Woodlawn Cemetery and Arboretum celebrates 150 years

Officials and docents of the Historic Woodlawn Cemetery and Arboretum used its 150th Anniversary celebration Thursday to call on the community to return the venue to its original glory as a public gathering place.

“At the Woodlawn Cemetery, 80,000 Toledoans are interred,” said Jay Secor, president of the Historic Woodlawn Foundation. “So, for that reason, it’s a good thing to celebrate the anniversary as we remember those who came before us. We at Woodlawn are a bit of remaking ourselves in that we are trying to include more of the public in what goes on at Woodlawn.”…

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