Our Lady of Guadalupe Celebration

One of the most popular holidays in Mexico, and one that is gaining in popularity here in the States, is the Our Lady of Guadalupe […] Read More

Father’s Day

It’s hard to imagine a time when there wasn’t an official Father’s Day in America. Mother’s Day was created by Anna Jarvis in 1908 and […] Read More

Entrance Gates

It’s true! Back in 1932, four-year old Madeline Maypole stood outside Forest Lawn in Glendale and with the greatest of ease, moved 10,000 pounds of […] Read More

Memorial Day

It’s considered by most people to be the traditional beginning of summer. It‘s often marked with community parades, backyard barbecues, the Indy 500, and solemn […] Read More

Caterina

In the main western gallery of the mausoleum in the Staglieno Cemetery in Genoa, Italy stands a marble statue carved by a noted sculptor of […] Read More

Labor Day

Some 2,500 years ago, the great Chinese philosopher Confucius said, “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in […] Read More

The Yellow Flowers

In today’s Reflections blog, contributor John Mlynar shares his personal experiences on the impact of flowers at his dad’s funeral. My phone rang at my […] Read More

Everything in One Place

We have talked about the importance of planning ahead in a previous Reflections blog. Pre-planning is something that Forest Lawn believes in quite strongly and […] Read More

Los Angeles Institutions

The signs are all around us that fall is here. The days are getting shorter. The nights are cooler. Leaves are starting to change color. […] Read More

Control

The world is certainly an uncertain place. Watching or reading the news gives us daily doses of that fact. Turmoil in the Middle East. The […] Read More