A Simple Guide to Pre-Planning Final Arrangements
Learn how pre-planning final arrangements can reduce stress, clarify your wishes, and help protect your loved ones. Explore burial, mausoleum and cremation options at Woodlawn Cemetery in Syracuse.
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Caring for Sacred Spaces: Woodlawn’s Commitment to Respect and Preservation
At Woodlawn Cemetery, we believe that every life deserves a place to be remembered with dignity, beauty and peace. That’s why our commitment to caring for these sacred spaces extends far beyond the moment of interment – it’s a daily promise to honor those laid to rest and provide comfort to the families who visit. […]
The Rise of Genealogy and the Role of Historic Cemeteries
In an age of DNA test kits and online ancestry trees, Americans are diving headfirst into their family histories – and cemeteries are emerging as unexpected, invaluable research destinations. Genealogy has long been a pursuit for professional historians and hobbyists alike, but in recent years, it has experienced a dramatic resurgence, particularly among Generation X […]
What Is a Permanent Maintenance Fund? Ensuring Long-Term Care at Woodlawn Cemetery
Selecting a final resting place is a profound decision, intertwining personal values with the assurance of perpetual dignity and care. At Woodlawn Cemetery, we understand this deeply, which is why we maintain a robust Permanent Maintenance Fund. This fund ensures that our serene landscapes and sacred grounds are meticulously preserved for generations to come. Understanding […]
As Choices Change, Memorialization Matters More Than Ever
Cemeteries are more than final resting places – they are reflections of our culture, values and evolving beliefs about life, death and remembrance. Over the past 145-plus years, Woodlawn Cemetery has not only witnessed these shifts, but has embraced them to ensure that generations of families have a place to remember, reflect and celebrate life […]
The Historic War Stories of Woodlawn Cemetery
A walk-through Woodlawn Cemetery is thick with American history, particularly when it comes to under-heralded war veterans. Take the magnificent Lilly Post, for instance, a 40-foot-tall monument dedicated in 1887 as the final resting place of 110 Civil and Spanish-American War soldiers and sailors in Section 32, Lot 66. While those stories are largely untold, […]
Now You Can Search Lots at Woodlawn Cemetery Online
A new feature on the Woodlawn Cemetery website allows users to search a definitive collection of burial records and get basic information about relatives interred here. The search requires only a first and last name. With the click of a button or tap of the screen, users will find the birth and death dates as […]
Woodlawn Cemetery Expands Original Mausoleum to Meet Demand
Woodlawn Cemetery is keeping up with demand for more mausoleum spaces as more people are pre-planning their final arrangements. The Eternal Light Mausoleum will see the addition of 244 crypts as a result.
Wreaths Across America Mobile Education Exhibit
Woodlawn Cemetery is happy to announce that they will be hosting the Wreaths Across America Mobile Education Exhibit on Sunday August 8th, 2021, from 9 AM to 4 PM. Each year, millions of Americans come together to REMEMBER the fallen, HONOR those that serve and their families, and TEACH the next generation about the value […]
A Little-Known Soldier and His Major Role with the Rough Riders
Under a lone maple tree on a small island surrounded by Sections 31, 32, 33 and 34 at Woodlawn Cemetery lies a single soldier named Gustave A. Kalbe (Nee Kolbe). While all alone now, he is a testament to some amazing United States history, patriotism and family tragedy. Gustave was born in Hamburg, Germany, in […]