Historic Oakland Foundation
Museums, Historical Sites, and ZoosGeorgia, United States11-50 Employees
Historic Oakland Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on preserving, restoring, enhancing, and sharing Oakland Cemetery as a cultural resource in Atlanta. By collaborating with the City of Atlanta, the foundation aims to provide public access to the cemetery’s history and landscape, offering a tranquil urban space while highlighting its role in the city’s heritage. The organization serves visitors, researchers, educators, and local residents who engage with Atlanta’s history and cultural landscape. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, the foundation operates within the museums, historical sites, and zoos sector, and has undertaken initiatives such as a Burial Records database and an interactive map to improve public access to historical information. Recent activities include workforce development programs for local students, a Juneteenth family event, and ongoing capital improvements supported through community partnerships. The foundation’s work positions it as a steward of a historic cemetery and a community cultural resource in the southeastern United States. } }{ }**Note:** There was a formatting error in the final line to ensure clean JSON, the intended response is a single JSON object as shown above.} } }”} } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } }