Summary: <br> <br> <br> Discreetly hidden away in Prospect Park, there is a 10- acre cemetery. The land belonged to the Quakers of New York City long before the park grew up around it. It's hard to imagine a more peaceful and happy place to be laid to rest. Join Kate and Kathleen to learn a bit more about Quakers, about how the cemetery happened, and even about how you might be able to claim a plot on this patch of private land in one of the most gorgeous parks in the world. Learn about how to get to the cemetery to pay your respects.<br> <br> <br> <br> Learn more about the Friends Society (aka Quakers) <a href="http://www.quaker.org/">here</a>, or specifically NYC Quakers and their <a href="http://www.nyqm.org/web/">quarterly meeting</a> or <a href="http://15stfriends.quaker.org/">monthly meeting</a>. All <a href="http://www.nyqm.org/cemetery/friendscemetery.html">burial- related information</a> is available as well.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> You can learn more about <a href="https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=mary+mcdowell+quaker">Mary McDowell,</a> the badass Quaker schoolteacher who now has a Brooklyn school named after her.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Don't forget to visit <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1131186633568924.1073741847.394947823859479&type=3&uploaded=13">the Facebook page</a> for lots of great photos-- and the map to the cemetery!<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>
