News

Founded in 1858, Cave Hill Cemetery has many events and activities occurring on a regular basis. Visitors to this site are encouraged to check back periodically to learn more about current news and events. Below you will find publications that will tell you more about all that is happening at Cave Hill Cemetery.

March 2025

2024 Donor & Tribute List Download

August 2023

Cave Hill Heritage Foundation Annual Report - 2022 Download

June 2023

Wilson W. Wyatt, Kentucky's "Number-One Citizen" Download

Two Kinds of Gardening at Cave Hill Cemetery Download

To Prune or Not to Prune? A Common-Sense Approach to Summer Pruning Download

The Lasting Impact of Andrew Cowan Download

The Geology of Cave Hill Cemetery: What Lies Beneath Download

Reading for Tough Times Download

Creator of Louisville Landmarks: Sculptor Enid Yandell Download

April 2023

Stories in Stone: William Shakespeare Hays, Riverman and Songwriter Download

Saving Bees and Removing Trees: A Win-Win Story Download

Getting Ready for Spring the Right Way Download

Finding Hope in Nature Download

Butter Buns and Benedictines: Jennie Benedict, a Louisville Restaurateur Remembered Download

A Legacy at Cave Hill Cemetery: The Farnsley Family Download

175th Anniversary Feature: Cave Hill Cemetery- A Rural, Garden-style Cemetery Download

May 2022

Stories in Stone: Cornelia Atherton Serpell Download

Stories in Stone: Dr. Mary Bernice Craik Download

Stories in Stone: Dr. Jesse Burnett Bell Download

Cave Hill Heritage Foundation Announces Two New Board Members Download

A Walk in Nature Download

2021 Cave Hill Heritage Foundation Annual Report Download

March 2022

Cave Hill Heritage Foundation Program Leaders Download

December 2021

Stories in Stone- Louisville's Retail History: A Look Back on Bacons Download

Connecting Cemeteries through Monument Art Download

Cave Hill Cemetery Recognized as American Cemetery Magazine's Cemetery of the Year 2021 Download

Stories in Stone- In Perpetual Mourning, Fannie Eastin Download

Plant Profile: Hardy Orange Tree Download

Meditation on Grief Download

August 2021

Plant Profile: Katsura Download

Remembering Revolutionary War Soldiers at Cave Hill Cemetery Download

Stories in Stone: Edmund Francis Lee Download

Stories in Stone: Benjamin Grove Download

The Case for Music in Times of Loss Download

April 2021

Cave Hill Arboretum Accreditation Project Donor Update April 2021 Download

Cave Hill Heritage Foundation Annual Report- 2020 Download

Cave Hill Heritage Foundation Mission and Vision Overview Download

History of the Rostrum at Cave Hill National Cemetery Download

Meet Petunia Swan at Cave Hill Cemetery Download

Plant Profile: Devil's Walking Stick Download

Stories in Stone: Major Julian Warren Calloway, USAF Download

Stories in Stone: Sarah Shallenberger Brown Download

February 2021

A Reflection on the Life of Woodford Roy Porter, Sr. Download

Cave Hill Cemetery Snow Photographs Download

Plant Profile: Seven-Son Flower Download

Stories in Stone: Major Ariss Throckmorton Download

Stories in Stone: Samuel Owens English, Jr. Kentucky's "Mr. Tennis" Download

Waking the Sleeping Giant: My Forty-One Years at Cave Hill Cemetery Download

November 2020

Plant Profile: Sourwood Tree Download

Stories in Stone: Theodore de Booy Download

Waterfront Botanical Gardens reGeneration Fair Photos Download

A Poetic Remembrance of Cave Hill Cemetery Download

Arboretum Accreditation Update November 2020 Download

Community Tree Give-A-Way with TreesLouisville Download

Thank A Suffragist Day Event Photographs Download

Cave Hill Heritage Foundation Annual Fund Download

September 2020

Cave Hill Arboretum Accreditation Donor Report 2020.9.8 Download

A Brief History of the Celtic Cross Download

Plant Profile: Purple Beech Tree Download

Stories in Stone: Lewis Rogers Atwood and The Atwood Circle Download

Cave Hill Cemetery Plants of Distinction Map Download

Louisville Women and the Suffrage Movement: 100 Years of the 19th Amendment Download

August 2020

Letter to the Community from President & CEO, Gwen Mooney - August 2020 Download

July 2020

Cave Hill Heritage Foundation Mission Overview Download

June 2020

Plant Profile: Butterbur Download

Stories in Stone: Muhammad Ali Download

Cave Hill Cemetery Symbolism Booklet Download

The Long Road to Suffrage: Emma J. Woerner Download

May 2020

Mother's Day at Cave Hill Cemetery 2020 Download

Stories in Stone: Jennie Benedict Download

Cave Hill Cemetery Offers Virtual Remembrance Option Download

Support the Cave Hill Heritage Foundation through Kroger Community Rewards Download

Family Genealogy Activity: What is Your Family Narrative? Download

Plant Profile: Red Horse-chestnut Tree Download

Stories in Stone: Patty Blackburn Semple Download

Cave Hill Arboretum Accreditation Project Download

2019 Cave Hill Heritage Foundation Annual Report Download

August 2018

2018 Views of Cave Hill Cemetery Photography Contest Entry Form Download

2018 Views of Cave Hill Cemetery Photo Contest Rules and Regulations Download

December 2014

PRESS RELEASE: ArbNet Accreditation Official announcement of Level II arboretum accreditation from the Morton Arboretum for Cave Hill Cemetery.Download

November 2014

Cave Hill Heritage Foundation Newsletter - October 2014 Please enjoy our Fall newsletter.Download

October 2014

Press Release- Cave Hill Cemetery Announces Winners of 2014 Photography Contest Download

March 2014

Cave Hill Heritage Foundation Newsletter- March 2014 Download

February 2014

Press Release- Cave Hill Heritage Foundation Receives Grant from LG&E to Plant 140 Trees Download

January 2014

PRESS RELEASE- Cave Hill Heritage Foundation to Offer First Interactive Bourbon Distillers Tour in the History of Cave Hill Cemetery Download