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Discreetly hidden away in Prospect Park, there is a 10- acre cemetery. \xa0The land belonged to the Quakers of New York City long before the park grew up around it. \xa0It's hard to imagine a more peaceful and happy place to be laid to rest. \xa0Join 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.Learn more about the Friends Society (aka Quakers)\xa0here, or specifically NYC Quakers and their\xa0quarterly meeting\xa0or\xa0monthly meeting.\xa0All\xa0burial- related information\xa0is available as well.You can learn more about\xa0Mary McDowell,\xa0the badass Quaker schoolteacher who now has a Brooklyn school named after her.Don't forget to visit\xa0the Facebook page\xa0for lots of great photos-- and the map to the cemetery!