Please join/renew your membership at one of the levels listed below. If you joined at the $300 level or above in 2009 you are a LIFETIME MEMBER! All donations and membership fees are for cemetery projects. FHRC has a volunteer board of directors and no paid staff.

Mail you check to the FHRC at the address above and write 2010 Membership on the memo line.

     Each month the newsletter will provide notification of a special project at the cemetery. We invite you to attend and bring your friends and family. Volunteer certificates will be available for high school students.

Be counted in 2010 - FHRC will be tracking all volunteer hours.

FHRC Tee Shirts will be available for $20 at all events.

Save the Dates:

January 30, 2010: Come out and help us remove holiday grave decorations from 11 to 1. FHRC will also recognize our first year anniversary of ownership. We are truly grateful for each person who has donated their time, talents, and money to help restore and preserve this beloved cemetery.

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)

Winter Needs:

     For safety purposes, Riverview Cemetery will be closed when the snow is too deep for vehicles and will re-open when the snow melts and the roadways are passable. However, we need some volunteers to clear the sidewalks on Market Street and Washington Street. Do you like snow? Do you have a shovel or snow blower? If so, please contact us.

Chapel Building:

     The December 19 snow storm postponed the workday for FHRC Board members and a crew from the Plummer Center to work in the chapel/office building. It has been rescheduled for January 9th. Look for more updates on the chapel exterior project next month.

Public Mausoleum:

     Doors and vents have been ordered and we hope they will be ready for January installation.

Board Members:

     To learn more contact Lee at drleeanderson@aol.com or 610-388-1920. The FHRC Board meets on the 2nd Friday from 10 to 12.

Burials 2003-2008:

     Tedd Cocker with the help of family and friends has located many of the 230 burials that took place and were not recorded by the previous owner. If you have information please contact FHRC so we can enter the information into our database for future generations.

Special Thanks in December To:

• Folks who joined FHRC for the first time or renewed their membership for 2010.

• Santa visited Riverview Cemetery on December 12 and brought Christmas greetings to people traveling along Market Street. "Dotty Marx" assisted with T-shirt sales.

• "Francie Chalfant", owner of Botanical Splash, made 40 beautiful holiday wreaths and 6 grave blankets for our Holiday Green Fundraiser. Board members located the graves and placed them throughout the month.

• Many family members are having memorial grave markers placed.

• "Katharine Olinchak" provided our historical committee with information about the Greek Orthodox families interred at Riverview.

• "Joe Lange" (Lange Construction) is working on new doors for the Public Mausoleum and Brian Bachman, (Graydie Welding) is designing the grates.

• "Rich Julian" and his team are helping FHRC prepare for chapel repairs.

• "PCC Center Crews" trimmed trees along Eastlawn Avenue and collected 41 bags of debris. Wilmington Department of Public Works removed the trash.

• Board members assisted families, vault companies, and funeral homes with three interments in January.

  
  
  

  
  
  The Riverview Cemetery website was created and is maintained by:
  Russ Pickett
  Page Updated: Saturday, February 20, 2010