GREEN-WOOD HISTORIC FUND INC
500 25TH STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 112321755 www.green-wood.com

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE ORGANIZATION WAS CREATED TO RAISE FUNDS TO PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN MONUMENTS OF HISTORICAL, CULTURAL, AND ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE, TO ADVANCE THE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY AND TO CONDUCT, SPONSOR AND HOST EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY.

THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO PRESERVE AND RESTORE THE GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY'S HISTORIC AND CULTURAL PROPERTY AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CEMETERY.

PUBLIC EVENT AND TOURS: THE GREEN-WOOD HISTORIC FUND PRODUCES OVER 200PUBLIC PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THESE INCLUDE TROLLEY TOURS, WALKING TOURS, BOOK TALKS, CONCERTS, ART INSTALLATIONS, CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION WORKSHOPS, ARBORETUM EDUCATION PROGRAMS, BIRDWATCHING TOURS, PROGRAMS ON ARCHIVES AND GENEALOGY ("GREENEALOGY") AND UNIQUE EVENING PROGRAMS ALL DESIGNED TO BUILD PUBLIC AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF THE CEMETERY. GREEN-WOOD BELIEVES THAT CEMETERIES ARE NOW - AS THEY WERE DESIGNED TO BE IN THE 19TH CENTURY - PLACES FOR CITY DWELLERS AND TOURISTS ALIKE TO COMMUNE WITH NATURE, SEE BEAUTIFUL WORKS OF SCULPTURE AND ARTISTRY, AND REFLECT ON THE UNIVERSAL THEMES OF A MEANINGFUL LIFE, TEMPORALITY, AND COMMEMORATION.

HISTORIC COLLECTION AND ARCHIVES: GREEN-WOOD'S DIVERSE HISTORIC COLLECTION IS COMPOSED OF ITEMS RANGING FROM CABINET CARDS TO STEREO VIEW PHOTOGRAPHS TO OIL PAINTINGS TO 19TH-CENTURY BASEBALL PROGRAMS. EVERY ITEM IS HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT TO GREEN-WOOD, RELATING EITHER TO A GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY "PERMANENT RESIDENT OR TO THE HISTORY OF THE INSTITUTION ITSELF. TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, GREEN-WOOD IS THE ONLY CEMETERY IN THE NATION WITH A COLLECTION OF THIS SCOPE AND SIZE. ITEMS FROM THE COLLECTION ARE FEATURED IN GREEN-WOOD'S OWN EXHIBITIONS AND ALSO LOANED TO OTHER CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS FOR DISPLAY. FURTHER, GREEN-WOOD'S INSTITUTIONAL ARCHIVES COMPRISE AN IMMENSE COLLECTION OF METICULOUSLY PRESERVED RECORDS, ALL CONNECTED TO OVER HALF A MILLION INDIVIDUALS (570,000 IN TOTAL) INTERRED AT GREEN-WOOD. THESE DOCUMENTS REPRESENT AN IMPORTANT AND VOLUMINOUS CONTRIBUTION TO RESEARCHERS EVERYWHERE. THE RECORDS RELATE BOTH TO FAMOUS INDIVIDUALS AND ALSO TO THE UNCELEBRATED PERSONS, THE CARPENTERS, THE BANKERS, THE GROCERS, THE TEACHERS, THE DOCKWORKERS, THE NURSES, ETC. WHO ALSO PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT.

EDUCATION PROGRAMS: FOR OVER A DECADE, GREEN-WOOD HAS HOSTED SCHOOL GROUPS FROM BROOKLYN AND BEYOND. STUDENTS AND TEACHERS EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY AND TRANQUILITY OF GREEN-WOOD'S 478 ACRES AND LEARN THE PERSONAL STORIES OF THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED TO SHAPE NEW YORK CITY. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THERE WERE SIGNIFICANT DECREASES IN PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND EVENTS & EDUCATIONS ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS.

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