You are invited!
Friends of Historic Riverside Cemetery
2010 Annual Members Meeting and Reception

When: Saturday, May 22nd, 2010, 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)

You are invited to attend the Friends of Historic Riverside Cemetery annual meeting and election of new board members. Join us to meet the board of directors, hear about our initiatives, and find out how to get involved in supporting Denver’s oldest cemetery.

The annual meeting will include information on our monument archive program (Doc-A-Block) and our long-term planning initiative (Riverside 2020), a brief update from our Committee Chairs, and opportunities for volunteer involvement. We will also elect up to five new board members*.

Agenda:

10:00
Annual Meeting with Committee Updates
Annual Meeting and Election of Board Members Agenda

– Welcome and Acknowledgements
– Introduction of Current Board
– FHRC mission, history, and goals
– Program Updates (Walk-A-Bout, Doc-A-Block, and Riverside 2020)
– Request for Interest in Board Positions
– Election of New Directors*
– Member Comments and Questions
– Adjourn

Coffee, Juice, and Light Snacks will be served.

RSVP by sending an email to friends@friendsofriversidecemetery.org

Note *Call for New Board Members: We are looking for up to five people to serve on the Friends of Historic Riverside Cemetery Board of Directors. The new board members will be elected to serve three year terms. New members will serve in an at large capacity, but will be encouraged to help with particular committees, including Preservation, Communications, History and Research, and Events.

If you are interested in serving on the board of the Friends of Historic Riverside, please contact Hugh Graham via email at hugh@hughgrahamcreative.com or by phone at 303-458-6077

Map to Holy Transfiguration Cathedral:

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The Friends of Historic Riverside Cemetery is a volunteer run 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation dedicated to increasing awareness and preservation of Denver’s oldest and most historic cemetery.

“This year’s Healing Run is dedicated to memory of Captain Silas S. Soule whose courageous acts led to an investigation of the actions of the Colorado Cavalry by a congressional committee.”

145th Anniversary of the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre
November 29, 1864
A commemoration for the victims and survivors of the massacre and for healing ancestral homelands.

Sand Creek Healing Run 2008

Friday November 27th
7:00 a.m. Sunrise Ceremony – TBD
Continue ‘Healing Run’ to Denver
7:00 p.m. Candlelight Vigil at the Denver Art Museum Wheel sculpture, 100 West 14th Avenue Parkway, Denver

Saturday November 28th
8:00 a.m. Honoring Ceremony for Captain Silas Soule, Company D 1st Colorado Cavalry, U.S. Army and Lt. Joseph A. Cramer, Company K 8th Ohio Cavalry, U.S. Army at Riverside Cemetery, 5201 Brighton Boulevard, Denver
9:00 a.m. Continue ‘Healing Run’ from Riverside Cemetery to 15th and Arapahoe
4 miles distance – RUNNERS MUST REGISTER TO RUN
9:50 a.m. At 15th and Arapahoe —near the site where Soule was assassinated—the runners will join with walkers and continue on to the State Capitol Building
11:00 a.m. Presentation at the Colorado State Capitol Building (West steps)
12 Noon Reception for Sand Creek Healing Run/Walk Participants at the Colorado
Historical Society, Boettcher Auditorium, 1300 Broadway, Denver

NOTE: ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST WALK THE LAST 1-MILE

Sand Creek Healing Run 2008

Financial contributions to support activities in Denver are still being accepted – make contributions payable to:
Colorado Historical Society
Sand Creek Massacre Spiritual Healing Run/Walk Planning Committee
Attn: William Convery
1300 Broadway
Denver, CO 80203

Absolutely no drugs or alcohol allowed. This event is produced in conjunction with the Fairmount Heritage Foundation. For more information, visit the Sand Creek Massacre Healing Run/Walk Facebook Group Page.

Download the Highlights of Riverside tour booklet in Acrobat PDF format; feel free to share it and print it as you see fit. If all you need is a quick map of the cemetery, here you go:

October 2009 is Riverside Month

Governor John Evans Memorial at Riverside. Photo courtesy of Denver Public Library, Western History Dept.

Halloween Cemetery Tour October 31st 2-4 pm:
The Friends of Historic Riverside Cemetery are presenting a tour of Riverside on Saturday, October 31st, from 2 to 4 pm. Join us for Colorado stories told by actors and experts about some Colorado’s most important historical figures, including John Evans, Augusta Tabor, Silas Soule, Clara Brown, and many others. This is an entertaining way to experience the environment at Riverside in a way the whole family will enjoy. Guided tours will leave every 15 minutes between 2 and 3:15pm; there is no charge, and all are encouraged to attend. *Dress for a chilly October hike*
Please let us know you’re coming by emailing us at events@friendsofriversidecemetery.org. We’ll do our best to accomodate everyone as efficiently as possible. There is no charge for the tours.

Art Reception at the Wynkoop October 31st, 5-7 pm
Following the tour, stop by the Wynkoop to warm-up and view exceptional artwork inspired by the landscape at Riverside. Read more about the “Spirits of Riverside” Art Show.

Wynkoop Beer: In conjunction with Riverside Month, the Wynkoop Brewing Company will be offering a special seasonal beer, Riverside RIP Pumpkin Ale.

The Wynkoop Brewing Company is located at 1634 18th Street at the corner of 18th and Wynkoop in lower downtown Denver. More info at wynkoop.com

Riverside Cemetery is located just two miles north of downtown Denver at 5201 Brighton Boulevard.

For more information and directions, visit friendsofriversidecemetery.org.

The Clifton and Lizzie Bell Children Monuments at Riverside

Tickets are $12.00 for Adults and $10.00 for Children.

Reservations are required. Make your reservation by calling 303-322-3895 or emailing heritage@fairmountheritagefoundation.org

Professor Henry Carver

Professor Carver lived in Denver for several years after his time in Bloomsburg, serving for a year as the superintendent of the Denver School System in the 1870s. For much of his time in Denver he lived with his oldest daughter Sarah and her husband, Hiram G. Wolff, in their home in the Highland neighborhood.

Bloomsburg University’s first president, Henry Carver, died in Denver, Colorado, in 1889. He is buried in an unmarked grave at Riverside Cemetery in Denver. The Bloomsburg University Alumni Association and the Friends of the BU Library are donating a headstone for Carver’s grave to commemorate his legacy.

On August 22nd, 2009 at 2:15pm the Bloomsburg Alumni Association will be dedicating a monument to Professor Carver at Riverside (Block 4, Lot 73). For more about the luncheon, presentation, and dedication, visit the Bloomsburg Alumni Website.

Sandstone at Riverside

Through this program, volunteers from the Friends of Historic Riverside Cemetery will create a digital archive of the more than 35,000 monuments at Riverside Cemetery. Volunteers are trained in how to photograph the monuments, document the inscriptions, and analyze the condition of the materials (whether sandstone, limestone, marble, granite, or other), set GPS coordinates, and upload the information to the doc-a-block website.

Each volunteer will be given a section of the cemetery which they can document on their own schedule – at the end of the day we intend to have a comprehensive resource for the history and condition of Denver’s oldest and most historic cemetery.

If you can’t attend this training, don’t worry – we have more training sessions coming up later this year. Anyone interested is encouraged to send your info to volunteers@friendsofriversidecemetery.org to be informed of upcoming volunteer opportunities.

Special thanks to Sue Weatherman and Kate Barnes for their great efforts in making this training happen.

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 anniversary with our annual meeting, lemonade reception, and walking tour. Join us to meet the board of directors, hear about our initiatives, and find out how to get involved in supporting Denver’s oldest cemetery.

The annual meeting will include information on our monument archive program (Doc-A-Block) and our long-term planning initiative (Riverside 2020), a brief update from each of our Committee Chairs, and opportunities for volunteer involvement. We will also elect up to five new board members*.

Agenda:

10:00
Annual Meeting with Committee Updates
Election of New Directors*
Fundraiser: Prize Drawing for a Diamond Ring
($5.00 tickets, ring appraised at $2,250.00! Thanks to Stephen Dawson for his generous donation)

11:30
Lemonade & Sweet Reception
Argo Park (across from Transfiguration Cathedral)

12:00
Walking Tour of Riverside
(presented by Cliff Dougal – former caretaker of Riverside for 19 years – and heritage uber-volunteer Garry O’hara)

RSVP by sending an email to friends@friendsofriversidecemetery.org

Note *Call for New Board Members: We are looking for up to five people to serve on the Friends of Historic Riverside Cemetery Board of Directors. The new board members will be elected to serve three year terms. We would prefer individuals who are interested in leading specific committees (at least for the first year of their term), as follows:
- Membership
- Fundraising and Partnerships
- Special Events
- Marketing and Communications
- History and Research
If you are interested in serving on the board of the Friends of Historic Riverside, please contact Hugh Graham via email at hugh@hughgrahamcreative.com or by phone at 303-458-6077

Current board members (beginning the second year of their terms) will serve in the following roles:
President, Hugh Graham
Vice President, Sandy Marvin
Treasurer, Cynthia Del Ponte
Secretary, Traci Stoffel
Preservation and Environment, Lane Ledbetter and Sue Weatherman
Outreach, Cliff Dougal
At Large: Kate Barnes, Jill Hadley Hooper, Stephen Dawson

Map to Holy Transfiguration Cathedral:

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The Friends of Historic Riverside Cemetery is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation dedicated to increasing awareness and preservation of Denver’s oldest and most historic cemetery.

The honoring ceremony will take place at 8:00am on Saturday, November 29th at Riverside Cemetery, (5201 Brighton Boulevard). From Riverside, the healing run will continue to the State Capitol, and then on to the Colorado History Museum for a noon reception. Everyone is welcome to attend this event.

Here’s the full itinerary for this year’s Spiritual Healing Run:

10th Annual Sand Creek Massacre Spiritual Healing Run / Walk
November 27-29, 2008

“This years Healing Run is dedicated to the November 29, 1864, victims whose remains were repatriated at Sand Creek 144 years after the massacre.”

Everyone Welcome
Thursday November 27th, 9:00 AM
Pipe Ceremony and prayer at the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
18 miles northeast of Eads in Southeastern Colorado
Runners will be blessed and commencement of ‘Healing Run’ to Denver

Friday, November 28th, 7:00 AM
Sunrise Ceremony – TBD
Continue ‘Healing Run’ to Denver

7:00 PM
Candlelight Vigil at the Denver Art Museum Wheel sculpture,
100 West 14th Avenue Parkway, Denver

Saturday November 29th 8:00 AM
Honoring Ceremony for Captain Silas Soule, Company D 1st Colorado Calvary, U.S. Army and Lt. Joseph A. Cramer, Company K 8th Ohio Calvary, U.S. Army at Riverside Cemetery, 5201 Brighton Boulevard, Denver
9:00 AM
Continue ‘Healing Run’ from Riverside Cemetery to 15th and Arapahoe
4 miles distance – MUST REGISTER TO RUN
9:50 AM
At 15th and Arapahoe —near the site where Soule was assassinated—the runners will join with walkers and continue on to the State Capitol Building
NOTE: ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST WALK THE LAST 1-MILE
11:00 AM
Presentation at the Colorado State Capitol Building (West side)
NOON
Reception for Sand Creek Healing Run/Walk Participants at the Colorado Historical Society, Boettcher Auditorium, 1300 Broadway, Denver

For More Information:
Otto Braided Hair (406) 592-3599
Darius Smith (720) 913-8459
Bill Tall Bull (303) 695-4175
Financial contributions to support activities in Denver are still being accepted –
contact Bill Tall Bull at (303)695-4175 or btallbull@msn.com.

For more detailed information (or for a printable schedule), please download the event brochure.