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May 2025

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Nurture with Nature

Saturday, May 17, 2025 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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Military History of Laurel Hill West

Saturday, May 17, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Volunteer Flag Placement: Preparing to Honor America's Heroes

Sunday, May 18, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Friday, May 23, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Accessible Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Saturday, May 24, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Memorial Day Observed at Laurel Hill Cemetery

Sunday, May 25, 2025 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

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Philadelphia Death and Arts Festival

Thursday, May 29, 2025

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Philadelphia Death and Arts Festival

Friday, May 30, 2025

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Philadelphia Death and Arts Festival

Saturday, May 31, 2025

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Stagecoaches & Omnibuses: Victorian Transport

Saturday, May 31, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Philadelphia Death and Arts Festival

Sunday, June 1, 2025

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Medical Meanderings

Sunday, June 1, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Divine Hand Ensemble

Saturday, June 7, 2025 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

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Out of the Closet & Into the Crypt

Saturday, June 7, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Henry VIII, Not the King: Eight Henrys of Laurel Hill

Sunday, June 8, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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This Sporting Life

Saturday, June 14, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Saturday, June 14, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Nurture with Nature

Saturday, June 21, 2025 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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Queerly Departed: LGBTQ+ Stories

Saturday, June 21, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Stop the Presses! Printers & Publishers

Sunday, June 22, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Boneyard Bookworms: June Discussion

Thursday, June 26, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Friday, June 27, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Victorian Spirit Crawl

Friday, June 27, 2025 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

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Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Saturday, June 28, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Magnificent Monuments

Sunday, June 29, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Gettysburg & Beyond: The Ultimate Civil War Tour

Saturday, July 5, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Cinema in the Cemetery: Death Becomes Her

Friday, July 11, 2025 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Saturday, July 12, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Laurel Hill East's Shade Trees of Summer

Sunday, July 13, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Virtual Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

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Nurture with Nature

Saturday, July 19, 2025 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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Antemortem Society Mini Cinema: Old Haunts: Eyes Without a Face

Thursday, July 24, 2025 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Come show your face and BYO picnic (popcorn is on us). We'll be watching Doctor Genessier as he deals with some guilt and makes questionable choices.

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Friday, July 25, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Saturday, July 26, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Death Cafe

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

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Members Only: Champion Tree Lecture and Tour

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Saturday, August 9, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Hearse Show

Saturday, August 9, 2025 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

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Virtual Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Friday, August 22, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Saturday, August 23, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Nurture with Nature

Saturday, August 23, 2025 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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Members Only: Mimosas and Mausolea

Sunday, August 24, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Experience a rare glimpse inside some of Laurel Hill East's mausolea on this tour. Together, we'll discover the fascinating stories of those at rest and raise a glass to their legacy.

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Civil War Tour in South Laurel Hill

Saturday, August 30, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Auld Lang Syne: Scottish Residents

Saturday, September 6, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Giving Back: Philanthropists

Sunday, September 7, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Thursday, September 11, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Nature in a Victorian Cemetery

Saturday, September 13, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Sinners & Scandals : the Seamy Side of Laurel Hill

Sunday, September 14, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Market of the Macabre

Saturday, September 20, 2025 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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Fall Equinox and Meditation Walk

Sunday, September 21, 2025 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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Accessible Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Friday, September 26, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Abolition Histories- Eden Cemetery Tour

Saturday, September 27, 2025 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

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Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Saturday, September 27, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Abolition Histories- Laurel Hill East

Sunday, September 28, 2025 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

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Pints & Plots: Brew Masters

Sunday, September 28, 2025 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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Fall Fun Day

Sunday, October 5, 2025 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

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Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Thursday, October 9, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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True Tales from the Tombs

Saturday, October 11, 2025 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Saturday, October 11, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Darkly Departed

Saturday, October 11, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Famous Army, Navy, & Marine Veterans

Sunday, October 12, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Dearly, Yet Oddly Departed

Sunday, October 19, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Fall Foliage of Laurel Hill East

Sunday, October 19, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Soul Crawl

Friday, October 24, 2025 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

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Soul Crawl

Saturday, October 25, 2025 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

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Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Saturday, October 25, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Famous Army, Navy, & Marine Veterans

Saturday, October 25, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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The Nevermore Tour: Edgar Allan Poe Connections

Sunday, October 26, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Friday, October 31, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Talking with the Dead: Spirits & Spiritualists

Saturday, November 1, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Fall Foliage of Laurel Hill West

Sunday, November 2, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Saturday, November 8, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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A Tour for Tiny Taphs

Sunday, November 9, 2025 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

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U.S. Marine Corps Birthday Observance

Monday, November 10, 2025 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

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Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Thursday, November 13, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Pocket of Paradise Neighborhood Tour

Saturday, November 15, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Call in the Cavalry: 1st City Troop

Sunday, November 16, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Saturday, November 22, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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A Walk Around the Summit Section

Sunday, November 23, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Friday, November 28, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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In Their Own Words

Saturday, November 29, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Thomas Jefferson's Friends & Foes

Sunday, November 30, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Laurel Hill Goes to the Movies

Sunday, December 7, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Thursday, December 11, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Saturday, December 13, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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A Merry Laurel Hill Christmas

Sunday, December 21, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Hot Spots & Storied Plots

Friday, December 26, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Sacred Spaces & Storied Places

Saturday, December 27, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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