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Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
The Tenth Annual Sand Creek Spiritual Healing Run is taking place November 27-29th, 2008, and will once again be visiting Riverside to honor Captain Silas Soule and Lieutenant Joseph Cramer, both of whom are buried in the military section of Riverside. You can get more info here about the best ...
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Thursday, November 20th, 2008
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 ...
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Friday, November 14th, 2008
Perhaps the most unfortunate effect of the loss of water at pay someone to do your assignment Riverside since 2002 is the death of the majority of the mature trees in the Cemetery. There at least 100 dead trees at Riverside, and unfortunately some of these trees are now threatening ...
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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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