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SUMMARY:Shirley Chisholm Statue Unveiling
DESCRIPTION:Please Join Senator Sean Ryan and Forest Lawn Cemetery To Unveil A Statue Of The Honorable Shirley A. Chisholm \nShirley Anita Chisholm was an American politician who\, in 1968\, became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress. Chisholm represented New York’s 12th congressional district\, a district centered in Bedford–Stuyvesant\, Brooklyn for seven terms from 1969 to 1983.  In 1972\, she became the first black candidate for a major-party nomination for President of the United States and the first woman to run for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. Throughout her career\, she was known for taking a stand against economic\, social\, and political injustices as well as being a strong supporter of black civil rights and women’s rights. Chisholm is interred in Forest Lawn’s Birchwood Mausoleum. \nEvent Location\nForest Lawn Cemetery | 1990 Main St.\, Buffalo\, NY | Birchwood Mausoleum \nSculpture Artist | Julia Bottoms\nBronze Casting | Gareth Lichty \nStatue Commissioned by New York State Senator Sean Ryan with funding from the State of New York \nPlease RVSP To Bria@SeanRyanSenate.com By April 28th\nReception To Follow Statue Unveiling
URL:https://forest-lawn.com/event/shirley-chisholm-statue-unveiling/
LOCATION:Forest Lawn Cemetery\, 1990 Main St.\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14209\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Women of the Pan Am Walking Tour & Picnic
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with No Illusions Tours and Sobremesa Buffalo\, join us for a special walking tour and picnic! Learn the stories of several women who helped shape Buffalo’s World’s Fair while we explore the cemetery\, then enjoy a turn of the century style picnic inspired by food from the exposition. You’ll also see some of Forest Lawn’s direct connections to the fair through beautiful elements of the space that still exist today. \nTickets available through No Illusions website: https://www.noillusionstoursbuffalo.com/tour-descriptions
URL:https://forest-lawn.com/event/women-of-the-pan-am-walking-tour-picnic/
LOCATION:Forest Lawn Cemetery\, 1990 Main St.\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14209\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Tours,Walking Tours
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SUMMARY:Exploring the Grave: Forest Lawn's 175 Year Legacy\, with Author Allison C. Meier
DESCRIPTION:Forest Lawn Cemetery is proud to welcome Allison Meier as the keynote speaker for our 175th anniversary celebration!\nAlthough people have always cared for their dead\, what a grave looks like has radically changed over time\, from simple interments in the ground to elaborate mausolea. Since Forest Lawn opened 175 years ago\, there have been changes in this final statement\, including the personalization of memorial markers and the rise of cremation. Allison C. Meier\, author of Grave (Bloomsbury\, 2023)\, explores this history and the ways the grave is still changing in her research\, writing\, and time as a cemetery tour guide. \nAuthor’s remarks at the Buffalo History Museum will be complemented by a VIP trolley tour with Meier in Forest Lawn. The tour will highlight burial sites relating to and contextualizing the themes of the talk. Even if you are a Forest Lawn regular\, on this tour participants will consider what the grave has been and what it could be through visits to grand\, curious\, humble\, and inventive memorials across the cemetery. \n \nAllison C. Meier is an Oklahoma-born\, Brooklyn-based writer\, editor\, and researcher focused on visual culture\, architecture\, and overlooked history. She believes in writing about the arts and heritage of our world in an accessible\, engaging way. Her recent book is called Grave (2023\, Bloomsbury) and is in the Object Lessons book series. Allison is currently the editor of Fine Books & Collections magazine and is a research associate with the American Folk Art Museum. She was previously a staff writer at Hyperallergic and the senior editor at Atlas Obscura. Her bylines are extensive and include the New York Times\, National Geographic\, and Smithsonian Magazine. Allison is also a licensed New York City sightseeing guide and moonlights as a cemetery tour guide at New York burial grounds. \n  \nEvent Location & Ticketing Information\nThe lecture will take place at the Buffalo History Museum (1 Museum Ct.\, Buffalo\, NY 14216) from 10:30 am-12 pm\, followed by an opportunity for book purchase and signing by the author. \nTicket Options\nLecture Only | $25 \nLecture + VIP Trolley Tour | $125: Following the lecture\, ticket holders will be provided a boxed lunch and will then board Forest Lawn’s trolley at the History Museum for a tour of the cemetery from 1-3pm\, led by Allison Meier\, and Forest Lawn’s Director of Community Engagement\, Amizetta Haj. The Trolley will then take passengers back to the History Museum at the conclusion of the tour. \nAdvance registration for the Keynote and the Keynote/Trolley Tour is required as space is limited. \n  \nMany thanks to an anonymous Forest Lawn Heritage Foundation donor for their support of Forest Lawn’s 175th Anniversary Keynote Address.
URL:https://forest-lawn.com/event/exploring-the-grave-forest-lawns-175-year-legacy-with-author-allison-c-meier/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Memorial 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 Memorial 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/Delavan Gate.
URL:https://forest-lawn.com/event/memorial-day-ceremony-3/
LOCATION:Forest Lawn Cemetery\, 1990 Main St.\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14209\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Remembering Ely Parker (Ha-sa-no-an-da)
DESCRIPTION:Please join the Forest Lawn Cemetery Group\, in partnership with the Buffalo History Museum\, the Erie County Historical Commission\, the Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center\, the Tonawanda Reservation Historical Society\, to remember and celebrate General\, Ely S. Parker\, a Seneca attorney\, engineer\, and tribal diplomat\, on the 120th anniversary of the unveiling of his gravestone. \nEly Parker Gravesite (Section 12) | Enter through the Delaware & Delavan Gate \nNo charge to attend\, but registration is required.
URL:https://forest-lawn.com/event/remembering-ely-parker-ha-sa-no-an-da/
LOCATION:Forest Lawn Cemetery\, 1990 Main St.\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14209\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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