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

2013 EDUCATION SERIES
FREE SUNDAY AFTERNOON LECTURES

Cypress Lawn Heritage Foundation proudly announces the 14th Season of its FREE Sunday Afternoon Lectures. This popular, entertaining and educational Lecture Series is held one Sunday of each month from January through October. Please note that some topics or schedules may change due to unavoidable circumstances.  If you would like to be on our mailing list for monthly reminders of these lectures and tours, please call 650.550-8810 (for tours) and 650.550-8811 (for lectures) or email lenipanopio@cypresslawn.com

Light Refreshments Served


Location:         Cypress Lawn's Reception Center
                       2nd Floor, Administration Building
                       1370 El Camino Real, Colma, California

Time:                2 pm. - 4 pm.



Jan. 27

Michael Svanevik
Armadas of Death: Colliding Cultures Create Medical Catastrophes

Feb. 17 Two Voices
Peter Tannen
Havana's Necropolis Cristobal Colon - An Exercise In Pious Excesses

Terry Hamburg
Cemeteries: From the American South to the Catacombs in Paris
Mar. 17 Debbie Grace and Melani Van Petten
Women in the Civil War: Soldiers and Spies
April 21 Terry Hamburg
Antiques & Collectibles: Are They Worth Keeping?
May 19 Michael Svanevik
Assassination! Murder! Execution! - The Decline of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
June 23 Cindy Chan
Creating a Positive Harmonious Life Using Feng Shui Principles
July 21 Michael Svanevik
A Man Called Larkin - Torch Bearer of Manifest Destiny
Aug. 18 Woody LaBounty
Ingleside Terraces: San Francisco's Racetrack to Residence Park
Sept. 15 Michael Svanevik
Influenza - The 1918 Pandemic, What It Wrought and Where It Went
Oct. 20 Douglas Keister
Stories in Stone: Paris


FREE SATURDAY AFTERNOON WALKING TOURS

The 2013 Walking Tours offered by Cypress Lawn Heritage Foundation

All scheduled tours are held on Saturdays. They start at 1:30 pm at the Noble Chapel (located on Cypress Lawn's East Gardens) except for the Stained Glass Tour and the Catacombs Stroll which start at our Reception Center, 2nd floor of the Administration Building, 1370 El Camino Real, Colma, California. Except where indicated, all tours are conducted by Terry Hamburg. For further information, please call 650.550-8810 or send an email to lenipanopio@cypresslawn.com

April 13 Walking in Stained Glass Heaven
April 20 An Afternoon of Horticultural Delights
Docent: Steven Brown, City College of San Francisco
May 18 Armed Forces Day Special: Medal of Honor Recipient and Other Military Personalities
June 15 Real Estate Moguls at Cypress Lawn
June 29 The Legendary Timber Kings of Cypress Lawn
Docent: Michael Svanevik
July 20 Landmarks and Destinations
Aug. 10 Heritage Walking Tour (Victorian Days)
Aug. 24 A Stroll in Cypress Lawn's Catacombs
Sept. 21 The Magnificent Angels of Cypress Lawn
Oct. 12 Gargoyles, Foo Dogs & More: Interesting And Unusual Memorials
Oct. 26 Only in October Tomb Walk
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 or email her at lenipanopio@cypresslawn.com


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.


Email: info@cypresslawnheritagefoundation.com

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