Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum
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Wednesday May 7 6:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Woodland Historic Tour
Founded in 1841, Woodland is one of the oldest rural cemeteries in the United States. Visit the final resting place of the Wright Brothers, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Erma Bombeck, James Ritty, the Stanley Family, the Mead Family, George Newcom and many other famous and infa......More
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Thursday May 8 6:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Woodland Historic Tour
Founded in 1841, Woodland is one of the oldest rural cemeteries in the United States. Visit the final resting place of the Wright Brothers, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Erma Bombeck, James Ritty, the Stanley Family, the Mead Family, George Newcom and many other famous and infa......More
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Saturday May 10 9:00am - 11:00am EDT
Spring Migration Bird Walk
Your guide’s favorite time of the year! We’ll be looking for our year-round residents, and colorful spring migrants like Baltimore Oriole, Scarlet Tanager, and Blackburnian Warbler, among many others! Bring your binoculars and dress for the weather. The walk is slow-pac......More
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Monday May 12 6:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
History, Mystery, Mayhem and Murder
Who confessed on their deathbed of murdering 18-year-old Christine Kett? Did Rose Shafor really dress up as a man to help her lover commit a crime? Who killed Julius Kruse? And was the “Cincinnati Ripper” living in Dayton? These stories and more are told in this walk to......More
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Wednesday May 14 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Woodland Arboretum Tree Tour
With over 3000 trees and 165 native species, Woodland Cemetery is accredited as a Level II Arboretum. We have 25 species of Oak trees and have 10 current or former State Champion Trees. Join tour guide Kay Linden as he gives you an enlightening tour of the Arboretum at ......More
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Wednesday May 14 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Women of Woodland Tour
Meet some of Dayton’s most interesting and exciting women in history. You’ll hear about homemaker turned author, Erma Bombeck madam and real estate owner, Lib Hedges a visionary for the physically handicapped and disabled, Anna Barney Gorman Queen of the Gypsies, Matild......More
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Thursday May 15 6:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Woodland Historic Tour
Founded in 1841, Woodland is one of the oldest rural cemeteries in the United States. Visit the final resting place of the Wright Brothers, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Erma Bombeck, James Ritty, the Stanley Family, the Mead Family, George Newcom and many other famous and infa......More
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Saturday May 17 11:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Inventors and Their Inventions
After the Civil War, Dayton turned from a place were things were made into a place where things were invented. By the turn of the century, Ohio was generating inventions and nowhere more than Dayton. By 1900 Dayton ranked first ( relative to population) in the creation ......More
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Monday May 19 5:30pm - 7:30pm EDT
Woodland Historic Tour
Founded in 1841, Woodland is one of the oldest rural cemeteries in the United States. Visit the final resting place of the Wright Brothers, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Erma Bombeck, James Ritty, the Stanley Family, the Mead Family, George Newcom and many other famous and infa......More
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Tuesday May 20 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Woodland Historic Tour
Founded in 1841, Woodland is one of the oldest rural cemeteries in the United States. Visit the final resting place of the Wright Brothers, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Erma Bombeck, James Ritty, the Stanley Family, the Mead Family, George Newcom and many other famous and infa......More
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Wednesday May 21 6:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
History, Mystery, Mayhem and Murder
Who confessed on their deathbed of murdering 18-year-old Christine Kett? Did Rose Shafor really dress up as a man to help her lover commit a crime? Who killed Julius Kruse? And was the “Cincinnati Ripper” living in Dayton? These stories and more are told in this walk to......More
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Thursday May 22 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
History, Mystery, Mayhem and Murder
Who confessed on their deathbed of murdering 18-year-old Christine Kett? Did Rose Shafor really dress up as a man to help her lover commit a crime? Who killed Julius Kruse? And was the “Cincinnati Ripper” living in Dayton? These stories and more are told in this walk to......More
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Thursday May 22 6:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Woodland Historic Tour
Founded in 1841, Woodland is one of the oldest rural cemeteries in the United States. Visit the final resting place of the Wright Brothers, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Erma Bombeck, James Ritty, the Stanley Family, the Mead Family, George Newcom and many other famous and infa......More