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October 2018
Candlelight Tours
October 12–13, 18–20, 25–27 11th Anniversary Season! Professional actors in period costume bring Cemetery residents to life with true stories from local history. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Tickets go on sale September 15.
Find out more »Candlelight Tours
October 12–13, 18–20, 25–27 11th Anniversary Season! Professional actors in period costume bring Cemetery residents to life with true stories from local history. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Tickets go on sale September 15.
Find out more »Autumn in the Grave Garden
Join Bruce Christian, former Executive Director of the Old City Cemetery, in a special “Autumn in the Grave Garden” FREE one hour walking tour of the Cemetery historical highlights from 1806 to the present. Meet just inside the Taylor Street gate.
Find out more »December 2018
Wreaths Across America
The Blue Ridge and James River Chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution, in cooperation with the Old City Cemetery in Lynchburg, are proud to sponsor our 11th Anniversary Wreaths Across America ceremony on Saturday, December 15, at 12:00 noon. This event is free and open to the public. Please arrive early as parking within the Cemetery is very limited and the Cemetery gates close at 11:45 a.m. This moving ceremony honors those who have served and sacrificed…
Find out more »Holiday Open House
The Cemetery Center will be open from1-5 pm for our Holiday sale - all items in our gift shop will be 25% off, including autographed copies of Dr. James Elson's book, Lynchburg Virginia - The first 200 years 1786-1986, and Aubrey Wiley's children's book, Hey Grandpa, Tell Us About Six Eleven. Stop by for hot apple cider and our delicious Cemetery Cookies!
Find out more »Meet the Author & Book Signing
Author Charles E. Driscoll, M.D., will be signing copies of his book Ring The Fire Bell! - The Incredible Story of an Iowa Civil War Medical Center. This book tells the stories of a small quiet riverside town's medical community in Keokuk, Iowa, that became a major Union hospital town and convalescence center. The fire bell was rung to announce the arrival of injured soldiers, who had been transported up the Mississippi from the horrors of the Civil War battlefield. Come meet the author in his Union Army Surgeon…
Find out more »January 2019
Cantabile Choir Concert
Please join us in the Chapel at 3:00 pm for a special holiday concert by Cantabile youth choir. Cantabile consists of about 20 experienced singers from Cantate Children’s and Youth Choir. The concert will include favorite Holiday and Epiphany songs. This is a free concert, donations are welcome & reservations are required. For more information, visit the Cemetery website at www.gravegarden.org or call 434-847-1465.
Find out more »Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop
Learn pomme fruit tree management techniques for orchard productivity & wellness. Inside informational session & outside pruning practice - weather permitting. Dress for the weather & bring your sharp by-pass pruners. Reservations required, $15 per person - call Old City Cemetery 434) 847-1465 SNOW CANCELS this event. Workshop will be held in the main Lynchburg City Public Works conference room* at 1700 Memorial Ave, Lynchburg, VA * across from ZIP convenience store and City vehicles gas pumps …
Find out more »February 2019
Valentine’s Concert
Pianist Curt Sydnor will perform 20th century American songs, from country gospel to early jazz at Old City Cemetery Chapel. Sydnor is a keyboardist & composer who has performed and recorded with groups led by Mirah, Janka Nabay, among others. In 2015, he performed the U.S. premier of Opera: Quasi Fortissimo, a piano solo composed by Greg Saunier. He has also released the jazz album Materials and their Destiny. He is currently studying organ w/Peggy Howell & playing in local…
Find out more »Free Blacks of Lynchburg, 1805-1865
The free black population of Lynchburg ranged from 5% to 11% of the total population of the city during 1810 to 1860. They were successful barbers, seamstresses, carpenters, and more. How did they survive and thrive despite the challenges of a legal system that held them back? Ted Delaney, Lynchburg Museum Director & Chief Public History Officer, and co-author of Free Blacks of Lynchburg, Virginia, 1805-1865, will explore this period of history and how African Americans of this time…
Find out more »All events are sponsored by the Southern Memorial Association.
Please contact us for more information about the Old City Cemetery or any of these events.
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