{"id":21603,"date":"2024-05-18T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-18T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lynchburg-va\/?p=21603"},"modified":"2024-05-14T20:20:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T20:20:06","slug":"old-city-cemetery-museums-and-arboretum-protects-history-horticulture-and-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lynchburg-va\/old-city-cemetery-museums-and-arboretum-protects-history-horticulture-and-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Old City Cemetery Museums and Arboretum Protects History, Horticulture, and Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>W<\/strong>HEN LOOKING for a place of peace, beauty, history, and learning, few think of a cemetery \u2013 but that is just what the Old City Cemetery Museums and Arboretum is. Home to a 27-acre public garden, multiple small museums, and a wedding venue, the cemetery is one of Lynchburg\u2019s most popular places to visit. As a \u201cgrave garden,\u201d Director Jay Brooks said the cemetery sees visitors who are cemetery enthusiasts, history enthusiasts, and horticulture enthusiasts, as well as many who are simply enjoying the atmosphere.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have a little bit for everyone, from history to horticulture,\u201d Brooks said. \u201cIt\u2019s a very peaceful place to come reflect, or spend time, or just get healthy and walk around.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Brooks has only been a director since June 2023, he has been a long-time visitor to Old City Cemetery. He grew up visiting regularly with his father, as both were interested in the famous people of Lynchburg. As they learned more, that interest grew.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen we started doing research and finding out more information, it just continued with our interest in the cemetery,\u201d Brooks said. \u201cOf course, visiting the candlelight tours that we had every year, it just blew our minds that there was so much here and so much history that we hadn\u2019t seen before and that a lot of people in Lynchburg don\u2019t see very often.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part of that history is housed in five small museums, which will become open to the public this spring. The museums were closed in the past because there were not enough staff or volunteers to monitor the collection, but visitors could look through windows. Now, Brooks said, they are able to take proper care of everything.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lynchburg-va\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/2-3-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lynchburg-va\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/2-3-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lynchburg-va\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/2-3-980x653.png 980w, https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lynchburg-va\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/2-3-480x320.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople can walk through and look at everything, and we encourage everyone to come out and just learn as much as they can,\u201d Brooks enthused. \u201cWe have a historian on site and several other people who can help out with anything that anyone has questions with.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other learning opportunities include guided and self-guided tours,\u00a0covering topics like Civil War history, Lynchburg history, African American history, medicine in the Victorian era, and Victorian mourning and burial customs, among others. While those tours are not free for everyone, Brooks has worked to raise funds to make them free for those in school \u2014 whether preschool or college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen I started, I wanted to make education free to those wanting to come learn,\u201d Brooks said. \u201cWe found out that, through sponsorships and donations of specific asks, that people were willing to help donate and give us the opportunity to allow people to come in for that free educational tour.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those interested in horticulture, Old City Cemetery offers classes on beekeeping, tree tapping, composting, and many other areas. The cemetery\u2019s goats \u2014 Braxton, Sampson, and Morris \u2014 are popular, as is the heirloom rose collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Much of the groundskeeping is done through the work of many volunteers, and there are volunteer opportunities for those who love history and research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lynchburg-va\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/1-3-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lynchburg-va\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/1-3-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lynchburg-va\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/1-3-980x653.png 980w, https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lynchburg-va\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/1-3-480x320.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBeing open since 1806, we have a lot of paperwork,\u201d Brooks said. \u201cWe go through a lot of our items and research, and there\u2019s opportunities to help with candlelight tours and other tours that we have going on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone is welcome to volunteer, even if the work has yet to be considered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have volunteers here almost every day doing things all over the cemetery,\u201d Brooks said. \u201cWe\u2019re always open to people coming in, and stopping in, and seeing what they can take care of.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its work alongside the Southern Memorial Association has built the Old City Cemetery Museums and Arboretum into something Lynchburg treasures, and all are welcome to experience it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just a beautiful place to be able to take a long walk, or catch your breath, or reflect, or come sit on one of our benches,\u201d Brooks said. \u201cWe have a lot of new events coming up, so don\u2019t miss it and don\u2019t miss the opportunity.\u201d <strong>GN<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHEN LOOKING for a place of peace, beauty, history, and learning, few think of a cemetery \u2013 but that is just what the Old City Cemetery Museums and Arboretum is. 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