Family Picnic at the New York Marble Cemetery
September 7, 2024
The Long Island Branch of the Holland Society hosted a popular family picnic throughout the 60s and 70s. For the first time this century, we invited all Holland Society members, friends, and interested individuals to join us for our inaugural annual family picnic on September 7th! The event was held at the iconic New York Marble Cemetery in the East Village.
Despite the typical Dutch weather, the picnic was a great success! Members and friends marveled about the beautiful garden in the heart of the East Village which has a lot of Dutch heritage. A New York City Landmark since 1969 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the New York Marble Cemetery did some digging in their records for names that are on the Holland Society’s list of qualifying members and volunteers were on hand to point out the vaults.
The family picnic is a great way to catch up and share stories about Dutch heritage and the Society is planning to continue this revival!
