News from Friends of Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery
June 2021 Cemetery News – by Dirk Siedlecki
Well, the month of April proved to be just as successful and busy as March, with volunteers contributing 170 hours in labor, caring for the cemetery grounds, doing restoration work and cleaning markers. These hours […]
May 2021 Cemetery News – by Dirk Siedlecki
While spring time normally signals the start of a busy time for our cemetery volunteers, this spring turned out to be far busier with much more activity and like no other spring in recent memory. […]
April 2021 Cemetery News – by Dirk Siedlecki
Thank You!—On behalf of the Friends of Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery, I want to sincerely thank everyone who turned out for our Community Clean-up Day on Saturday, March 27. The event allowed us to get into […]
March 2021 Cemetery News – by Dirk Siedlecki
Adopt-A-Block Kick-Off March 2021—This new program being co-sponsored by the Jacksonville Boosters Club and the Friends of Jacksonville Historic Cemetery, has had an amazing response from residents of Jacksonville, Ashland, Medford and Central Point. Needless […]
February 2021 Cemetery News – by Dirk Siedlecki
During the pandemic, the cemetery grounds not only provided plenty of space for people to get out and safely enjoy the fresh air and get some exercise, it also allowed our volunteers to continue important […]
Jacksonville Boosters Historic Cemetery “Adopt-a-Block” Project Seeks Volunteers
The Jacksonville Boosters Club has a long history of doing hands-on projects and providing financial support for the historic Jacksonville Cemetery. Even with COVID-19 this tradition continues. A small group of Boosters, working independently under […]
December 2020/January 2021 Cemetery News – by Dirk Siedlecki
The amazing fall weather that we so enjoyed, along with everyone’s desire to get out and do something positive, resulted in a very productive month of volunteer work. A total of 190:30 hours of volunteer […]
November 2020 Cemetery News – by Dirk Siedlecki
Just when we thought things couldn’t get worse… bam, they did with the terrible wildfires in early September. Our hearts and prayers go out to our neighbors and friends who lost so much. I am […]
October 2020 Cemetery News – by Dirk Siedlecki
Success in the Cemetery!
Our August 15th Marker Cleaning Workshop was a wonderful success with 48 headstones and monuments being cleaned in the Independent Order of Red Men and Catholic Section. Much appreciation to volunteers Mary […]
September 2020 Cemetery News – by Dirk Siedlecki
July 2020, proved to be another productive month for our volunteers with ninety hours of labor being contributed towards marker restoration and cleaning efforts, as well as caring for the grounds.
On Saturday, July 18, volunteers […]