Remembered in Stone:
The Legacy of Erastus Dow Palmer
~~Walking Tour~~
DATE: Sunday, August 16, 2026
TIME: 1:00PM to 3:00PM
LOCATION: Meet at Albany Rural Cemetery's Cypress Pond
COST: $16 per person for Friends or AIHA Members with Code or $20
per person for non-Friends or non-AIHA Members
Registration in Advance is Appreciated
PRESENTER: Dr. Lynn Radlick, author of the recently released book, Erastus Dow Palmer: Sculptor of this City. Lynn was previously a Professor of Biology at Siena College and later RPI. She and her husband, Dr. Michael Radlick are long-standing historical researchers and taphophiles who have been involved in researching, writing and presenting on Albany Rural Cemetery for over 30 years.
Step into Albany Rural Cemetery, an open-air museum of Victorian funerary art including twelve works by the internationally celebrated 19th-century sculptor Erastus Dow Palmer. Among these is one of his most renowned masterpieces, Angel of the Sepulchre – a full-sized plaster cast of which is prominently displayed in the rotunda of the Albany Institute of History and Art. This combination walking/driving tour highlights memorials for a range of individuals—infants, a young daughter and a young mother, as well as politicians, businessmen, and other professionals. Dr. Radlick will also guide you to Palmer's final resting place, marked by a monument designed by Marcus T. Reynolds with input from Palmer's famous son and Impressionist painter, Walter Launt Palmer. The monument is adorned with reproductions of two of Palmer's most popular works from the 1850s. Experience history, artistry, and memory intertwined in this serene and beautiful historic cemetery.
NOTE: Dress comfortably and for the weather. Activities will involve walking on uneven surfaces, around burial plots and carpooling between sites. If weather is inclement, a presentation and discussion at the cemetery's Chapel will occur instead. Follow signs to Cypress Pond.
Follow this link for directions to the cemetery: Albany Rural Cemetery Map. There are two entrances to the cemetery: the main gate off Broadway in Menands and the south gate entrance off Route 378 (Menand Rd. at Van Rensselaer Blvd).
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