to Black: Laurel Hill’s Fundraising Plan

July 11, 2006 by Ed Snyder

This article is part of a series on How Historic Laurel Hill Cemetery Is Reinventing Itself. It is based on an interview with Ross Mitchell, Executive Director of Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, PA. Stoneangels: I saw you on the PBS documentary, “A Cemetery Special” a few months ago. Is there a documentary on Laurel […]

Ross Mitchell (Part 2) – The Underground Museum: Philly’s New Must-See Tourist Attraction

July 11, 2006 by Ed Snyder

This article is part of a series on How Historic Laurel Hill Cemetery Is Reinventing Itself. It is based on an interview with Ross Mitchell, Executive Director of Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, PA. Stoneangels: Prior to coming to Laurel Hill, you worked for seven years as gallery director at the Barnes Foundation. You were […]

Ross Mitchell (Part 1) – How Historic Laurel Hill Cemetery Is Reinventing Itself

July 11, 2006 by Ed Snyder

On May 16, 2006, Ed Snyder sat down with Ross Mitchell, Executive Director of Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, PA to discuss the future of one of America’s most well known garden cemeteries. Here are the highlights.

Springtime in the Cemetery

May 7, 2006 by Ed Snyder

One might imagine the original architects of the garden cemetery had spring in mind when they laid out such calming and pastoral landscapes. The image ‘Dogwood’ (to the left), taken at Historic Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, would not be nearly as beautiful or serene without the dogwood tree. When garden cemeteries came into being […]

Elaborate Cemetery Mausoleums are Back in Style

April 20, 2006 by admin

If you ever get the chance to walk through one of the historical garden cemeteries like Laurel Hill in Philly or Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, you’ll find all sorts of elaborate mausoleums and memorials. But some time ago, that went out of fashion for simpler tombstones.

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