Marigolds, or cempasúchil, are also an important symbol of the holiday and are used to decorate the ofrendas. They're known ...

Each November, Oakland Cemetery -- one of Atlanta’s oldest landmarks -- transforms into a community gathering space where families honor loved ones through the Mexican tradition of Día de los Muertos: ...

Dan Raby, the senior digital producer for CBS News Atlanta, has been covering everything happening around Georgia for more than a decade. For the first time in more than a century, members of the ...

Barbara Ware (left) from the Dallas Genealogy Society and Linda Finley from Daughters of the American Revolution (center) among others unveil the historic marker of Oakland Cemetery during a ...

ATLANTA — For the first time in 145 years, Atlanta's historic Oakland Cemetery is making space available for the public. They aren't full burial plots but rather, smaller spaces for cremated remains.

An Atlanta historic cemetery has been named as one of the state’s scariest, according to a recent survey conducted by Choice ...

Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a Mexican tradition that honors the deceased. Families build altars decorated with marigolds, candles, photos and favorite foods. Cemeteries are enlivened by ...

Once hailed as a grand ‘City of the Dead,’ the 70-acre Hollywood Cemetery has sat abandoned for decades until efforts by its new caretakers to recover it.

ATLANTA, May 14, 2025 /CSRwire/ - In 2023, Georgia-Pacific donated $75,000, along with various Georgia-Pacific building products such as ToughRock™ and DensGlass™ to Atlanta’s Oakland Cemetery’s ...

Every time I’ve visited Oakland Cemetery, I’ve been in costume. I realize that’s a weird flex, but stay with me. My first visit to the cemetery was during the Run Like Hell 5K race in 2023—what felt ...

Oakland County Historical Society’s annual Oak Hill Cemetery Walk on Saturday will make history come alive, thanks to volunteers. This year’s theme is “From Temperance to the 21st Amendment.” The 21st ...