Cypress Lawn Heritage Foundation

BASIC EVENTS | LECTURES | TOURS

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

2008 SEASON OF FREE SUNDAY AFTERNOON LECTURES

The Cypress Lawn Heritage Foundation proudly announces its 2008 Season of popular FREE entertaining and educational Lecture Series. Lectures are held on the third Sunday of the month from January through October. Note: Some topics and/or schedules may change due to unavoidable circumstances.

Light Refreshments Served

Location:         Cypress Lawn Reception Center
                       1370 El Camino Real, Colma, CA 94014

Time:               Sunday's at 2:00 p.m.

For more information or to make a reservation: (650) 550-8811

Sunday, Jan. 20	Michael Svanevik, Author and History Professor, College of San Mateo "The President is in Perfect Health! Medical Cover-ups in the White House"
Sunday, Feb. 17	Terry Hamburg, Antiques Appraiser (30 years in the business) "Show and Tell at Cypress Lawn"
Sunday, Mar. 16	Michael Svanevik "The Murder of Jane Stanford - A Story that the University Has Attempted to Deny for More Than a Century"
Sunday, Apr. 20	Michael McKechnie, Executive Director, and Don Mahoney, Curator and Horticultural Manager of the San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum will give an entertaining audio-visual presentation: "The Legacies of Trees and Foresight: San Francisco Botanical Garden and Cypress Lawn" This promises to be a wonderful afternoon learning about the unique horticulture at Cypress Lawn and the fascinating historical relationship with the San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum. Come a little early for good seats.
Saturday, Apr. 26	This is the second year that Cypress Lawn is observing Arbor Day. Activities for this event includes a brief introduction on the historical development of Cypress Lawn's arboretum, a walking horticultural tour, and tree planting at the end of the tour.
Sunday, May 18	Terry Hamburg, Antiques Appraiser (30 years in the business) "Show and Tell at Cypress Lawn"
Sunday, June 22	Michael Svanevik, Author History Professor, College of San Mateo "The Royals Revisited - The King is Dead, Let the Celebrating Begin"
Sunday, July 20	Christopher Pollock, Author of two books on the Golden Gate Park "Golden Gate Park: A Stage for Technological Advancements"
Sunday, Aug. 17	Michael Svanevik, Author History Professor, College of San Mateo "Road to Mount Rushmore - Striving for Ultimate Memorialization"
Sunday, Sept. 21	Kenneth E. Varner, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cypress Lawn "Cypress Lawn - Past. Present. Future."
Sunday, Oct. 19	Angi Ma Wong, Celebrity Feng Shui Master (Back by popular demand) "Feng Shui Tips for a Better Life"

2008 HERITAGE FOUNDATION FREE WALKING TOURS SCHEDULE

Cypress Lawn Heritage Foundation proudly announces its Walking Tour Schedule for 2008. All walking tours are held every third Saturday of the month unless otherwise noted. We hope you will join us in one of our tours so you can discover the beauty of our organically developed outdoor museum known as Cypress Lawn.

Saturday, April 19	Splendor in the Glass Walking Tour (Tour starts in front of the Administration Building)
Saturday, April 26	Good Things Come in Trees: A Horticultural Walk of Cypress Lawn
Saturday, May 17	Armed Forces Day Special: Military Personalities at Cypress Lawn
Saturday, June 21	Cypress Lawn's Notable Artists and Architects
Saturday, July 19	Magnificent Angels of Cypress Lawn
Saturday, Aug. 2	An Afternoon of Horticultural Delights at Cypress Lawn". Docent: Dennis Granahan
Saturday, Aug.16	The Streets of San Francisco at Cypress Lawn
Saturday, Sept. 20	Moguls and Magnates: Cypress Lawn's Real Estate Tycoons
Saturday, Oct. 18	Gargoyles, Foo Dogs, and More: Interesting and Unusual Memorials at Cypress Lawn
Time:	1:30 pm.
Docent:	Terry Hamburg (except for the Horticultural Tour on April 26th)
Information:	(650)550-8810

All tours start at Cypress Lawn's historic Noble Chapel built in 1893, except for the first scheduled tour which will start in front of the Administration Building as noted above.

Light Refreshments Served

Groups of 30 or More
If you have a group of 30 people 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 art and nature in discovering the magnificent cultural treasures of our beautiful 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 living 200-acre museum of magnificent funeral art, architecture and horticulture that you won't find in any other museum in the world ... a place full of the life stories of the men and women whose visions and dreams have shaped California.