Mission Statement: To preserve
and maintain Linwood Cemetery
as a historic and cultural site of
importance to the city of Columbus
and its citizens, to assist the city of
Columbus in restoring, preserving,
improving, maintaining, and
managing Linwood Cemetery, and
to educate the public with respect
to the cultural and historic values
of Linwood Cemetery, and for other
educational and charitable purposes.

Linwood Foundation Starts Chapel Fund

The Historic Linwood Foundation Inc. has established the Linwood Chapel
Fund to restore the chapel offered to the foundation by F. Edward Lummus II of Atlanta. In 2005 HLF President John S. Holt and the board voted to undertake the project.

Plan to restore sites
Repairing and restoring grave sites have been ongoing since HLF was founded.   Brick masons and monument experts have been employed to make repairs.      

There are still many lots to be repaired.

Professional artisans Lynette Strangstad and David Via spent February 2002 evaluating and repairing grave stones.

Restoration of the Gate House
Restoration of the Gate House, a major project of HLF, was done in 2001. The HLF office, with approval of the City of Columbus, is now located there, giving the organization a greater presence in the cemetery. It has attracted a steady stream of visitors locating their ancestors.

Gate House View	Ribbon Cutting Nov. 2001
Starting with a generous legacy and an extensive campaign, we were able to erect this beautiful fence along Linwood Boulevard.

The Education Plan
The education plan calls for developing regular tours with trained tour guides; establishing a formal education program for area students, combining general necrogeography topics and Linwood grave-specific information; and evaluating historical and cultural resources that would provide a social history of Columbus.

Events

There is an annual October Linwood Ramble, highlighting lives of people buried there, with plans to add other similiar events.   The Foundation holds an annual membership meeting in May.

Landscape Plan

Students of local Master Gardening classes are assisting with planting trees and flowers. Plans are developing for adding street signs, benches and picnic tables, to create a park like atmosphere.

The Master Gardeners have planted trees donated by members.