If you missed the tours through Sylvan Cemetery earlier this month, here is a second opportunity to tour and get to know the cemetery. You may even want to donate to the Bell Tower Project.
Welcome to Sylvan Cemetery District
est. in 1862
For
Immediate Release/ Press Release
October 11, 2012
Historic Sylvan Cemetery
Historic Sylvan
Cemetery, which just recently celebrated its 150th anniversary, will
be conducting a guided tour of it’s grounds on Saturday, October 27th at
11:00 am, in conjunction with October Family History Month. (NOTE: We are asking that anyone interested in touring please arrive at Sylvan Cemetery by 11:00 am. The tour will start between 11:00 and 11:15. The tour will last about 1 hour. There is no charge for this but if you would like to donate to the building of our bell tower then please do).
Thousands of Sacramento area veterans and citizens have
been buried at Sylvan Cemetery since its 1862 inception. The Board of Trustees, in recognition of this
very stately and historic location, is commissioning the construction of a bell
tower to honor the deceased which will also serve as a fitting tribute to the
rich history of those buried within the cemetery walls.
Sylvan is a historic cemetery that is the resting place
of over 1,300 veterans from the Civil War, Spanish American War, World Wars I
and II, the Korean War, the Vietnam Conflict and the Gulf War. It is also home to founding families and early
settlers of Citrus Heights and Fair Oaks, including the Van Maren, Rusch, Volle
and Ose families. More than 8,000 local
residents are interred at Sylvan.
Citrus Heights 95610
Board Member contact: Jim Monteton (916) 726-9390
Sylvan Cemetery
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