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Arboretum Day: November 18th, 2020
Cypress Lawn ArboretumDearest friends, neighbors, and tree-lovers near and far — It is my honor to extend to you a cordial virtual invitation to the first annual Arboretum Day here at Cypress Lawn Arboretum & Botanical Gardens on Nov. 18, 2020. As a celebration of life befitting the lasting legacy of our Memorial Park, where trees have …
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What’s New at Cypress Lawn: Virtual History Tour
Virtual Tour Take Tour Virtual Tour Video: Murder, Mayhem & Museums View Video The storied origin of Cypress Lawn Funeral Home & Memorial Park dates back to 1892 when our founder, Hamden Holmes Noble, drew inspiration during a carriage ride. At that time, the future of San Francisco’s cemeteries was in question, as cemeteries …
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How We Honor Multicultural Traditions at Cypress Lawn
As members of the Bay Area community, it is a true honor to be able to experience firsthand the vast variety of cultures and religions our area has become known for. At Cypress Lawn, it has remained our priority over the years to have staff members who can understand and identify with the needs of …
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What’s Next at Cypress Lawn: Virtual Tree Tours
Hello all! We here at the Cypress Lawn Arboretum would like to cordially invite you to experience our new virtual Tree Tour of our living collection, featuring several of the grandest and oldest tree specimens growing today at Cypress Lawn. Click here to explore this virtual experience for yourself! Start the Tree Tour Here With …
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Acute Loss: 7 Keys to Healing Following a Loss
The COVID-19 pandemic has completely uprooted our daily lives, routines, and rituals — including the way we grieve the loss of our loved ones. Because of the present circumstances, navigating grief is proving to be more difficult than ever before. Many of us aren’t able to “get back to normal” and “move on” because there …
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Discover the History Behind Cypress Lawn’s Columbariums
By Terry Hamburg, Director of the Cypress Lawn Heritage Foundation A columbarium is structure that holds only cremated remains. This original columbarium on the East Campus of Cypress Lawn — the first in the United States to be built inside cemetery grounds — dates from 1893, a year after Cypress Lawn opened. There was space …
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Noble Chapel: A Beautiful, Historic Treasure at Cypress Lawn
The Noble Chapel you behold today is a 2016 restoration of the original 1893 structure. This restoration was painstakingly pursued in order to return this chapel as closely as possible to the appearance and specifications of the original structure.
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Navigating the Pandemic with Courage: Meet Alexandra Petrini
Alexandra Petrini says she prefers staying behind the scenes – so families who visit Cypress Lawn might not always get a chance to meet her, but they are certainly impacted by her work. Petrini is a licensed embalmer and serves as the Preparation Room Manager at Cypress Lawn.
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Virtual Arrangements Offer a More Convenient Option for Families
Cypress Lawn Funeral Home & Memorial Park is proud to offer a new way of serving Bay Area families, which will make planning end-of-life arrangements more convenient than ever before. We have created a special area on our website designed to help you easily schedule a free virtual preplanning consultation with one of our certified preneed counselors.
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June’s Tree of the Month: Irish Yew
By Cypress Lawn Arboretum Director Josh Gevertz A headstone of polished granite — ornate, intricately detailed, and artfully inscribed — stands to commemorate a life gone by. Stone is a stoic thing; as eternal tributes to beloved people, we intend for our mausoleums, statuary, and monuments to remain immutable, as sacrosanct vessels of cherished memories. …
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