Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum
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Saturday May 4 9:00am - 10:30am EDT
Spring Bird Walk
Your tour guide, Jason Antonick, will take you on a slow-paced walk through the grounds and identify different bird species. Whether you are looking for a Carolina Wren, Black and White Warbler or a beautiful Cardinal, bring your binoculars, take a stroll and search our......More
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Monday May 6 5:30pm - 7:30pm EDT
Woodland Historic Tour
Founded in 1841, Woodland is one of the oldest rural cemeteries in the United States. Visit the final resting place of the Wright Brothers, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Erma Bombeck, James Ritty, the Stanley Family, the Mead Family, George Newcom and many other famous and infa......More
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Wednesday May 8 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Woodland Arboretum Tree Tour
With over 3000 trees and 165 native species, Woodland Cemetery is accredited as a Level II Arboretum. We have 25 species of Oak trees and have 10 current or former State Champion Trees. Join tour guide Kay Linden as he gives you an enlightening tour of the Arboretum at ......More
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Saturday May 11 9:00am - 11:00am EDT
Spring Migration Bird Walk
Your guide’s favorite time of the year! We’ll be looking for our year-round residents, and colorful spring migrants like Baltimore Oriole, Scarlet Tanager, and Blackburnian Warbler, among many others! Bring your binoculars and dress for the weather. The walk is slow-pac......More
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Saturday May 11 11:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Street Names of Dayton
If you’ve ever driven through Woodland Cemetery you may have noticed that many of the monuments have the names of many of the streets in Dayton. On this tour, we’ll introduce you to the men and women whose streets bear their name and how they contributed to the history ......More
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Tuesday May 14 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Sports Legends Tour
Everyone loves a good sports story and we have plenty with these legends resting peacefully at Woodland: Sprint Car racer, Johnny Shackleford inventor of the metal baseball bat, William Shroyer founder of McGregor Golf Club Co., Ziba Crawford cyclist and race car driver......More
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Wednesday May 15 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Cemetery Symbols Tour
Have you ever wandered through a cemetery and wondered about the meanings of the designs carved on old gravestones? Thousands of different religious and secular symbols and emblems have adorned tombstones through the ages, indicating attitudes towards death and the here......More
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Thursday May 16 6:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Woodland Historic Tour
Founded in 1841, Woodland is one of the oldest rural cemeteries in the United States. Visit the final resting place of the Wright Brothers, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Erma Bombeck, James Ritty, the Stanley Family, the Mead Family, George Newcom and many other famous and infa......More
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Saturday May 18 11:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Women of Woodland Tour
Meet some of Dayton’s most interesting and exciting women in history. You’ll hear about homemaker turned author, Erma Bombeck madam and real estate owner, Lib Hedges a visionary for the physically handicapped and disabled, Anna Barney Gorman Queen of the Gypsies, Matild......More
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Saturday May 18 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Woodland Historic Tour
Founded in 1841, Woodland is one of the oldest rural cemeteries in the United States. Visit the final resting place of the Wright Brothers, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Erma Bombeck, James Ritty, the Stanley Family, the Mead Family, George Newcom and many other famous and infa......More
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Sunday May 19 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Woodland Historic Tour
Founded in 1841, Woodland is one of the oldest rural cemeteries in the United States. Visit the final resting place of the Wright Brothers, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Erma Bombeck, James Ritty, the Stanley Family, the Mead Family, George Newcom and many other famous and infa......More
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Monday May 20 5:30pm - 7:30pm EDT
Woodland Historic Tour
Founded in 1841, Woodland is one of the oldest rural cemeteries in the United States. Visit the final resting place of the Wright Brothers, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Erma Bombeck, James Ritty, the Stanley Family, the Mead Family, George Newcom and many other famous and infa......More
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Tuesday May 21 6:30pm - 8:30pm EDT
Cemetery Symbols Tour
Have you ever wandered through a cemetery and wondered about the meanings of the designs carved on old gravestones? Thousands of different religious and secular symbols and emblems have adorned tombstones through the ages, indicating attitudes towards death and the here......More
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Thursday May 23 6:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Woodland Historic Tour
Founded in 1841, Woodland is one of the oldest rural cemeteries in the United States. Visit the final resting place of the Wright Brothers, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Erma Bombeck, James Ritty, the Stanley Family, the Mead Family, George Newcom and many other famous and infa......More