Kirby-Smith’s (SCV #1209) November Cemetery Clean-Up.
Kirby Smith SCV Camp #1209 Blog
November Cemetery Clean-Up
Lee and Jackson Celebration Dinner
Please join us for a KIRBY-SMITH CAMP (1209 LEE AND JACKSON CELEBRATION DINNER
Sunday, January 17, zone 5:00 p.m. at Maggiano’s Little Italy
10367 Midtown Pkwy, Jacksonville, FL 32246 St. Johns Town Center Questions
Call Cmdr. Calvin Hart:(904) 730-0343 or email: calvinhart(a,bellsouth.net
Event will include a gourmet four course meal, David (Chairas as (General Robert E. Lee festive ambiance, & more.
Join the excitement of watching the show as we come together for this celebratory event.
LIMITED SEATING Please Send In Your Reservations in As Soon as Possible Your Attendance Is Required to Make This Event Successful
Entire Tables Can Be Reserved ~Business Attire~ >>>See attached Flyers
Official SCV Kirby-Smith 2016 Calendar Available Now
Be prepared for 2016 with our official 2016 Calendar featuring compelling photography of a local collectors wares. A detailed caption is provided for each months artwork. Photographic art by Tim Parker.
E-mail calvinhart@bellsouth.net for information on how to purchase one of these unique works of confederate art or send a check of $10 to Commander Calvin Hart, 4884 Victoria Chase Ct., Jacksonville, FL 32257. All proceeds belong to SCV Kirby Smith Camp all will be used for Confederate historical preservation.
Veterans Day Parade 2015
Desecrated Jacksonville cemetery restored
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — “I think they just about fixed all of them,” said Jo Ann Oren. Headstones and grave markers dating back to the 1800’s were smashed and broken. Jo Ann’s great-grandmother’s grave was one of them. “They were all turned over. It was a like a jigsaw puzzle.” She told Action News about the vandalism at St. Joseph’s cemetery back in January. The City of Jacksonville mows and trims the trees there, but they told us the damage was beyond their repair. “We just want to make sure these people aren’t forgotten,” said Calvin Hart. Calvin volunteers with the Sons of the Confederate Veterans. They spent last Saturday restoring many of these headstones. “We’ve got governors. We’ve got mayors, war veterans, war heroes. This is an open history book,” said Hart. Repairing the damaged markers would have cost thousands, but Hart says knowing they helped preserve a part of Jacksonville’s history is worth so much more. “Each one of them have a story to tell, and they are worth recognizing,” said Hart. And though the bodies buried at St. Joseph’s are long gone, this will help make sure they are not forgotten. The city plans to put up a sign at the entrance to remind people it is a state felony to desecrate any cemetery.