Cypress Lawn Heritage Foundation

BASIC EVENTS | LECTURES | WALKING TOURS

Cypress Lawn Heritage Foundation
1370 El Camino Real
Colma, California 94014-3239
Phone #: (650) 755-0580
Fax #: (650) 994-3317

2010 EDUCATION SERIES
FREE SUNDAY AFTERNOON LECTURES

Cypress Lawn Heritage foundation proudly announces the 11th Season of its FREE Sunday Afternoon Lectures. This popular, entertaining and educational Lecture Series is held on the third Sunday of each month from January through October. Please note that some topics or schedules may change due to unavoidable circumstances.

Light Refreshments Served

Location:         Cypress Lawn Reception Center
                        2nd Floor, 1370 El Camino Real
                        Colma, California 94014

Time:               2:00 - 4:00 pm.

Sunday, July 25	Peter Tannen/Terry Hamburg, World TravelersA Travelogue: Some Historic Cemeteries of South and Central America, the Southern United States and Paris
	Lecture notes - Forty-three people attended our lecture entitled "A Travelogue: Some Historic Cemeteries of South and Central America, the Southern United States and Paris." We had two speakers. Heritage Foundation founding member Peter Tannen talked in length about some cemeteries he visited in Central and South America including Recoleto, the Cypress Lawn of Buenos Aires, where the most important people in Argentinian history and high society are buried, including their beloved icon, Eva Peron. Terry Hamburg talked about some historic cemeteries in Savannah, Charleston and New Orleans, Pere Lachaise and the Catacombs in Paris, and one cemetery in Guanajuato, Mexico.
Sunday, August 15	Edgar Sung, Ph.D., Feng Shui Elder Master Creating Optimal Health with Feng Shui
Sunday, September 19	To be announced
Sunday, October 17	Michael Svanevik Reading the Stones: Breaking the Coded Mystique of Marble Orchards

FREE SATURDAY AFTERNOON WALKING TOURS

Most walking tours are held every third Saturday of the month except for the Arbor Day tour on April 25^th and the walking tour scheduled on August 7^th which is part of the celebration of Victorian Days of the San Mateo County Historical Association.

Saturday, July 24	Who's Who in the West Gardens Tour starts at the Reception Center Docent: Terry Hamburg
	Walking tour notes - We had our first walking tour of the West Side which was titled "Who's Who in the West Gardens." Twenty-two people braved the cold weather and the steep walk to the top of Coral Garden and down. Personalities featured in the tour included Golden Gate Park wizard John McLaren, famed concert pianist Sari Biro, US Senator and California Governor Hiram Johnson, Oakland Symphony Orchestra conductor Calvin Simmons, mural artist Gottardo Piazzoni, and a lot more. We pointed out the areas reserved by different organizations for their members like the Salvation Army Plot, the Armenian Church, the Turko-Tatar Association, the Episcopal Old Ladies Home, and many others.
Saturday, August 7	Heritage Walk of Cypress Lawn Tour starts at the Noble Chapel Docent: Terry Hamburg
Saturday, August 21	The UC Berkeley Connection at Cypress Lawn Tour starts at the Noble Chapel Docent: Terry Hamburg
Saturday, September 18	A Celebration of Vintners at Cypress Lawn Tour starts at the Noble Chapel Docent: Terry Hamburg
Saturday, October 16	Gargoyles, Foo Dogs & More: Interesting and Unusual Memorials at Cypress Lawn Tour starts at the Noble Chapel Docent: Terry Hamburg
Saturday, October 30	Grand Tombs of Fantastic San Franciscans Tour starts at the Noble Chapel Docent: Michael Svanevik

Walking Tour Information: 650.550-8810

Lecture Information: 650.550-8811

Groups of 30 or More :If you have a group of 30 or more and would like to schedule a private walking tour of Cypress Lawn Garden Cemetery and Arboretum, please contact Leni Panopio at: 650.550-8863.

Join other cemetery enthusiasts and lovers of history, art and nature in discovering the cultural treasures of our beautiful organic outdoor museum and arboretum. Cypress Lawn is a nationally recognized historic garden cemetery and arboretum that has been a part of the San Francisco Bay Area's cultural heritage since its founding in 1892. It is a 200-acre living museum of magnificent funeral art, architecture and horticulture unlike any other museum in the world ... a place full of the life stories of the men and women whose visions and dreams have shaped the Golden State of California.