Bankston Creech, a Work Study Intern graduate student working towards a Master’s in Public History at Rutgers University, details the experience of helping to create the Grave Garden Finder.
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Weitzman School of Design students gather in Section I for a D2 demonstration at The Woodlands. Photo by Hann Daly.
Weitzman Preservation Students Repair Headstones at The Woodlands as an Introduction to Architectural Conservation
To kick off the 2025 fall semester, University of Pennsylvania Historic Preservation first-year students took on headstone restorations. They were accompanied by The Woodlands staff, along with Masonry Preservation Group, Inc. (MPG), Heritage Conservation Co., and Professors Kecia Fong, Roy Ingraffia, and Casey Weisdock.
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Karaoke in the Cemetery comes to The Woodlands
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 16 – On the evening of Friday, September 26, The Woodlands will host A Night of Grief Karaoke as an installment of the ongoing project Karaoke in the Cemetery by Leigh Davis. The project brings karaoke to cemeteries across the country, creating a platform for participants to express and share in grief responses through singing together.
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This male American Redstart shows off his striking coal-and-fire plumage. Photo by Toribird.
Birding at The Woodlands: Migration and a Call to Action
There truly is no other event on the birding calendar quite like migration! The southward movement of birds is in full swing, and there are lots of fascinating feathered friends taking a pit stop here in Philly.
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Woodland Avenue improvement project in progress after years of advocacy by The Woodlands, neighbors, City Council
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 30 – After years of advocacy by The Woodlands, City Council, and community members, the Woodland Avenue improvement project is in progress.
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