Pet & Aquamation Services at West Laurel Hill
Corey from Mainline Business Community Podcast spends a few minutes speaking with Ginny, who works at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.She explains the aquamation process offered through West Laurel Cemetery…
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West Laurel Hill Funeral Home Gets the Green Light
West Laurel Hill Funeral Home Gets the Green Light Management Company Awarded Small Business Advantage Grant for LED Lighting Replacement BALA CYNWYD, PA – December 2019 – The West Laurel Hill C…
New Mainline Greenway is in the works
LOWER MERION — Excitement is growing among cycling enthusiasts as the Mainline Greenway, which would create a safe biking route from the West Laurel Cemetery to Stoneleigh Gardens, begins to take sh…
Get Ready For Manna’s Scary-Good ‘Run 4 Ur Life’ Fundraiser
Rob Saxon of Manna joins NBC10’s Rosemary Connors to discuss the organization’s annual ‘Run 4 Ur Life’ event. The spooky festivities begin October 24 at West Laurel Hill Cemeta…
A Greener Afterlife
The West Laurel Hill Cemetery and Funeral Home has the greenest burial practices in the country. Now you can care for the earth even after you leave it. Visit West Laurel Hill Cemetery on a Wednesday…
Natural Resting Place
FROM THE AUGUST 2019 ISSUE OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE MAGAZINE. In the summer, the 400 grave sites in a section of West Laurel Hill Cemetery outside Philadelphia that is known as Nature’s Sanctuar…
Walk With Landscaping Goats In West Laurel Hill Cemetery
The Philly Goat Project is bringing its goats to West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd Wednesday and you can join them. West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd will get some landscaping, courtesy…
To bring in new blood, historic cemeteries get creative with yoga, dog walks, and picnics
Philadelphia’s Laurel Hill Cemetery was blanketed by snow on a recent Friday afternoon, but executive director Nick McAllister could already envision the events that would take place among the mossy…
West Laurel Hill Cemetery celebrates 150 years
LOWER MERION — West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd was established by John Jay Smith in 1869, 33 years after the founding of its sister cemetery, Laurel Hill. 2019 marks the 150th anniversary …
Pennsylvania Ballet To Present GISELLE Sponsored by West Laurel Hill
This spring Pennsylvania Ballet will premiere Artistic Director Angel Corella’s re-staging of Giselle, ballet’s hauntingly romantic classic. Presented by West Laurel Hill Cemetery, perform…
10 events celebrating Black History Month in Philadelphia
Amble through West Laurel Hill Cemetery to learn about the lives of black pioneers, civic leaders, and entertainers who influenced Philadelphia and beyond. A guide will discuss the significance of fig…
Honoring a Lower Merion sports star who died serving his country 100 years ago
LOWER MERION — It’s a common practice to place flowers or wreaths on the graves of departed loved ones. But sometimes people leave other things — photos, small stones or even coins. But there