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Thanks to a recent Eagle Scout Project, a Flag Retirement Drop Box was installed near the main entrance. Please bring your tattered & worn US 🇺🇸and place them in the box for next year’s Flag Retirement Ceremony held on Flag Day.
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Scenes from Oakdale this morning.
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Happy Thanksgiving!🍁 The gates are open until 5pm tonight.
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Spring is blooming at Oakdale Cemetery 🤩🌺🪦
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No, I won’t be buried with these Craigs 💀
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It’s a beautiful time to come visit historic Oakdale. 🌺
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Some of the camellias are beginning to bloom again after the recent rains and warmer temps.
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The dogwood blossoms are beginning to pop open after the brief chill we had a few days ago.
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The many varieties of camellias are starting to bloom and blossom at the cemetery.
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Camellias are blooming in Wilmington! The Tidewater Camellia Club is holding a Pruning Workshop at Oakdale on Saturday March 20th at 9:30am. Learn from the pro’s how to properly manage & care for camellias. Free to the public (donations are appreciated).
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🐶Dogs of Oakdale !!!!
Happy National Dog Day!!🐶
Max, Mogli, Elvis and Hank, Katharine and Hepburn, Bert, Henry, Frieda and Doug.
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The Easter Lilies have arrived & placed by the staff today. Over 100 were purchased & placed at the graves of loved ones for the holiday. Thanks for your continued support. Happy Easter! #OakdaleCemetery #EasterWeekend #ILM #Easter2021 #HistoricWilmington

🔦 TOUR THIS SATURDAY 9/17
Three local historians, Dr. Chris Fonvielle, Robin Triplett & Hunter Ingram will lead the tours at 6:30pm & should end about 8:30pm. Cost is $20 (cash/check only) per person & you must supply your own flashlight. #OakdaleCemetery #CemeteryTour #ILM

Mausoleum: an apartment for skeletons. 💀 This one was locked, but I was able to peek inside.
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Over 150 wreaths were placed on family graves today. Thanks to all who purchased them this year from the Friends Group. Many thanks to the volunteers who helped tie the bows on the wreaths.
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Today the #DAR honored Bessie Gore Martin for her work for #WomensRights . She also ran for a position on the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners. She did not win but was a pioneer for future women candidates.
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Today we celebrate the birthday of Ruth Faison Shaw. She is the inventor of finger painting that many of us enjoyed as kids. She’s buried in Section N Lot 33 Space 3.

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