Join us for a lecture!

Wednesday, June 28 at 6 pm

Emily Ford is an experienced preservationist, conservator, and historian with strengths in cemetery preservation, materials conservation, and archival research. She has beeSaven active in cemetery preservation since 2009, focusing specifically on the unique cemeteries of southern Louisiana.

As the Cemetery Superintendent for the City of New Orleans, Emily administers and supervises the planning, operation, maintenance, and preservation of the municipal cemeteries. She will discuss the history, background, and preservation of these six unique cemeteries, with a focus on connecting families to their ancestral burial places.

At the Chicory Cafe in the Rink. Signature cocktails, wines by the glass, and pints of beer will be available for $7 apiece.

Questions? Call Save Our Cemeteries at 504-525-3377.

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Take a Walking Tour With Us

The story of New Orleans begins here. No city celebrates life, or death, quite like New Orleans. Come learn about jazz funerals. Find out why most of our dead are buried above-ground. Hear tales of the famous soldiers, statesmen, musicians, and even Storyville madams who rest in our Cities of the Dead. Our tours are both historically accurate and entertaining. (You can’t make this stuff up!) Most importantly, proceeds from our tours go to preserving our unique cemeteries.

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PO Box 56762 | New Orleans, LA | 70156-6762 US

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