Louise Sneed was a Southern Belle, born in North Carolina about the time the Civil War broke out. After the death of her parents she moved to Memphis where she lived with an older sister. She was unable to find a suitable (i.e. rich) potential husband in the Post Civil war south, and in …
Frank Mulligan had been a Denver cop since 1904 when he was snared in a scandal that screamed across Denver’s newspapers for weeks in 1918. It began with a quiet, middle-of-the-night ride in the country for Mrs. Irene Nolan and her priest, Father Garrett Burke. It was New Year’s Eve 1917 and Mr. Nolan, …
On a beautiful breezy day in June 2011, the Fairmount Heritage Foundation met with a Shine TV film crew at Riverside Cemetery to film an episode for the National Geographic Channel. An advance team had already met with Patricia Carmody and Ray Thal in May that year to view the archival documents and take some …
One event in Denver that is a great way to kick off Spring and nicer weather is the annual “Doors Open Denver”. Held this year April 14-15th, this FREE event is a fabulous opportunity for residents and visitors alike to experience Denver’s diverse architecture. Participants have a choice of a self-guided tour or expert tour …
Under a ledger stone in the center of Block 2 at Fairmount lies Major General Orlando Ward, reputed to be the most highly decorated veteran in the cemetery. His military career spanned over 40 years and included duty in 3 separate wars or campaigns. Orlando Ward was born in Macon, Missouri on November 4, 1891, …
Peter Joseph was born in New Orleans La. in 1842. The son of a slave, Margaret Syphax, and an Austrian merchant, Spaero Narravitch. His mother, Margaret Syphax, was a descendent of the prominent Washington, D.C. Syphax clan. Margaret had seen to it that the merchant paid her owner for the baby boy in order to secure …
FHF FUN FACT QUIZ Can you name a well-known historic Denver citizen that was buried at both Riverside and Fairmount??? ANSWER: JOHN WESLEY ILIFF ABOUT JOHN WESLEY ILIFF: He was born in Ohio in 1831 He attended Ohio Wesleyan University Moved to Denver in 1859 and began a mercantile store To get a supply of …
Robert Speer was the mayor of Denver in the early part of the twentieth century. He was arrogant, autocratic, and somewhat corrupt, but the appearance of the city today has a lot to do with his vision. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1855, but after contracting tuberculosis there, in 1878 he moved to Denver. …
Life journeys some time take us to places we never expected to go. It was fully expected that Maine born Timothy Reirdan Stinson would spend his life at sea, sailing from port to port and always at a distance from his family. It is no surprise to find “Mariner” next to his name in the …
Joseph A. Walker (1856 – 1907) On November 3rd, a service was held in Block 8 of Fairmount Cemetery to dedicate a gravestone honoring Joseph A. Walker, one of the first Secret Service agents killed in the line of duty. Recently his family, especially Robert T. Walker, Joseph’s only surviving Grandson, tried to find …