News from Friends of Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery
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 […]
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 […]