Elizabeth G. O'Donnell and classmates graduating Blockley Nursing School (later Philadelphia General Hospital), June 1907
Dr. Claire Fagin, former Dean of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and and one of the first women to lead an Ivy League university, has joined a legacy of accomplished, trailblazing women in nursing who are buried at The Woodlands.
Read MoreAnn Bartram was born to parents John and Eliza on February 15, 1779. Ann—or Nancy, as she was known to her family—grew up immersed in botany and horticulture. Her grandfather John Bartram owned and operated Bartram’s Garden, which stands today as a historic site and public garden about 1 mile away from The Woodlands.
Read MoreOnce known as “Decoration Day,” Memorial Day is a time for remembering the people who died while serving in America's armed forces. Here we review some notable veterans buried at The Woodlands.
Read MoreWoodlands Cemetery, by lithographer P.S. Duval, 1860
Greg Fisher, former volunteer and current GIS and Digital Mapping Specialist taught himself GIS and has applied the framework to digitize the historic maps and records of The Woodlands Cemetery. In honor of the Cemetery's founding, we took an in-depth look into Greg’s transformative progress with GIS at The Woodlands.
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