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Jackhenry 20215mo ago
I've noticed the last few years that the Garden of Memories has been so neglected, grassless and muddy. Shameful and disrespectful. So ugly, I can't even put a wreath there this year
1800 Edgerton St, St Paul, MN 55117
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Forest Lawn publishes a downloadable price list and structures pre-need purchases without interest charges. Payment plans are tailored to individual budgets. Families must coordinate cremation services through funeral homes or mortuaries, as the cemetery does not directly provide these.
The 1800 Edgerton Street property encompasses traditional garden burial sections, the 1919 Community Mausoleum with attached chapel, and the newer Memorial Pond columbarium. The mausoleum features white marble interiors and stained glass windows overlooking a reflection pool with fountain. The cemetery maintains specific garden sections: Apostle-Eternity (inverted vase plantings only); Serenity-Meditation-Tranquility-Memories (ground plantings permitted within marker boundaries). Office hours run Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:30 PM; mausoleum accessible Monday-Saturday same hours, Sunday by appointment. The cemetery itself remains open sunrise to sunset daily.
Forest Lawn coordinates with funeral homes for cremation services while directly managing all cemetery-related arrangements. The cemetery emphasizes advance planning to reduce survivor burden.
Forest Lawn Memorial Park Association traces its origins to 1893, when it opened as St. Paul Cemetery—later known as Forest Cemetery—making it one of the oldest continuously operating burial grounds in the Twin Cities. The cemetery's transformation accelerated in 1917 with construction of the Community Mausoleum, completed in 1919 as the first such structure in Minnesota and the first west of Milwaukee.
The organization operates as a non-profit incorporated in perpetuity, with a perpetual care fund administered by a corporate fiduciary. A board of trustees governs operations with a fiduciary duty to property owners. This structure distinguishes Forest Lawn from for-profit cemetery operators, as surplus revenue is directed toward maintenance and long-term preservation rather than shareholder returns.
The cemetery's crematory ranks as the 11th oldest still in operation in the United States, offering families a rare combination of historical significance and modern cremation services.
I've noticed the last few years that the Garden of Memories has been so neglected, grassless and muddy. Shameful and disrespectful. So ugly, I can't even put a wreath there this year
My mom was buried here in June. In October, her grave is still just lumpy, weedy dirt that had run down onto the stone so that it was obscured. My dad has been here since 2001 and I have never been happy with the care, or more correctly the lack thereof, of these grounds. Unfortu...
One of my favorite cemeteries! The skeletons laugh and dance all night. Of course whenever I visit I wear mirrored sunglasses so they can't see my eyes. As everyone knows, the only way a skeleton can tell you're alive is by looking into your eyes. And if they discover you're aliv...
I stopped today to visit my parents grave site and clean it up(I have no problem doing this, nice visit). I also inquired about my grandfather's grave site. I wanted to find it. The gentlemen that assisted me were extremely helpful. Very courteous and respectful. I read in previo...
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