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2011 Annual Meeting, June 18th at 10:30am

admin — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 04:08:19 +0000

You are invited!
Friends of Historic Riverside Cemetery
2011 Annual Members Meeting and Reception

When: Saturday, June 18th, 2011, 10:30 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 a brief update from the current board of directors.

Agenda:

10:30
Annual Meeting
and Election of Board Members Agenda

– Welcome and Acknowledgements
– Introduction of Current Board
– FHRC mission, history, and goals
– 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

If you are interested in serving on the board of the Friends of Historic Riverside, please contact Sandy Marvin via email at president@friendsofriversidecemetery.org.

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.

Celebration of the Life of Cliff Dougal, June 18th and 19th 2011

admin — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 03:22:25 +0000

The Friends of Historic Riverside were pleased to receive the following notice from Jan Allen about an event she is hosting at Riverside on Saturday, June 18th and Sunday June 19th. Although we are not directly involved in planning this event, we are happy to support this opportunity to remember a great friend to Riverside and the community.

Hello Friends and acquaintances of Cliff Dougal,

Recently, a brass and granite grave marker was placed at Cliff”s burial site at Riverside Cemetery. You are cordially invited to join his friends and acquaintances for a celebration of his life and reminisce with the many people and children he knew.

Will we ever know all the projects in which he participated – his many times with his “children”, the good deeds he performed (Santa for 37 years), church activities, and especially his stories of his beloved Riverside Cemetery? (And probably some others I’ve never heard about!)

And speaking of any of his stories (especially of the cemetery), a booklet of them has been planned to be published for all to enjoy. We know of some stories that may have to be “adjusted” of happenings-especially after dark at the cemetery, but they are really entertaining. We want your contributions and will be collecting them at that time.** Bring your pens and pencils, paper will be furnished!

The dates are both Saturday, June 18th and Sunday, June 19th at 1pm at Riverside Cemetery. The event is being initiated by myself. All friends of Cliff”s are invited.

Please join me at Block 15 near the miniature chapel belonging to the Transfiguration Church.

I look forward to meeting every one that knew this kind and big hearted person.

Sincerely, Jan Allan

**P.S. If you have a story and will be unable to come, please, PLEASE, go to Kate Barnes’ website to record your story.
www.colorado-cemeteries.com/cliff-dougal.html

“Spirits of Riverside” at the Wynkoop Brewing Company

admin — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:41:37 +0000

Celebrate Riverside through Art (and Beer) at the Wynkoop Brewing Company

The Wynkoop Brewing Company, in conjunction with the Friends of Historic Riverside Cemetery, is hosting an exhibition of exceptional artwork inspired by the landscape at Riverside. The show will be presented on the second floor of Denver’s oldest brewpub From October 10th through November 15th.

Archer, photograph by Izah Gallagher, one of the artworks to be presented at the Wynkoop

Join us for a reception on October 31st (Halloween) from 5-7pm in conjunction with the “Spirits of Riverside” exhibit. The reception is free and open to the public. Participating artists include:
Sabin Aell
John David Davenport
Sharon Feder
Izah Gallagher
Sherry Hern
Jill Hadley Hooper
Sandy Marvin
Jackie McFarland
Matt O’Neill
John Schoenwalter
Jeff Starr

Many of the artworks will be for sale, and a portion of the proceeds goes to support the Friends of Historic Riverside Cemetery.

Wynkoop Beer: In conjunction with the celebration of Riverside during the Month of October, the Wynkoop will also 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.

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

A Date With the Departed, NYT’s op ed article

admin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:21:46 +0000

This beautifully written piece about cemeteries and our cultures changing relationship to them and the folks within, can be read on the New York Times site here. The author is Thomas Lynch, an excerpt below.

“We humans are bound to and identified with the earth, the dirt, the humus out of which our histories and architectures rise — our monuments and memorials, cairns and catacombs, our shelters and cityscapes. This “ground sense,” to borrow William Carlos Williams’s idiom, is at the core of our humanity. And each stone on which we carve our names and dates is an effort to make a human statement about death, memory and belief. Our kind was here. They lived; they died; they made their difference. For the ancient and the modern, the grave is an essential station.

But less so, lately, especially here in the United States, where we whistle past our graveyards and keep our dead at greater distance, consigned to oblivions we seldom visit, estranged and denatured, tidy and Disney-fied memorial parks with names like those of golf courses or megachurches.”

Painting of Riverside markers courtesy Sharon Feder