Oakhill Cemetery became west Michigan's first accredited arboretum in the fall of 2021.
Search Find a Grave to see if you know someone who is buried at Oakhill Cemetery.
Visit the Cemeteries page of the City of Grand Rapids to access maps of Oakhill Cemetery.
Check out this post from Experience Grand Rapids for an overview of the city's historic cemeteries.
Groundswell, a project of Grand Valley State University, has created this resource page of activities for teaching young people about local history through the lens of Oakhill Cemetery.
Late local historian, Thomas R. Dilley, published a book entitled The Art of Memory: Historic Cemeteries of Grand Rapids, Michigan in 2014 (Painted Turtle) that includes images from and stories about Oakhill Cemetery. Dilley's book is available from local booksellers.
Grand Rapids Media Initiative and Film Incubator (GR MiFi) is working to equip, resource and network in ways that enhance creative expression and empower BIPOC to tell their own stories. Our tours of Oakhill Cemetery are proud to partner with GR MiFi to share stories in an effort to seek narrative justice. Check out their work mapping out the stories of people in Grand Rapids on Historypin.
Search Find a Grave to see if you know someone who is buried at Oakhill Cemetery.
Visit the Cemeteries page of the City of Grand Rapids to access maps of Oakhill Cemetery.
Check out this post from Experience Grand Rapids for an overview of the city's historic cemeteries.
Groundswell, a project of Grand Valley State University, has created this resource page of activities for teaching young people about local history through the lens of Oakhill Cemetery.
Late local historian, Thomas R. Dilley, published a book entitled The Art of Memory: Historic Cemeteries of Grand Rapids, Michigan in 2014 (Painted Turtle) that includes images from and stories about Oakhill Cemetery. Dilley's book is available from local booksellers.
Grand Rapids Media Initiative and Film Incubator (GR MiFi) is working to equip, resource and network in ways that enhance creative expression and empower BIPOC to tell their own stories. Our tours of Oakhill Cemetery are proud to partner with GR MiFi to share stories in an effort to seek narrative justice. Check out their work mapping out the stories of people in Grand Rapids on Historypin.