A view of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart from Monroe Park sometime after 1905. This is number 0490 of the Cook Collection, on display at the Valentine Museum. Go see it in person, (support the Valentine!) and get a better idea of why so many residents want the Monroe Park Conservancy’s lease rescinded.
Photo by Bill Altice.
Photo courtesy of John Peters.
“The War Between the States” left its distinct mark on the City of Richmond as well as Hollywood Cemetery, with the entombment of over 18,000 Union and Confederate soldiers, numerous generals and the President of the Confederacy. Join us as we explore the cemetery’s Civil War history and learn about Richmond’s complicated story as the former capitol of the Confederate States of America.
Please note that this tour is 1.5 to 2 miles and involves several inclines. Comfortable shoes and water are recommended.
Price: $15 Adult, $5 Valentine members, Children under 18 are FREE
Length: 2 hours
Parking: On Street
Meeting place: Enter at Cherry and Albemarle streets, meet at the rear of the stone structure to the left.Advanced tickets are strongly encouraged. Space is limited.
Accessibility- People of all abilities are encouraged to join us for tours. If you have accessibility challenges or need accommodation, please let us know in advance.
Tours are held rain or shine. However, in extreme weather a tour may be cancelled. Call 804-649-0711 x 301 to verify the tour will take place.
Admission includes a $5 donation to the Friends of Hollywood Cemetery for ongoing restoration. Tours are made possible through a generous partnership with Hollywood Cemetery.
From the event description:
The bloodshed that resulted from the two-day Battle of Shiloh exceeded anything America had ever known in its history. Learn how this battle unfolded and how the horrific casualty count rewrote America’s notions of war.
Bobby Simms supplied this photo, taken around 1960, of Margaret Scruggs in front of her pigeon coops behind 201 S. Cherry Street. There were a few behind houses on Linden. There are still pigeon coops on the south side of the 800 block of Albemarle St.
From event description:
While recent events have focused on the United Daughters of the Confederacy’s monument building efforts in the early 20th Century, Dr. Karen Cox argues that the Daughters had a far-reaching agenda with implications for race relations that are still with us today. Discover the UDC’s work–especially its efforts to shape the worldview of young white southerners–during the organization’s heyday between 1894 and World War I.
Photo by Kenny Hamilton.
Photo from Bobby Simms. On left: Sonny Ford, Joe Martin with microphone, Bobby Simms on drums John Bennet on guitar. The Good Times.