News from Friends of Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery
NEWS FROM THE SILENT CITY ON THE HILL – by Dick Meyers
Jacksonville Review – October 2025
OUR AUGUST History Saturday program, Jacksonville’s Jewish Community in the 1800s, featured two pioneer ladies describing the many contributions of early Jewish residents to our town’s civic and business life. In […]
NEWS FROM THE SILENT CITY ON THE HILL – by Dick Meyers
Jacksonville Review – September 2025
VISITORS to the cemetery on the morning of July 14 enjoyed a lively History Saturday talk by docents Roan Reed and Ellen Martin (Ellen is also an FOJHC Director) on “Victorian […]
NEWS FROM THE SILENT CITY ON THE HILL – by Dick Meyers
Jacksonville Review – August 2025
ON A BEAUTIFUL summer morning in June, the Friends of Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery hosted the second installment of this season’s History Saturday series, “Scandalous Stories in the Cemetery.” Presented […]
SUMMERTIME ACTIVITIES IN OUR HISTORIC CEMETERY – by Dick Meyers
News from the Silent City on the Hill – July 2025
WE KICKED OFF our 2025 summer season on Saturday, May 10th, with an informative and entertaining History Saturday presentation on the Chinese in Jacksonville during […]
NEWS FROM THE SILENT CITY ON THE HILL – by Dick Meyers
Jacksonville Review – June 2025
JUNE 20th marks the official transition from what has been a beautiful spring to what will likely be a warm (but hopefully not too hot or smoky) summer season.
To help prepare […]
NEWS FROM THE SILENT CITY ON THE HILL – by Dick Meyers
Jacksonville Review – May 2025
MAY BRINGS MANY EVENTS—After an unusually cold and wet winter, it’s time at last for a busy season of outdoor events at Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery! Our recurring History Saturday in the […]
NEWS FROM THE SILENT CITY ON THE HILL – by Dick Meyers
Jacksonville Review – April 2025
SPRINGTIME in the Jacksonville Historic Cemetery will be especially beautiful this year thanks to the hundreds of daffodil and crocus bulbs planted in the cemetery as a joint effort by Judy […]
MARCH-ING ON IN THE CEMETERY – by Dick Meyers
News from the Silent City on the Hill – March 2025
IT’S BEEN A CHILLY and wet winter so far, but spring is on the way and will be here before we know it!
Meanwhile, the first […]
NEWS FROM THE SILENT CITY ON THE HILL – by Dick Meyers
Jacksonville Review – February 2025
WELCOME TO 2025… we hope you enjoyed the holiday season!
We begin by highlighting some key accomplishments of the Friends of Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery from the year just passed, with thanks to […]
NEWS FROM THE SILENT CITY ON THE HILL – by Dick Meyers
Jacksonville Review – Dec 2024/Jan 2025
LAST MONTH we highlighted the September conclusion of our History Saturday in the Cemetery program (second Saturdays, May through September) and planned to write this month about the conclusion of […]