RTD North Light Rail Newsletter
March 28, 2016 – 3:20 pmClick here to review the March 2016 RTD North Light Rail update. The update provides lots of great information about progress and upcoming work.
Exciting progress on the North Light Rail line
February 19, 2016 – 10:49 amThe girders are starting to go in on the RTD North light rail Skyway Bridge. This is the bridge near Riverside. Click here to read about the bridge and to see pictures of the girder installation.
Major progress is expected during the entirety of 2016. Click here to learn more about the overall project and plans for 2016.
Pueblo’s Roselawn Cemetery celebrates 125 years
January 28, 2016 – 9:17 amPlease join us and our friends with Concerned Citizens for Roselawn Cemetery as we congratulate Pueblo’s Roselawn Cemetery on its 125th anniversary!
To celebrate there is an exhibit on the third floor the Rawlings Library in Pueblo until February 10th. Included in the exhibit are displays about Daniel P. Predovich and Mary Babnik Brown, along with other information about the cemetery and its history.
You may visit the Rawlings Library at 100 E. Abriendo Ave. in Pueblo.
Hours are Mon -Thu 9 am – 9 pm, Fri-Sat 9 am – 6 pm, Sun 1pm – 5 pm.
RTD North Light Rail January Newsletter
January 22, 2016 – 10:54 amThe new light rail project is progressing quickly!
Click here to read the latest update from RTD about the North Light Rail line project.
Winter 2015 update
December 28, 2015 – 1:41 pm
It’s been a great year for the Friends of Historic Riverside Cemetery! We’d like to thank everyone for their hard work and dedication in keeping this group together. That dedication is now paying off with renewed and strengthened ties to Fairmount Cemetery and the completion of our first project. We’re looking forward to building this relationship and doing great work for the cemetery in 2016!
Keep an eye here for updated information about upcoming meetings, opportunities to volunteer for projects and work days and doc-a-block information. We’ll also be posting updates about the RTD light rail progress and the changes it will bring to Riverside. It’s going to be an exciting year for the cemetery!
The next FOHRC board meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 14th, 2016 at 7:00 PM in the TAXI II conference room located at 3457 Ringsby Court in Denver. Click here for a map to the meeting location.
Sand Creek Massacre Event
November 19, 2015 – 8:39 amClick here to learn more about the 17th annual Sand Creek Massacre Spiritual Healing Run/Walk. This event includes a stop at Riverside Cemetery on November 29th to honor Captain Silas S. Soule.
October Light Rail Newsletter
October 26, 2015 – 6:57 amThings are progressing quickly along the RTD FasTracks North Rail line. Click here to read the latest update.
Fall 2015 Update
September 22, 2015 – 2:10 pmSuccess! Our first project at Riverside is complete!
We’ve repainted the walls in front of the office building. This was a large effort but well worth the work.
A great Thank You to everyone who put in time and effort to help with this project. We had a total of 6 work days with 11 volunteers providing a total of 144 work hours.
Additionally, we’re preparing to restart the doc-a-block project. Keep an eye out for notices of upcoming training sessions and group work days. We’re excited to completely document the cemetery!
The dates have been set for the Friends 2016 meetings. The schedule is:
- Monday, December 14th, 2015
- Monday, March 14th, 2016
- Monday, June 13th, 2016
- Monday, September 19th, 2016
- Monday December 12th, 2016
All meetings will take place at 7:00 PM in the TAXI II conference room at 3461 Ringsby Court in Denver. Click here for a map to the meeting location.
The annual meeting is scheduled for Saturday, July 23rd, 2016. Time and location TBD.
Please check back here for further updates as activities are scheduled – information will be posted here for all upcoming events.
August Light Rail newsletter
September 15, 2015 – 7:20 pmExciting progress is being made on the RTD North Line Light Rail project!
The caissons that will support the Skyway Bridge are being constructed and things around Riverside are changing fast. Click here to learn more about what is happening in the August RTD North Line newsletter.
Summer 2015 update
August 26, 2015 – 10:24 amIt’s been an eventful summer for the Friends of Historic Riverside Cemetery!
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve been invited to begin working at Riverside and have nearly completed our first project – repainting the walls outside of the cemetery office. It’s been a lot of work but has made quite an improvement!
Our summer board meeting was a success and we’ve made some great plans and goals for the coming year. These goals include:
- Restarting the Doc-A-Block project at Riverside
- Continuing projects to beautify Riverside
- Creating a Friends of Historic Riverside Cemetery Facebook page to connect with interested people and similar groups
- Monitoring progress of the RTD north light rail line and its impacts on Riverside
We’d also like to pass on a warm welcome and heartfelt thanks to Judy and Tom Kingsolver for becoming members of the Friends of Historic Riverside Cemetery! We appreciate your support – Welcome!
Our next board meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 14th at 7:00 PM in the TAXI II conference room. Feel free to attend! You may find directions to the meeting by clicking here.