Mission
To record, preserve, maintain, and protect the historic cemeteries of Jacksonville, as well as increase public appreciation and awareness of the historical and cultural value cemeteries provide communities.
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Old City Cemetery
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Scouting Programs and Tours
Brownie Girl Scouts can earn their Listening to the Past Try-It by scheduling a tour of Jacksonville’s oldest city cemetery, Old City Cemetery. CRPTjax staff will lead your troop on a fact- and folk-filled tour of Jacksonville’s largest repository of pre-1880’s gravestones. Some very interesting and important people are buried there.
Junior Girl Scouts can earn their Local Lore Badge by scheduling an interactive workshop and tour of a local historic cemetery. The workshop and tour will fulfill requirements 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, and 9. Discover some very interesting stories about Jacksonville and its founders!
Silver and Gold Award Projects and Eagle Scout Projects
For your Silver or Gold Award project, our Friends of the Cemetery program is the perfect match! You get to adopt a small historic cemetery and, working with preservation professionals, provide a variety of preservation services.
Training and preservation equipment are provided by us. All programs are available year-round at a cost of $3.00 per person. Each program lasts approximately 2 hours. Minimum 10/ Maximum 30.
To schedule a tour and workshop for your Scout troop, please call Shannon Palmer at 904-309-0462.