Bonaventure Cemetery is a beautiful place to visit with many old trees and lanes lined with azaleas and camelias. The monuments and vistas are part of charm of Bonaventure, which continues to be a working cemetery. Here are a few guidelines regarding cemetery etiquette to remember during your visit. If you see a crowd…
by Leslie Alwiel This year has been challenging for all of us and we have all had to get used to doing business in new ways. Even in these difficult times the Bonaventure Historical Society continues to support conservation efforts at the cemetery. The cemetery is open from 8 am to 5 pm daily. The…
by Leslie Alwiel May 2, 2019 was Holocaust Remembrance Day and locals paid their respects at the Holocaust memorial in the Jewish section of Bonaventure Cemetery. Our Vice-Chairman, Don Teuton, was interviewed by WTOC about the memorial. He provided background on how the memorial came to be here, “After the war, the Szcerkowski’s moved to Savannah.…
UPDATE: 11 February 2019 We had a great turnout for this event. About 150 people took our tour and roughly 85 of those were there because of Super Museum Sunday! Those who attended were able to see the camellias which are in bloom now. If you came and took picture please feel free to share…
By Leslie Alwiel 12/31/18 UPDATE: New Now and Then Photos: Here are three sets of “now and then” photos takes by Don Teuton that show just how much work has been done since the clean up and replanting of trees began. …
Bonaventure Cemetery had special visitors stop by on Tuesday the 30thof October. Vince Dooley and his wife, Barbara, were joined by our own Sonny Seiler and Elizabeth Ford who provided a guided tour. It was a lovely day and perfect for showing off beautiful Bonaventure. Coach Dooley built the University of Georgia into one of…
Good news! We have updated our app to include a better map for navigation and included more written content for each stop. Over the last year we have received feedback that navigating the tour can be difficult. We previously made changes adding more refined GPS locations and now we have updated the map to be…
Sad news folks, Our Chairman, Mr. Lee Maltenfort, passed away Friday, August 3, 2018. He was an amazing person and a treasure here at the Bonaventure Historical Society. Lee will be dearly missed and we offer our deepest condolences to his wife Judy, and to his son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Mitchell Maltenfort, and Jennifer…
The Bonaventure Historical Society is a volunteer organization comprised of people who care about history and preservation. Everything we accomplish is attributed to the hard work and dedication of our volunteers. We, like the people who visit Bonaventure Cemetery, love the place and work hard to maintain its beauty and significance as a historical landmark.…
By Lee Maltenfort and Leslie Alwiel If you are reading this you probably already love old cemeteries. If you would like to help preserve one the 10 most beautiful Victorian Era cemeteries in the world, according to Travel+Leisure.com, consider joining the Bonaventure Historical Society. The BHS was created in 1992 by a retired Savannah school teacher…