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SUMMARY:Who's Who on the Avenue
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we welcome guest speaker\, Marla Bujnicki\, to discuss several movers & shakers\, who at one time\, had a Delaware Avenue address. Today\, all reside at Forest Lawn as permanent residents.  A U.S. president\, a renowned doctor\, famous architect and local brewmaster all left our city a legacy. Their stories and others will be highlighted as we explore Delaware Avenue from the other side of the lawn. \nMarla Bujnicki is first and foremost a promoter of Buffalo\, a preservationist and a history enthusiast. She retired from the Department of Homeland Security after 37 years of government employment and since then has been training docents and giving tours for both Preservation Buffalo Niagara (PBN) and Forest Lawn. More recently\, she was a guest on Judge Penny Wolfgang’s radio broadcast and has also been giving presentations in conjunction with the county-sponsored University Express Program. Her past four summers\, have been spent as a narrator aboard the Miss Buffalo II tour boat and she has been active in the preservation community since 2005. \nRegistration is required as space is limited. A $10 suggested donation will be accepted at the door for the Forest Lawn Heritage Foundation\, which helps to make programs like this possible for the community. \nAddress: Forest Lawn Cemetery\, 1990 Main St.\, Buffalo\, NY 14208 \nEvent Location: This event takes place at Forest Lawn’s historic Chapel in the heart of the cemetery. Enter the cemetery at any gate and follow the white painted line on the road to the Chapel; ample parking is available.\nQuestions: Please call us at (716) 427-0727 or email Amizetta Haj\, Director of Community Engagement\, at ahaj@forest-lawn.com. \n 
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LOCATION:Forest Lawn Cemetery\, 1990 Main St.\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14209\, United States
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SUMMARY:Erie County Amercian Legion Veterans Day Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Forest Lawn is extremely proud to honor and salute the brave men and women of the United States armed forces\, particularly those who gave their lives in service to preserve our freedom and all that we hold dear\, as we host The Erie County American Legion for its annual Veterans Day ceremony. \nAt 8:00 a.m.\, flags will be placed on the graves of veterans buried in the Field of Valor® and in the American Legion section of Forest Lawn. \nAt 9:00 a.m.\, the ceremony will begin in front of the American Legion Memorial Monument in the Veterans section\, near the Main Street Gates. \n  \nGrave decoration and the ceremony are open to the public.
URL:https://forest-lawn.com/event/erie-county-amercian-legion-veterans-day-ceremony-3/
LOCATION:Forest Lawn Cemetery\, 1990 Main St.\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14209\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:A Very Frightful Victorian Christmas
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a unique and thought-provoking talk with local historian and author\, Amanda Woomer. Learn why the Victorians loved to tell ghost stories on Christmas Eve and why the tradition never quite took off in America. Then\, hear an actual ghost story written in the 1800s; Charles Dickens wasn’t the only one to write a Christmas ghost story! \nAvailable for purchase will be Amanda’s book\, A Very Frightful Victorian Christmas\, filled with twelve Victorian ghost stories and six traditional recipes. \nSeating is limited and registration is required. All proceeds benefit the Forest Lawn Heritage Foundation. \nImportant Information\nAddress: Forest Lawn Cemetery\, 1990 Main St.\, Buffalo\, NY 14208\nEvent Location: This event takes place at Forest Lawn’s historic Chapel in the heart of the cemetery. Enter the cemetery at any gate and follow the white painted line on the road to the Chapel; ample parking is available.\nQuestions: Please call us at (716) 427-0727 or email Amizetta Haj\, Director of Community Engagement\, at ahaj@forest-lawn.com.
URL:https://forest-lawn.com/event/a-very-frightful-victorian-christmas/
LOCATION:Forest Lawn Cemetery\, 1990 Main St.\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14209\, United States
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SUMMARY:Fashionable Death\, Fashionable Life: Mourning Fashions & Memento Mori 
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we welcome guest speaker\, Brandon W. Brooks\, curator of the John L. Wehle Gallery at Genesee Country Village & Museum\, to explore the world of 19th-century American mourning fashions for men\, women\, and children. How did we participate in the public institution of mourning\, and what did we wear to honor and remember the dead?  How did the American Rural Cemetery Movement contribute to the cult of mourning\, and how do we mourn today?  This talk features images from the latest exhibition at Genesee Country Village & Museum\, “Everybody’s Going to be There! The American Rural Cemetery Movement” on view through November\, 2025. \nBrandon W. Brooks works as curator of the John L. Wehle Gallery at Genesee Country Village & Museum. Serving in this role since 2020\, Brandon has the pleasure of curating over 400 years of European and American sporting and wildlife art\, as well as over 300 years of fashion and textile history. In addition to curation\, Brandon creates and hosts innovative programming and speaking events at the Gallery itself as well as at annual conferences\, often related to fashion\, textile\, or art history. Brandon’s current role also involves managing a small staff of gallery docents\, collaboration between sister museums and historical institutions across the State of New York\, serving as a peer leader on the DEAI (diversity\, equity\, accessibility\, and inclusion) committee\, and the creation and expansion of a free\, publicly-accessible historic pattern database\, reverse-engineered from historic extant originals. Outside of Genesee Country Village & Museum\, Brandon serves a board member for Rochester’s Rainbow Union (formally Out Alliance)\, as well as for the1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse Museum. Brooks has also worked in the mental health counselling field for over ten years working with DePaul Community Services. Brandon received his Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Adelphi University’s Honors College program. \nAll proceeds benefit the Forest Lawn Heritage Foundation. Seating is limited and registration is required. \nAddress: Forest Lawn Cemetery\, 1990 Main St.\, Buffalo\, NY 14208 \nEvent Location: This event takes place at the Margaret L. Wendt Center located at the address above. Ample parking and restrooms are available.\nQuestions: Please call us at (716) 427-0727 or email Amizetta Haj\, Director of Community Engagement\, at ahaj@forest-lawn.com. \n 
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LOCATION:Forest Lawn Cemetery\, 1990 Main St.\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14209\, United States
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