Where is evergreen cemetery

The Evergreens Cemetery, a historic cemetery in the 'rural' style, was incorporated in and covers acres. Over , people are buried here, including notables such as tap legend Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, jazz musician Lester Young, and painter Martin Heade. Visitors can explore the landscape, designed by Andrew Jackson Downing, and see the great variety of architectural styles represented in the mausoleums and grave markers.

The Evergreens offers a selection of burial options including family lots, single graves, an urn garden, community and private family mausoleums, and our new Chapel Mausoleum and Niches. Beautifully nestled within Newark, Hillside and Elizabeth, New Jersey, Evergreen Cemetery is a landmark and final resting place like no other.

A rural Victorian styled cemetery established in , Evergreen Cemetery is a non-sectarian cemetery that sprawls across acres of luscious greenery and nature. Well known for our scenic landscape and the notable persons buried here, Evergreen Cemetery is more than a cemetery, it is an important part of the history of New Jersey and the United States. We pride ourselves on welcoming friends and family of those resting here as well, as the general public who come to visit and site-see.

We specialize in providing exceptional cemetery services to the local community. Join a team of amazing, weekly volunteers who help maintain one of the oldest public cemeteries in California, Evergreen Cemetery. Swing by to help with basic gardening like pulling weeds and clearing walkways, all while discovering Santa Cruz County History.

Gloves and tools are provided. Explore the grounds. Meet other local history buffs. Discover more about the people who made Santa Cruz what it is today.

No need to RSVP, just stop by ready to work. Join the Evergreen Cemetery Facebook Group to stay in the loop on upcoming workdays, projects, and ask questions to a group of other local history lovers. Then, be sure to sign up for MAH emails to be the first to know about upcoming events, book launches, and ways you can get involved in more local art and history happenings. We recently launched free, downloadable lesson plans for local educators.

Check out all six options , including the two below that relate directly to Evergreen Cemetery. Download the Lesson Plan. The story straddles the history of Sloan exploring Santa Cruz amidst serious intrigue, and a couple in the future who are set on discovering his past. Buy it on Amazon here , and at Bookshop Santa Cruz here.

Created in , the Evergreen Cemetery provided a final resting place for a multitude of Santa Cruz's adventurers, entrepreneurs, and artists. Join Traci Bliss and Randall Brown as they bring to life the tragedies and triumphs of the diverse men and women interred at Evergreen Cemetery.

Purchase the Publication. Reference Material: Evergreen Plot Maps. Connect Exhibitions Events Festivals. Take a Self-Guided Tour. Take a Tour.