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Sunday, November 9th, 2008
The Friends of Historic Riverside Cemetery (FHRC) is pleased to announce an ambitious, year-long plan to inventory and assess the condition of Riverside, with a focus on establishing priorities for the preservation and restoration of the cemetery as well as defining opportunities for increasing public awareness and engagement.
Riverside Cemetery ...
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Monday, November 3rd, 2008
On Sunday, November 9th, 2008 at 10:00 AM, there will be a rededication ceremony for the Wise Monument at Riverside. The monument was restored by the Fairmount Historic Foundation through funding provided by the Colorado Historical Society.
The Colorado National Guard presided at the dedication of the monument 120 years ...
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Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
Congratulations to Annette Stott, Friends of Historic Riverside Cemetery Board member and co-chair of our history and research committee, on the publication of her new book, "Pioneer Cemeteries: Sculpture Gardens of the Old West."
This extraordinary book traces the development of the cemetery in five western states from 1860-1890, ...
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Saturday, August 30th, 2008
Tom McGhee of the Denver Post wrote an article called "Some cemeteries dig green burials" that was published on August 26th. In it, he discusses some of the options for finding additional income to support the operations of Riverside (and other cemeteries), including green burial.
McGhee focuses primarily on ...
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
The Friends of Historic Riverside Cemetery and the Fairmount Heritage Foundation are hosting a gravestone assessment and cleaning workshop on Saturday, June 21st and Sunday June 22nd. The workshop will be taught by Jayne Uhlir, and we are limited to 12 participants total, so please send contact us quickly if ...
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Friends of Historic Riverside Cemetery will be hosting our first annual members meeting on Saturday, May 17th at 10:00 am at the Holy Transfiguration of Christ Cathedral Social Hall.
Everyone is encouraged to attend this meeting - this is your chance to meet others who share your interest in increasing ...
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Friday, February 15th, 2008
At the 'Saving Places' conference last week (put on by the fine folks at Colorado Preservation), Riverside Cemetery was selected as one of Colorado's most endangered places for 2008. A number of our friends group attended the announcement luncheon, which included a video created by KCNC Channel 4, the CBS ...
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Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
For anyone interested in the remarkable history of Riverside Cemetery, there is no better single resource than Annette Student's book, published in 2006, called "Riverside Cemetery: Where History Lies."
As the Colorado Geneology Blog, cogenblog, said when the book was published last year:
A new book has just been published about Denver’s ...
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Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
Riverside Cemetery will be one of the locations taking part in the 9th Annual Sand Creek Massacre Spiritual Healing Run/Walk. Specifically, there will be an honoring ceremony at Riverside at 8:00 am on Saturday, November 24th.
This honoring ceremony is for two members of the United States Cavalry, Captain Silas Soule ...
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Sunday, November 18th, 2007
Thank you to all who attended the organizational meeting for the Friends of Historic Riverside Cemetery on Saturday, November 17th. A special thank you goes out to Father Joseph Hirsch for allowing us to use the Meeting Hall at the Holy Transfiguration of Christ Cathedral.
We had over 30 members of ...
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