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Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="180" caption="A unique monument at Riverside"][/caption]The Doc-A-Block program is moving forward with two new training sessions, on Saturday September 19th and Saturday October 17th. Both sessions will last from 10 am to noon.
Our group of volunteers are making great progress documenting the more than 35,000 monuments ...
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Sunday, August 30th, 2009
[caption id="attachment_127" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Father Joseph Hirsch (1944-2009) attending to a gravesite in the Orthodox section at Riverside (photo from the Denver Post)"][/caption]
It is with great sadness that we received the news of the death of Father Joseph Hirsch, the Dean of the Holy Transfiguration of Christ Cathedral in Globeville. ...
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Friday, August 21st, 2009
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Professor Henry Carver"][/caption]Among the many historic figures who are buried at Riverside Cemetery is Henry Carver who, among other accomplishments, was the first president of Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania. Bloomsburg University Archivist and Historian Robert Dunkelberger has extensively researched Professor Carver's life; a short summary of ...
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Thursday, August 13th, 2009
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="180" caption="Sandstone at Riverside"][/caption]We're excited to announce that we are currently training volunteers for our "Doc-A-Block" program. The next training session will be on Saturday, August 15th 2009 from 10 am to noon. To register for this program please send an email to our Doc-A-Block guru, Kate ...
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Sunday, May 3rd, 2009
You are invited!
Friends of Historic Riverside Cemetery
2009 Annual Members Meeting, Reception,
and Walking Tour
When: May 16th, 2009, 10 a.m. – noon
Where: Holy Transfiguration of Christ Cathedral, Community Hall
Address: 349 E 47th Ave, Denver, 80216
(map is available at bottom of this page)
The Friends of Historic Riverside Cemetery is celebrating our first ...
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