News from Friends of Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery
March 2018 Cemetery News – by Dirk Siedlecki
A Happy Ending, But the Mystery Remains—In November 2017, volunteer John Mcglothlin and I decided that it was a good time to tackle a long-overdue project and empty the storage cabinets in the Sexton’s Tool […]
February 2018 Cemetery News – by Dirk Siedlecki
I’d like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year and thank all who volunteered and contributed to our efforts in 2017.
2017 was another good year for our organization. Despite heat, smoke, and high fire […]
Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery News, November 2017 – by Dirk Siedlecki
September Community Clean-up Day—Thank you to all who were able to join us on Saturday, September 30 for our annual fall clean-up day of the cemetery grounds. While the turn-out was a bit smaller than […]
Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery News, October 2017 – by Dirk Siedlecki
Thank You!—It has been a real challenge this summer hosting our events and activities with the record heat and all the smoke in our valley. While the turn-out was understandably down a bit from previous […]
Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery News, September 2017 – by Dirk Siedlecki
Thanks for an Interesting Tuesday Evening Cemetery Stroll—My appreciation to Docents Pat Stancel and Ellen Martin for putting on a very interesting and informative Tuesday Evening Cemetery Stroll in July, “Cemetery Art—Symbolism and Inscriptions” that […]
Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery News, August 2017 – by Dirk Siedlecki
Damaged Cemetery Headstone—Sadly, in June, we discovered the headstone of William Thompson who died in 1856, broken into several pieces and flat on the ground. At this time we believe this was most likely the […]
Appreciation and Thank You to All Our Volunteers – by Dirk Siedlecki
News from Friends of Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery – July 2017
Educational Programs-—May was a very busy month and thanks to our volunteers, a very successful one! I would like thank Pam Smith who was my fellow […]
Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery News, June 2017 – by Dirk Siedlecki
June Cemetery Events and Activities
History Saturday, June 10, 10:00am—Plan on joining us for History Saturday in the Cemetery on June 10, when our program will be on what travel by stage coach might have been […]
Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery News, May 2017 – by Dirk Siedlecki
Thank You Volunteers—Our sincere appreciation and gratitude to all the volunteers who showed-up for our first Community Clean-up Day of the year on March 10, 2017. It was a beautiful day and a great turnout […]
Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery News, April 2017 – by Dirk Siedlecki
Marker Cleaning Workshops will resume on Saturday, April 15 and then on June 17, and on the third Saturday of each month through Saturday, September 16. Workshops are not held in May as volunteers are […]