Fall Colors Celebration
Sunday, October 11, 2020 | 12 - 4 p.m. Thank you to everyone who joined us for our annual Fall Colors Celebration! Join Lakewood as we...
A Gate to Another World: Lakewood’s Entrances Throughout the Ages
As you enter Lakewood, you pass through our front gates. Yes, the gates serve the practical purpose of safekeeping, but they also serve...
How the Minneapolis Park Board Made Winter Fun
In a previous blog post, “Lakewood and the Park Board: An Entwined History,” we shared the early connections between Lakewood and the...
How Epitaphs Have Changed Over Time
What comes to mind when you think of an epitaph? A favorite quotation? A mournful poem? A simple series of dates and a phrase like “rest...
Brewing and Its Discontents - Prohibition in Minneapolis
In 1850, a man in his late 20s named John Orth arrived in the frontier town of St. Anthony. Born from a contested territory between...
Angels and the Outfield: How Minneapolis Architect Harry Wild Jones Brought Beauty to the Masses
In the early 1900s, Lakewood Cemetery was a destination. It boasted a grand streetcar entrance facing Bde Maka Ska (formerly Lake...
Cremation at Lakewood: Yesterday and Today
Cremation has become commonplace. More people are considering it for a multitude of reasons—from economic to environmental—and choosing...
Founding Mothers of Minneapolis: Celebrating Early Women Leaders
Books about the earliest days of Minneapolis often refer to the “founding fathers” of Minneapolis, but seldom mention the important...
Love in Mid-Life: Charles and Florence Loring
In the 1890s, Charles Loring and Florence Barton may have seemed an unusual match. He was, after all, an “elderly” widower of 62 when...
A New Library for a New City
Imagine a world with no internet, television, radio, Facebook or Twitter. How would you keep up? Acquire knowledge? Stay connected with...
