NEW CEMETERY PROGRAM STARTING IN APRIL
The Friends of Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery are pleased to announce a New Program called “History Saturday.” These will be presented on Saturday, April 9, and continue through December 2011, on the second Saturday of every month. The programs will all take place in the Jacksonville Cemetery and start promptly at 10:00 a.m. Please meet your Docents at the Sexton’s Tool House, near the flag pole, at the top of the Cemetery Road.
Each month a new topic and subject matter will be reviewed and discussed.
It promises to be an interesting up-close and personal look at Jacksonville’s treasured Pioneer Cemetery, shared with you by a team of very dedicated and knowledgeable Docents.
Our Program in April will start with an in-depth look at the history of the cemetery, how, when, and why it all began, how the cemetery was platted, changes made over the years, and the future plans for the cemetery. We will look at its past, present and future.
May’s Program will cover Victorian Mourning Customs, cemetery symbolism, styles of markers and the materials used, where the markers were made, and restoration and preservation efforts.
Beginning in June and each of the following months, a different Section of the cemetery will be visited. You will learn the history of the various fraternal and religious organizations that make up the cemetery and visit the grave sites of those buried within that Section. Some are well known names while others are not, but all have interesting stories.
Sections will be visited as follows:
June – Independent Order of Odd Fellows
July – Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
August – Jewish
September – Catholic
October – Improved and Independent Orders of Red Men
November – City
December – City (continued)
The Program is free and open to all who are interested in learning more about the cemetery’s history and of the people who helped settle Jacksonville and the Rogue Valley. Each Program is approximately an hour to an hour and a half long. Donations are always appreciated and go towards on-going restoration and preservation projects.
Please dress for the weather and wear comfortable walking shoes. You may want to bring along a bottle of water to drink, a notepad and your camera.
Don’t forget to mark your calendars and plan on joining us each month for “History Saturday.” Program dates are on Saturdays as follows:
April – 9
May -14
June – 11
July – 9
August – 13
September – 10
October – 8
November – 12
December – 10
We look forward to welcoming you to the Program and Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery. Check out our website for additional details and events at: www.friendsjvillecemetery.org
Dirk J. Siedlecki
President – FOJHC
NEW CEMETERY PROGRAM STARTING IN APRIL
The Friends of Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery are pleased to announce a New Program called “History Saturday.” These will be presented on Saturday, April 9, and continue through December 2011, on the second Saturday of every month. The programs will all take place in the Jacksonville Cemetery and start promptly at 10:00 a.m. Please meet your Docents at the Sexton’s Tool House, near the flag pole, at the top of the Cemetery Road.
Each month a new topic and subject matter will be reviewed and discussed.
It promises to be an interesting up-close and personal look at Jacksonville’s treasured Pioneer Cemetery, shared with you by a team of very dedicated and knowledgeable Docents.
Our Program in April will start with an in-depth look at the history of the cemetery, how, when, and why it all began, how the cemetery was platted, changes made over the years, and the future plans for the cemetery. We will look at its past, present and future.
May’s Program will cover Victorian Mourning Customs, cemetery symbolism, styles of markers and the materials used, where the markers were made, and restoration and preservation efforts.
Beginning in June and each of the following months, a different Section of the cemetery will be visited. You will learn the history of the various fraternal and religious organizations that make up the cemetery and visit the grave sites of those buried within that Section. Some are well known names while others are not, but all have interesting stories.
Sections will be visited as follows:
June – Independent Order of Odd Fellows
July – Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
August – Jewish
September – Catholic
October – Improved and Independent Orders of Red Men
November – City
December – City (continued)
The Program is free and open to all who are interested in learning more about the cemetery’s history and of the people who helped settle Jacksonville and the Rogue Valley. Each Program is approximately an hour to an hour and a half long. Donations are always appreciated and go towards
on-going restoration and preservation projects.
Please dress for the weather and wear comfortable walking shoes. You may want to bring along a bottle of water to drink, a notepad and your camera.
Don’t forget to mark your calendars and plan on joining us each month for “History Saturday.” Program dates are on Saturdays as follows:
April – 9
May -14
June – 11
July – 9
August – 13
September – 10
October – 8
November – 12
December – 10
We look forward to welcoming you to the Program and Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery. Check out our website for additional details and events at: www.friendsjvillecemetery.org
NEW CEMETERY PROGRAM STARTING IN APRIL
The Friends of Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery are pleased to announce a New Program called “History Saturday.” These will be presented on Saturday, April 9, and continue through December 2011, on the second Saturday of every month. The programs will all take place in the Jacksonville Cemetery and start promptly at 10:00 a.m. Please meet your Docents at the Sexton’s Tool House, near the flag pole, at the top of the Cemetery Road.
Each month a new topic and subject matter will be reviewed and discussed.
It promises to be an interesting up-close and personal look at Jacksonville’s treasured Pioneer Cemetery, shared with you by a team of very dedicated and knowledgeable Docents.
Our Program in April will start with an in-depth look at the history of the cemetery, how, when, and why it all began, how the cemetery was platted, changes made over the years, and the future plans for the cemetery. We will look at its past, present and future.
May’s Program will cover Victorian Mourning Customs, cemetery symbolism, styles of markers and the materials used, where the markers were made, and restoration and preservation efforts.
Beginning in June and each of the following months, a different Section of the cemetery will be visited. You will learn the history of the various fraternal and religious organizations that make up the cemetery and visit the grave sites of those buried within that Section. Some are well known names while others are not, but all have interesting stories.
Sections will be visited as follows:
June – Independent Order of Odd Fellows
July – Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
August – Jewish
September – Catholic
October – Improved and Independent Orders of Red Men
November – City
December – City (continued)
The Program is free and open to all who are interested in learning more about the cemetery’s history and of the people who helped settle Jacksonville and the Rogue Valley. Each Program is approximately an hour to an hour and a half long. Donations are always appreciated and go towardson-going restoration and preservation projects.
Please dress for the weather and wear comfortable walking shoes. You may want to bring along a bottle of water to drink, a notepad and your camera.
Don’t forget to mark your calendars and plan on joining us each month for “History Saturday.” Program dates are on Saturdays as follows:
April – 9
May -14
June – 11
July – 9
August – 13
September – 10
October – 8
November – 12
December – 10
We look forward to welcoming you to the Program and Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery. Check out our website for additional details and events at: www.friendsjvillecemetery.org
Dirk J. Siedlecki
President – FOJHC
Dirk J. Siedlecki
President – FOJHC