The Woodlands is extremely fortunate to have a former volunteer turned staff member, Greg Fisher, leading our GIS efforts. Greg taught himself GIS and has applied the framework to digitize the historic maps and records of The Woodlands Cemetery. We first posted about his work on Facebook on GIS Day 2019, and it blew up on social. In honor of the Cemetery’s upcoming 180th Anniversary (back in 2020), we took an in-depth look into Greg’s transformative progress with GIS at The Woodlands.

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The spring equinox is only weeks away, and eager flowers have already started to blossom across Philadelphia. Here at The Woodlands, springtime brings a palette of vibrant colors and sweet floral scents that come with the growth of new blooms across the cemetery. Our Cradle Graves will soon be flowering with unique gardens, each tended by our dedicated team of Grave Gardener volunteers. In anticipation for the season of new growth, let’s learn about one of The Woodlands’ notable burials: esteemed horticulturist Ann Bartram Carr.

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