Final History Saturday in Historic Cemetery

Volunteers teach at the monthly History Saturdays in the Cemetery

Please join us on Saturday, December 8 for our final program of the year as we conclude our tour of the City Section of the Jacksonville Cemetery. The tour will start at 10:00 a.m. and take approximately 90 minutes to complete. Meet your Docent at the top of the Cemetery Road by the flag pole and Sexton’s Tool House. Be sure to dress for the weather and wear comfortable walking shoes. There is no charge for the tour and reservations are not required. Donations are always appreciated and help to support ongoing restoration and preservation work in the cemetery. Visit our website at www.friendsjvillecemetery.org for additional details and other cemetery events and activities. Thank you to all who have attended this year’s History Saturday Program and for making it such a well attended and successful program. The program will be offered again in 2013, starting in May and running through September, with a new format and topics.

A very Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday Season to all.

Dirk J. Siedlecki – President Friends of Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery

THANK YOU

Dirk Siedlecki, President of FOJHC

I wanted to offer my sincere appreciation to all who were able to attend our Marker Dedication Service on November 14, honoring Pvt. Hayes Benjamin Taylor, a Spanish-American War Veteran, who whose buried in a unmarked grave in the Jacksonville Cemetery. The Friends of Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery was honored to request, receive, and place a military marker on his grave.

A special thank you to Pastor Richard Evans, Shirley Blaul, Robert Hight, and Bob Budesa for their generous and special contributions that made it a very moving and memorable service. Please remember all our Veterans’ and those men and women currently serving their Country all around the World.

Dirk J. Siedlecki – President Friends of Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery