[1] Maple Grove is a 65-acre cemetery established in 1875 on the "Backbone of Long Island" by Colonel William Sterling Cogswell and business associates.

The Victorian Era Monumental Park was the first section opened in 1875 and laid out in the rural cemetery tradition with panoramic winding roads through a forest covered hilly terrain, with the original entrance at Queens Boulevard.

In Memorial Park the new Center at Maple Grove building, designed by architect Peter Gisolfi, was opened in 2009.

Friends members desire to increase public knowledge and appreciation of the artistic, historical, horticultural and cultural resources of the Cemetery.

The Friends promotes ties between Maple Grove Cemetery and the community it serves and sponsors a variety of programs and activities.