Wreaths and Blankets will be placed on the graves of your loved ones by FHRC Board Members and Volunteers every Weekend between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Tell your Friends and Family. You may also order extra Grave Blankets and Wreaths for your own use. Pick-up at Riverview Cemetery on the weekend you select.

FHRC Tee Shirts:

     You can help FHRC - Buy a Tee Shirt!  Price $20.00.  Available at all cemetery events ( Sizes are M, L, and XL ) or by sending your check to "FHRC P.O. BOX 2173 WILMINGTON, DE 19899" (include $2.00 for postage)

Fundraisers:

     Volunteers needed to help with a special project. Contact Kate at kwilhere@aol.com or Tedd at teecocker66@aol.com for more details.

Grant Writing:

     If you would like a time-limited project and have some experience with grant writing or are willing to learn, please contact drleeanderson@aol.com

Board Members:

     The FHRC five-member Board is amazing! And, we want a few more people who share the vision and mission of FHRC to join the Board. To learn more please contact, Lee at drleeanderson@aol.com (610) 388-1920. The FHRC Board meets once a month on the third Monday from 10 to 12.

Chapel Building:

     October is the month for asbestos removal so that roof repair and exterior wall waterproofing can be done before winter.

Fence Repair:

     We anticipate the section of fence by Speakman Place will be repaired soon.

National Historic Register:

     Be a part of history and learn history at the same time. If you want to help with the application process contact Cheryl at cheshannon@aol.com

Public Mausoleum:

     The mausoleum needs a new roof before the stolen doors can be replaced. The cost of a green roof exceeded our budget.

Burials 2003-2008:

     If you have information about burials that took place from 2003 to 2008 please contact FHRC so we can enter the information into our database. Approximately 230 people were buried during this time.

FHRC Board of Directors are available to speak to your homeowners association, civic association, church, or other organization. Please contact any board member (Lee, Cheryl, Mary, Kate, or Tedd) to arrange a date and time.

Special Thanks This Month To:

• Jay Graf (www.geo-graf.com) from Geotechnical Engineering in West Chester, PA used ground penetrating radar to scan the baby section for graves and markers. Thanks for the donation of your time, equipment, and expertise. News Journal photographer, Robert Craig, reporter, Terri Sanginiti, covered the story. Many thanks to editor, Tim Konski as well.

• Seventeen volunteer spent 3 hours on September 5 (Labor Day weekend), cleaning tree branches, vines, and debris along the Speakman fence line. The area is now ready for volunteer welders to make the repairs.

• Jim Herman and a crew from the Plummer & Webb Center joined us for the September Clean-Up Day and filled holes in cemetery with dirt.

• Francie Chalfant, (www.botanicalsplash.com) owner of Botanical Splash has volunteered to make the holiday grave blankets and wreaths.

• A Tree Management Grant, written by Lee Anderson, was awarded by the Delaware Urban and Community Forestry Council. John Kerns will partner with FHRC to create a Master Tree Inventory of all the trees at Riverview and a multi-year Tree Management Plan for their care.

• Friends and families are buying T-shirts! Order yours today!

• Wilmington City Police continue to monitor the cemetery. We greatly appreciate the regular patrols throughout the East and West side.

• Plummer Center (PCC) crews cut grass twice on the East & West sides. Many thanks to Eastlawn Civic Association President, Sandra Lowry, who sponsored the September pizza lunch for 25 men. She routinely picks up debris outside the fence and is a great neighbor to Riverview Cemetery.

• Floyd Weber is transcribing the final two interment books of 5000 names, dedicated to a section of the cemetery known as “potter’s field”. Original owners of Riverview planned for a dignified final resting place for all.

• Board members assisted families, vault companies, and funeral homes with two interments in September.

• To all volunteers who contribute, time, energy, skills, and financial gifts to the restoration of Riverview Cemetery and the surrounding community… Thank you!
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  Friends of Historic Riverview Cemetery
  P.O. Box 2173
  Wilmington, Delaware 19899

  Holiday Greens Order Form

       Please list the names of deceased and location of grave (if available). We will verify with our records.

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  Please circle the weekend you want greens placed on the grave.

  November 28-29          December 5-6

  December 12-13          December 19-20

  Price of Wreath $25          Price of Blanket $50.

  How many wreaths?_____          How many blankets?_____

  Total Cost: ___________________

  
  Make your check payable to FHRC and mail to address above.

  
  Credit Cards Accepted: Visa______MasterCard_______

  Card # __________________________________________

  Exp. Date:______________ 3 digit code:_______________

  Your Name:_____________________________________________

  Address:_______________________________________________

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  Phone:_____________________Email:____________________

  
  

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  The Riverview Cemetery website was created and is maintained by:
  Russ Pickett
  Page Updated: Wednesday, August 5, 2009, 06:53 AM