News from Friends of Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery
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 […]
August 2020 Cemetery News – by Dirk Siedlecki
What’s Happening and Not Happening
Sadly, and despite all the planning and work that goes into our History Saturday in the Cemetery programs and other events and tours, we certainly miss sharing our cemetery and its […]
July 2020 Cemetery News – by Dirk Siedlecki
So Much to be Grateful For!
Cemetery Clean-Up—While the coronavirus certainly changed how we go about our daily lives, it hasn’t changed our spirit and attitude toward volunteering and helping our community. On Friday, May 22 […]
June 2020 Cemetery News – by Dirk Siedlecki
Meet the Pioneers 2020—The Board of Directors has chosen to cancel this year’s Meet the Pioneers program that was scheduled for October 2 and 3, 2020. Given the current virus situation, we believe this is […]
May 2020 News from the Silent City on the Hill – by Dirk J. Siedlecki, President of the Friends of Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery
Submitted for the May 2020 issue – Sponsored by Carefree Buffalo and The Pot Rack
Our Past Meets the Present – Perhaps a Future Story to be Shared?—Little did our Research Committee even begin to think […]
April 2020 Cemetery News – by Dirk Siedlecki
The daffodils, snowdrops and other spring flowers made an even earlier appearance this year by showing up and starting to bloom in mid-February. This is always a welcome sight as it marks the beginning of […]
March 2020 Cemetery News – by Dirk Siedlecki
We are looking forward to spring and warmer weather to commence work on a number of projects that we have lined up. Our replacement Interpretive Panels arrived in January and will be installed throughout the […]
Rules for Mushroom Hunters in Historic Cemetery – from City of Jacksonville Cemetery Commission
Over the past couple of years we have noticed a sizeable increase in the number of people walking and driving the grounds of the Jacksonville Cemetery in search of mushrooms. Unfortunately this has lead to […]