News from Friends of Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery
June 2022 Cemetery News – by Dirk Siedlecki
I am pleased to report that our restoration work on the Love block in the Masonic section of the cemetery was completed on April 29. The rainy weather delayed our finishing up the project but […]
May 2022 Cemetery News – by Dirk Siedlecki
A big thank you to the over sixty volunteers who turned out on Saturday, March 26 for our spring Community Clean-up of the cemetery grounds. The very large city-owned trailer was filled to the brim […]
April 2022 Cemetery News – by Dirk Siedlecki
On behalf of our Board Members and volunteers, we sincerely thank the Jacksonville Boosters Club for their continued support and recent donation of $3,500. The generous gift allowed us to purchase an 8’ x 12’ […]
Cemetery Cross Dedication is March 31, 2022
Thanks to Jacksonville resident John Howell, the old symbolic cross in the cemetery has been restored and is once again standing proudly over the Catholic Section. In July 2021, while John was walking his dog, […]
March 2022 Cemetery News – by Dirk Siedlecki
Spring Programs in the Cemetery—Following the snow and cold temperatures in December, it was a quick jump into spring in January which continues into early February as I write this. We did lose some trees […]
February 2022 Cemetery News – by Dirk Siedlecki
As the New Year begins, our organization and its dedicated volunteers look forward to continuing the work of caring for, restoring and protecting one of Jacksonville’s and Oregon’s treasures, our Pioneer Cemetery. Before going into […]
December 2021 January 2022 Cemetery News – by Dirk Siedlecki
I would like to begin by thanking the Cubs and Scouts from JV Troop 17, JV Pack 3017, their parents and siblings for helping clean-up the cemetery grounds on October 23, 2021. After a fair […]
November 2021 Cemetery News – by Dirk Siedlecki
My write-up in the October 2021 issue featured a photograph of the Chavner block in the Catholic section prior to the start of restoration work. This month, I would like to share this photo of […]
October 2021 Cemetery News – by Dirk Siedlecki
Despite the heat, including a week’s worth of triple-digit temperatures, along with smoke from the wildfires, our volunteers managed to contribute 153 hours of volunteer labor during the month of August 2021. These hours were […]
An Extremely Generous Gesture & Successful and Enjoyable Fundraiser – by Dirk Siedlecki
A Successful and Enjoyable Fundraiser
UPDATE, OCTOBER 15, 2021 – Slightly over $3,200 was raised for the Friends of Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery at the October 9, auction held at Belita Space during Jacksonville’s Art Walk. Our […]