News from Friends of Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery
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 […]
September 2021 Cemetery News – by Dirk Siedlecki
What a difference dedicated volunteers can make when they decide to focus on one area and give it 100%. Jim and Judy Finses have been volunteering in the cemetery since late last winter and early […]
August 2021 Cemetery News – by Dirk Siedlecki
UPDATE 08/13/21 – August 14 History Saturday in the Cemetery is CANCELED due to smoke and heat.
A total of 150:30 hours of volunteer labor was contributed in June, which included grounds clean-up, marker cleaning, restoration […]
July 2021 Cemetery News – by Dirk Siedlecki
I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank all our volunteers who did so much in preparing the cemetery grounds for the Memorial Day holiday. The grounds looked neat and tidy with flowers […]
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 […]