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Seldom have I ever received an e-mail like the one that came totheHollywoodofficelastJuly,”DavidGilliam,Cemetery

GeneralManager,recalls.Ididnotrecognizethenameofthesenderbuthismessagethrilledandintriguedme.”

I have recently returned to Richmond where I was born and raised. I have many fond memories of Hollywood where more than nineteen members of my family are buried. Please let me know how I can help out and “give back to such a wonderful place”. Joseph R. Herbert

Intheearlyfall,Herbert,GilliamandKellyWilbanks,FriendsExecutiveDirector,metatHollywood.Itwasthefirstofmanymeetings.Asthatfirstconversationdeveloped,Herbertsharedhisinterest in genealogy and explained that he had just completed a bookoutliningthehistoryoftheHerbertfamilyforhisdaughter,Jennifer. Gilliam began to smile.

Formanyyears,DavidGilliamhaswantedtobeginaprojecttoaddress gaps in the genealogical records of individuals interred in Hollywood.Historically,a“record”waswrittenonathreebyfivecardandincludedname,locationanddateofburial.“Sortoflikea catalogue system in a library that only captures book name and author,shelfandrow,anddateofpublication,”Gilliamsmiled.

Today,morecompleteinformationisgatheredaboutadeceased.It is recorded on the customary three by five card but then entered in the Cemetery’s genealogy data base and finally uploaded toHollywood’swebsitewhereitisavailabletofamilies,researchers,etc.

AsJoeHerberthasdiscovered,thereareoverapproximately62,000individualsrestinginHollywood.Missinginformationofthemostbasicsort(dateofbirth,dateofdeath,etc.)mayapproach120,000individualrecords.Gilliamhasbeenwaitingfor the right time and right person to begin scaling this Mt. Everest.

Herbertisnostrangertonumbers,analysis,planning,andinformation technology. He has served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of a number of major public and privately held companies. Most of his working career has been

spent in Connecticut and New Jersey. Neither is Joe Herbert a strangertoHollywoodCemetery.“OncountlessoccasionswhenIwasaboy,”herecalls,“mygrandmotherbroughtmeandherothergrandchildrentoHollywoodforpicnics.”

WhileinterestedinwhatGilliamhadtosay,Herbertneededtimetoconsideroverallscale,feasibility,andhowexactlyhemighttest the water without over committing himself or the cemetery staff.Inthefallof2012,HerbertsharedaplanwithGilliamandWilbanks,andlaterwiththeFriendsBoard.

He described an approach whereby he would first enrich the websiteinformationabouttheCemetery’sforty-nine“notable”residents(U.S.Presidents,PresidentoftheCSA,VirginiaGovernors,CivilWarGenerals,U.S.SupremeCourtJustices,businessleaders,teachers,preachers,etc.).Whatthewebsitecurrently offers about many of these individuals is sketchy at best. “Itcouldincludemorecompletebackgroundandhistoryabouteachperson,includingdates,accomplishments,andsoforth,”Herbert explained. The finished product might even lend itself to publication.

A second goal for 2013 was also discussed. It would involve selecting one section of the cemetery and gathering missing information from monuments and markers in that section. Section26wasmentionedbecauseofitsmoremanageablesize(1800interments).Althoughanapproachtothetaskisnotyetdeveloped,itwouldincluderecruitingvolunteers,visitingtheactualgravesites,collectingdatausingspecialcomputerinputforms,andfinally,enteringdatabythecemeteryoffice.

‘It’sanenormous,dauntingundertaking,”Herbertexplained,“butwhenyoubreakitdownintomanageablepieces,itcanbegintohappen. It goes without saying that I will need volunteer help from folks who see the same value in this project as I do. Filling some of these gaps will make Hollywood an even more historic cemeterythanitalreadyis.”

We are grateful to Joe Herbert for seeing the possibilities!

Ifyouareinterestedinhelpingwiththisproject,pleasecontactKellyJ.Wilbanksatkwilbanks@hollywoodcemetery.org.

“ADauntingUndertaking”

Project Begun to Address Incomplete Hollywood Records

A hand drawn map by Girl Scout Troop 495 member, Jaime Scott, for the “Girl Scout Self-Guided Walking Tour of Hollywood Cemetery.” It provides the location (Point of Interest “O”) of the Trefoil Monument.

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Mrs.JohnB.PurcellMr. and Mrs. Russell L. Rabb Jr.Ms.ElizabethD.RawlesDr. and Mrs. Frank L. Rawling Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Reed Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Philip M. ReveneDr. and Mrs. James T. RhodesMr. C. Edward Richardson IIIMr. and Mrs. Malcolm E. Ritsch Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Robertson IIIMr. and Mrs. N. Pendleton RogersMr. Edwin M. Rucker Jr.Cdr James C. Ruehrmund Ret.Mr. Lee SchulteMrs.ElizabethP.ScottMr. Walter W. ScottMr. and Mrs. William R. Shands Jr.Mr. Thomas A. SilvestriMr. Mitford Sims IIIMrs. Sarah S. SinsabaughMrs. Cecil S. SlagleMrs. Schuyler O. SneedMr. and Mrs. Henry C. Spalding Jr.Mr. and Mrs. William H. SparrowMrs. Ursula F. StalkerStarBriteEnterprises,IncMrs. Emily Lloyd StephensMr. F. Gordon StewardMrs.HazeltineP.StrotherMr.andMrs.JamesE.B.StuartIVMr. George A. StuckeyMrs. Mary N. SutherlandTheReverendSamuelV.Tallman,Jr.Mrs. Sally A. TaylorMr. and Mrs. Walter TeStrake Jr.Dr. James A. Thompson IIIMr. and Mrs. Matthew G. Thompson Jr.Mrs.ElizabethH.ThorntonMr.JamesBarryThriftMr. F. Carlyle TillerDr.andMrs.C.KentTitusMrs. Zach Toms Jr.Mr.BrentD.TrefsgarMr.JosephV.TurnerIIIMrs.MargueriteB.TurnerMr.andMrs.JosephB.VadenMrs.FrancesB.ValentineMr.andMrs.GranvilleG.ValentineIIIMr.andMrs.HubertP.VanHornMr.andMrs.RobertJ.VanSickleVanYahresAssociatesMr.andMrs.ErnestC.VaughanJr.VineyardProducktions,LLCMr. John C. Waddell Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Gordon W. WallaceMs.ElizabethF.WallaceMs. Sandra E. WallerMrs. Frances M. WallerDr. and Mrs. J. Latane WareMr. and Mrs. Harry J. Warthen IIIMr. and Mrs. Jack WestMrs. Gloria E. WetmoreMr. Ralph C. White Jr.Mrs.KathyWhittingtonMr. and Mrs. John H. Wick IIIDr. and Mrs. Peter T. WilbanksMr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Williamson III

Mr. and Mrs. E. Otto N. Williams Jr.Mrs. Hilda L. WilliamsMr. and Mrs. John D. WilliamsMr. and Mrs. William C. Williams IIIMrs.VirginiaL.WilsonDr. and Mrs. Charles P. WinklerMr. and Mrs. Peter H WongMrs.MichaelB.WrayDr. R. Lewis WrightMr.andMrs.JohnM.WyattIVDr. Henry Yancey Jr.Mr.andMrs.JohnJ.ZeugnerIVMr.RichardB.Zorn

Patrons (Up to $99)Mr.andMrs.BenjaminC.AckerlyMr. Max R. AdamMrs. Paul W. AllenMr. and Mrs. George Wayne AndersonMr. and Mrs. Thomas D. AndersonMr. and Mrs. Frank L. AngusMr.WilliamB.BakerMs.JuliaCraigBaylorMrs.JeriBellMr.andMrs.EdmundL.BensonIIIMr.andMrs.JohnS.BibbJr.Mr.andMrs.CarlF.BlackwellMr.andMrs.JamesD.BlackwellJr.Mrs.FrankM.BlantonMr.DonaldC.BogenMr.andMrs.DennisH.BoldenMrs.MargaretDillonBowlesMr.andMrs.JosephB.BrancoliMr.GeorgeH.BraubergerJr.Mr.andMrs.JohnC.BrennanMr.andMrs.PeterE.BroadbentJr.Mrs.AlexanderG.BrownIIIMrs.JoyceKentBrownMr.andMrs.GeorgeT.BrysonJr.Mr.CliffordL.BussellsJr.Mr.andMrs.AndrewV.CableSr.ColonelandMrs.J.A.BartonCampbellMrs. Mary J. CampbellMrs.DorothyG.CardozoMrs.AnneH.CarnefixMrs. Francis F. Carr Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Warren W. CaskieMr. and Mrs. Donald E. CentroneMrs.VirginiaD.ChapmanMr.andMrs.KennethD.CobbIIIMr. and Mrs. William G. Colby Jr.Ms. Harriett W. CondreyMrs. Henry J. CorraMr. and Mrs. J. Robert CrossMr. and Mrs. W. Thomas Cunningham Jr.Mr. and Mrs. William R. CurdtsMrs. Martha O. DavenportMrs. Ingrid H. DavisMrs.ElizabethC.DawesMs. Alice DeCampsMr. and Mrs. H. Neale DickinsonMr. and Mrs. Thomas L. DisharoonMr. and Mrs. Lee P. Dudley Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Roger W. DudleyMr.andMrs.ElmerK.DunnMrs. Carolyn G. EavesMr. George C. Ely II

Mrs.BrendaG.EppersonDr. and Mrs. Adam J. FiedlerMr.G.SlaughterFitz-HughJr.Mr. Robert J. FlackeMrs.MarciaC.FrazierFriendsatFirstBaptistChurchMr. and Mrs. Robert L. GarianGE FoundationMr.andMrs.EllisB.GradyJr.Mr. Stretton L. GramlichMr. Richard Z. GrimmMr. Charles L. HagueMr. Richard P. Hankins Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Les HarcumMr. Claude W. HarrisonMrs. Rosemarie HarterMrs. Shirley E. HatcherDr. and Mrs. Allan HauerMrs. Milton R. HaynesHistoric Richmond FoundationMs.KathleenL.HoppeMrs. George C. Howell Jr.Mr.andMrs.RobertK.HubermanDr. J. HubertMr. and Mrs. William C. HungerfordMrs.VirginiaLeeHuntMr. John W. InmanMrs. Frances H. JamesMr. and Mrs. Charles M. Johnson IIIMr. Robert P. JonesMr.andMrs.GregoryE.KaneMrs.BryanP.KennedyMr.andMrs.RichardC.KistlerMr. Craig LawsonMr. and Mrs. Todd E. LePageDr.BarbaraT.LesterMrs. Sheri E. LightMiss Teresa LuckertMs.DenzilM.LyneMrs.VirginiaP.McDanielMr. George G. McDearmon Jr.Dr. Anne H. and Mr. John Lee McElroy IIIMr. and Mrs. Francis h. McMullenMr. and Mrs. Rieman McNamara Jr.Mr.andMrs.CharlesB.MolsterJr.Mrs. Harriet J. MurpheyMrs. Susan A. NewtonMr. Davis Eugene NormanMr. Frank C. Norvell Jr.Mr. and Mrs. John M. PaceMs. Ingrid PantaeniusMr.andMrs.VernonA.ParkerMr.andMrs.JohnB.ParrishJr.Mr. and Mrs. John M. PayneMr. and Mrs. John W. Pearsall IIIMr. and Mrs. Hunter R. Pettus Jr.Ms. Donna Potter PhillipsMrs. Robert N. Pollard Jr.Mrs. Gwynn C. PrideauxMrs. John RamosMr. and Mrs. Clyde H. RatcliffeMr. and Mrs. Melvin L. RawlsDr. Gaylord W. RayDr. and Mrs. P. Larus Reed IIIMr. and Mrs. J. William ReidMr. and Mrs. Darrell RettigMr. and Mrs. David W. ReynoldsMrs. Juliane M. RileyMr. Field I. Robertson Jr.Mr. Raymond A. RuthSt. John’s Church FoundationMrs.CalvinSatterfieldIIIMr. and Mrs. Edward M. Schaff IIIMr. and Mrs. Edward A. SchuttSusanBailey&SidneyBufordScott Endownment TrustMrs. James L. Seaborn Jr.Mr. Howard W. ShieldsMr.RobertH.Shultz,Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Anthony P. SmithMrs. Rosemary T. SmithMr. and Mrs. William H. SniderMrs. Mary L. SoukupMr. and Mrs. Jack H. Spain Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Starr Jr.Dr. Thomas P. StratfordMiss Ellen Latane TabbMrs. Ruth W. TaylorDr.LawrenceB.Tentor

Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Terry Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. ThomasMrs. Tammy M. E. TiltmanMr. and Mrs. James L. TompkinsMrs. Mary L. TompkinsMr. and Mrs. Donald R. ToneyTuckahoe Garden Club of WesthamptonJudge John Randolph Tucker Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. TurnbullMr. Halcott Mebane TurnerMrs.LynneC.ValentineVarinaHighSchoolMrs.FontaineJ.VelzMrs. George R. WagonerMr.andMrs.JamesB.WareMrs. Mary P. WareMr. and Mrs. Harry Lee Watson IIIMr. and Mrs. Randall L. WelchMr. Ten Eyck T. WellfordMr. Jay Laird WelliverMrs. Raymond H. WhitneyDr. and Mrs. James R. WickhamMr. Carrington C. WilkersonMr. and Mrs. Harold J. Williams Jr.Mr. Robert G. Willis Jr.Mr.andMrs.SamuelB.WittIIIGeorge Stuart Woodson TrustMrs. Mildred WysongMr. and Mrs. David Lee Zorn* Deceased

Corporations, Foundations and OrganizationsAltria Matching Gifts ProgramBankofAmericaMatchingGiftsProgramTheBeirneCarterFoundationTheBiscuitFactoryTheBoxwoodGardenClubBristol-MyersSquibbFoundationThe Colon Club of RichmondOvertonandKatharineDennisFoundationDominion and the Dominion FoundationThe Elmwood FundFriendsatFirstBaptistChurchGE FoundationGenworth FoundationGottwald FoundationTheHermitageatCedarfieldHistoric Richmond FoundationHollywood Cemetery CompanyEmily S. and Coleman A. Hunter Charitable TrustThomas F. Jeffress Memorial Inc.The Linhart FoundationPfizerFoundationMatchingGiftsProgramRichard S. Reynolds FoundationTheRoller-BottimoreFoundationTheWilliamH.,JohnG.,andEmmaScottFoundationSt. John’s Church FoundationSegway of RichmondStarBriteEnterprises,IncThe Triangle FraternityTredegar Corporation Matching Gifts ProgramTuckahoe Garden Club of WesthamptonValentineRichmondHistoryCenterVanYahresAssociatesVarinaHighSchoolVineyardProducktions,LLCVirginiaSargeantReynoldsFoundation

Gifts In-KindMr.E.L.ButterworthThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsDeltaUpsilonChapterofPhiKappaSigmaFraternityatVCUJoseph R. HerbertConnieHilker,HartwoodRosesHollywood Cemetery CompanyLambdaChiChapterofPiKappaAlphaFraternityatVCUDr.HunterH.McGuire,Jr.Mr. John O. PetersSegway of RichmondStarBriteEnterprises,Inc.TheTriangleFraternityatVCUValentineRichmondHistoryCenter

The 1847 SocietyLeaders for preservation of Hollywood Cemetery

Annual Giving Levels

Presidents Circle for Gifts of $25,000+ Founders Circle for Gifts of $10,000 to $24,999

Heritage Circle for Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999

Hollywood Circle for Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999

Ivy Circle for Gifts of $1,000 to $2,499

We invite you to join the 1847 Society and continue the ongoingrestoration and preservation of Hollywood Cemetery.

March23,2013

Volunteers Transform Historic Hollywood RosesA coolMarchbreezeblowingofftheJamesRiverdidnot

deter thirty-nine volunteers assembled at Hollywood toprovideloving,earlyspringcareandmaintenancetotheCemetery’scollectionofoveronehundredroses.Theevent,sponsoredbyFriendsofHollywood,involvedmonthsofplanningbylocalrosarian,ConnieHilker,ownerofHartwoodRoses near Fredericksburg.

Hollywoodrosesareregardedasoneofthefinestcollectionofcemetery roses in the country. The collection contains many oldandhistoricroses,theoriginsofwhichcanbetracedtoEngland and Europe as long ago as the sixteen and seventeen hundreds. The actual ages of Hollywood roses vary. Some were plantedrelativelyrecently,othersaslongagoasahundredyears or more.

Inthesummeroflastyear,FriendsofHollywoodExecutiveDirectorKellyWilbanksattendedameetingoftheRichmondRose Society. Wilbanks was seeking help for the cemetery’s roses.HilkerrecallsWilbank’squestiontothegroup–“WouldanyoneherebeinterestedingivingussomehelpwithHollywood’sroses?”Shealsoremembersherunhesitatingresponse,“WhencanIstart?”

“Helpingwassortofawideopenquestion,”recallsWilbanks.“Iwasn’tevensurewhathelpmeantandhadnoideawhereitmight lead or what it might produce. It was not long before I foundout.”

Oneearlyobservationconfirmedthatthiswasn’tHilker’sfirstroseproject.“Ifhelpisneeded,”shesaid,“weneedtofindout what we are going to help and how. An inventory is step one.”Duringthefallof2012andcontinuingintoJanuaryandFebruary,HilkerandHollywoodGroundsSupervisor,DonaldToney,locatedandidentifiedeveryroseinthecemetery(134

total).Toney,anemployeeofthecemeteryforoverfortyyears,remarked,“WeevenfoundsomerosesIhadneverseenbefore.”

Eachrosewasphotographed,itstype,growthhabits,andexactconditionnoted(includinganyimmediateattentionrequired),anditslocation(sectionandlot)markedonamastermapofthegrounds.“Idon’tknowifsuchanextensiveandaccuratecataloguinghaseveroccurred,”Hilkerreportedlater.“Thetaskwasenormousbutexciting.”

Hilker is no stranger to rare and historic roses. Hartwood Roses is not a nursery but an educational and display garden specializinginrareandunusualantiqueroses.Hercollectiontops eight hundred plants. Hilker describes herself as a “certifiedrosarian,mastergardener,carpenter,remodeler,andadreamer.”

Workingwiththecemeterystaff,HilkerselectedMarch23asarainorshine,Hollywoodrosevolunteerworkday.NewsoftheeventspreadquicklythroughRichmond’sextensivenetwork of rose enthusiasts. Tammie Smith covered the event with an article in the Richmond Times Dispatch which drew in additional participants.

Afterregistrationandorganizationalremarks,Hilkerdividedthevolunteersintoteamsoftwo,three,andfourwithamentorassignedtoeach.Eachteamwasgivenalistofassignedroses,alocationmap,andinstructionsregardingthepruningtobedoneoneachplant.Inaddition,teamsreceivedsmallsqueezebottles of 91% alcohol. Rose diseases can spread from plant to plantonthebladesofpruners,loppersandsaws.“Besuretouseyouralcohol,”Hilkerreminded.

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The 1847 Society Presidents CircleTheRoller-BottimoreFoundationTheWilliamH.,JohnG.,andEmma Scott FoundationTheKathrynWalkerRevocableTrust

Founders CircleEmily S. and Coleman A. Hunter Charitable TrustThomas F. Jeffress Memorial Inc.S.W. Massie Charitable TrustMr. and Mrs. William M. Massie Jr.Richard S. Reynolds Foundation

Heritage CircleOvertonandKatharineDennisFoundationDominion and the Dominion FoundationMrs.LindaB.PetersonVirginiaSargeantReynoldsFoundationAnne W. Taylor Trust

Hollywood CircleThe Elmwood FundMr.andMrs.EdwardM.FarleyIV

Ivy CircleDrs.J.T.andM.L.BaylissMrs.MargaretP.BemissMr.MattC.C.BristolIIIMr.andMrs.AustinBrockenbroughIIIMr.BrianM.CannMr. Frank S. CoxMr. Gene H. Edwards Jr.Mrs.FrankV.FowlkesGottwald FoundationMr.andMrs.BrentonS.HalseyMrs. Jean Wiltshire LaneDr. and Mrs.* Nelson D. LankfordMr. and Mrs. Preston H. LeakeMcGue Millhiser Family TrustMr. and Mrs. G. Gilmer Minor IIIMr.andMrs.E.BrysonPowellMr. Joseph A. RamageMr. and Mrs. John C. ReedMr. and Mrs. R. Strother ScottMr. and Mrs. Fred T. TattersallMr. and Mrs. Peter C. TomsMr. James S. WatkinsonMrs. Carol G. WhiteMrs.BettyB.Young

Sustainers ($500-$999)Altria Matching Gifts ProgramMrs.FredericS.BocockMr.andMrs.CharlesBowmanMr.andMrs.LewisT.BookerMr.andMrs.J.StewartBryanIIIMr.* and Mrs. R. Harvey Chappell Jr.Mrs.HarryFrazierIIIMr. and Mrs. Thomas M. GatesMr. and Mrs. Thomas E. GottwaldMr. and Mrs. Horace A. Gray IIIMrs.AeliseBrittonGreenMrs. Arthur H. HaaseMrs. Martha H. HarrisMr. and Mrs. Robert E. HarveyHollywood Cemetery CompanyMr. John H. Ingram

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew D. JenkinsMr.andMrs.AllenB.KingMr.andMrs.RogerH.W.KirbyThe Honorable and Mrs. Manuel LoupassiDr.andMrs.HunterH.McGuire,Jr.Mr.ThomasJ.MayfieldJr.Mr.andMrs.BeverleyB.MunfordIIIStanley and Dorothy Pauley Charitable TrustMrs.SuzanneC.PollardMrs. William W. ReamsMrs. Walter N. Street Jr.Mr. and Mrs. William St. C. TalleyMrs.KathrynG.ThurmanMr.andMrs.EdwardW.ValentineVanYahresTreeCompanyMr. and Mrs. James M. Wells IIIMr. and Mrs. Fielding L. Williams Jr.

Patrons ($250-$499)Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. AndersonMr. and Mrs. S. Wyndham AndersonMr.andMrs.WilliamJ.ArmfieldIVMrs.BarbaraH.BaldwinMr.BowlmanT.BowlesJr.Mr.andMrs.McGuireBoydMr.andMrs.WilliamMichauxBuchananMs.E.C.BuckminsterMr.andMrs.RobertP.BufordMr.RobertL.BurrusJr.Mrs. E. Reed CarterMr. and Mrs. Richard H. Catlett Jr.Mr. Richard T. CavedoMr. and Mrs. William R. ClaiborneMrs. William H. ClarkeThe Colon Club of RichmondMr. Claude R. Davenport Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Richard H DilworthMrs. Tanya Parker DolphinMr. and Mrs. Charles E. Eberle Jr.Mr.andMrs.CharlesK.FoxMr. and Mrs. Wellington GoddinMr.andMrs.BruceC.GottwaldThe Honorable and Mrs. John H. HagerMr.andMrs.G.BernardHamiltonMr. and Mrs. Robert E. HillMr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Jennings IIIMr. Miles C. Johnston Jr.Mr.andMrs.GeneK.LongMr.andMrs.GeorgeV.MoncureJr.Mrs. Mary D. MorganMrs. H. Merrill PascoMrs. Chiswell D. L. PerkinsMrs. Walter W. RegirerMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. RiopelleMrs. Patricia L. RobertsonMrs. Ann A. RudySegway of RichmondMr.* and Mrs. Ranjit SenMr. and Mrs. John G. SlaughterMr. and Mrs. E. Hunter Thompson Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. TilghmanTredegar Corporation Matching Gifts ProgramMr. and Mrs. R. Scott Ukrop Mr. W. Guy Williams Jr.

Patrons ($100-$249)Mr.andMrs.JohnP.AckerlyIVMr. and Mrs. James W. AllisonMr. and Mrs. J. Martin AndersonMrs. Mary Pamela AndersonMrs.PhilipJ.BagleyIII

BankofAmericaMatchingGiftsProgramMr.andMrs.MartinJ.BannonJr.Mr.RobertB.BassMr.andMrs.JohnW.BatesIIIDr.andMrs.WyattS.BeazleyIIIMr.andMrs.FrankC.BedellDr.andMrs.EdwardB.BeirneJr.TheBiscuitFactoryMr.andMrs.WaddyG.BlandMrs.EddieAnnBonserMrs.RosaBosherMr.andMrs.JohnW.BottgerTheBoxwoodGardenClubDr.andMrs.BenP.BradenhamMrs.CarolineY.BrandtMr.andMrs.ArthurS.BrinkleyJr.Bristol-MyersSquibbFoundationMr.GeorgeW.BryantJr.Mr.*andMrs.RobertC.BrydonMr.W.HamiltonBrysonMr.andMrs.BryceA.BuggMr.A.ChristianBurkeMrs.ArcherC.BurkeMr.LawrenceC.Caldwell,IIIMr.andMrs.RandolphB.CardozoMr.WayneB.CardwellMr. Drew St. J. CarnealTheBeirneCarterFoundationMiss Emily E. CarterMr. and Mrs. Charles G. CaryTheHermitageatCedarfieldMrs.HildaW.ChafinMr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Chappell Jr.Mrs. C. C. Chewning Jr.Mrs. Emily W. ChewningMrs.VirginiaD.ChewningMr. and Mrs. Edwin D. ChildMr. and Mrs. Carter C. ChinnisMrs. Stuart G. Christian Jr.Mrs.SuzanneP.ClossMrs. Sally C. CondreyMrs. Dianne E. ConwellMr. and Mrs. Robert L. CovingtonMr. and Mrs. Walter W. CraigieDr. William L. CurryMr.andMrs.VictorJ.DavisMr. and Mrs. Calvert G. deCologny Jr.Dr.BrigittedelaBurdeMr. Samuel A. DerieuxMr.andMrs.RobertS.DietzMr. and Mrs. James L. DohertyMrs. Fred R. EdneyReverend and Mrs. Richard D. EriksonMr. and Mrs. John W. FainMr. and Mrs. James W. Ferrell IIIMrs.KatherineG.FieldsMr. and Mrs. Jerald A. FinchMrs.HerbertE.FitzgeraldJr.Mr.andMrs.LewisB.FlinnJr.Mrs. Fred C. Forberg Jr.Mrs. Dianne ForsytheMr. and Mrs. Francis Meriwether Fowlkes Jr.Mrs. Marjorie N. FowlkesMr. Richard H. FoxMr.andMrs.RichardWilsonGaenzleJr.Ms. Nancy W. GaffnerMrs. Lucille S. GainesMrs. William C. Garbee Jr.Mrs.KennethG.GentilGenworth FoundationMr. Stuart GilchristMr. and Mrs. David L. Gilliam

Major General L. H. Ginn IIIMrs. James M. GlaveMrs. Martha Anne GreggsMrs. George Dennis GregoryDr.DanaB.HamelMr. John C. HardenMr. and Mrs. William E. HardyMr. and Mrs. Elliott HarriganMs. Sally C. HarrisonMr.andMrs.HerbertHeltzerDr.andMrs.WalterP.HempflingMr. and Mrs. William M. HillMr. Frank D. Hill IIIMrs.S.WinfieldHillMr. and Mrs. J. Cameron Hoggan Jr.Mr. William H. Hoofnagle IIIDr. and Mrs. J. Shelton Horsley IIIMr. A. E. Dick HowardMr. and Mrs. George C. Howell IIIMr. and Mrs. Jeremiah J. Jewett IIIMrs. Dorothy L. JohnsonMr. and Mrs. F. Claiborne Johnston Jr.Mrs.RobertF.KeenanMrs.RobertJ.KellerIIIMr.andMrs.JamesA.KellyMrs.RobertD.KilpatrickMr.TimothyA.KuhnMr. and Mrs. Robert H. LargeDr. and Mrs. Walter Lawrence Jr.Mrs.JohnB.LeonardThe Linhart FoundationMrs. Frank C. Maloney IIIMr. David H. MasonDr.LockertB.MasonMrs. H. Page Mauck Jr.Dr. William R. MauckMr. and Mrs. Cecil R. Maxson Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. McClintockMr. and Mrs. Randolph W. McElroyDr. Read F. McGehee Jr.Mrs. Susan A. McGrathMrs. Teri C. MilesMr. Thomas M. MillerMr. and Mrs. Thomas McN. MillhiserMr.andMrs.WallaceB.MillnerIIIMr. and Mrs. Carlton P. Moffatt Jr.Mrs. Samuel S. Moody Jr.Mr. Andrew T. Moore Jr.Mrs. W. Cabell MooreMr. Robert H. MorecockMr. James W. Morris IIIMr. and Mrs. Dewey MorrisMr. Thomas L. MountcastleMrs. Frederica C. MullenMrs. Helen Turner MurphyMr. Polk M. NealeMrs.LouiseB.NemecekMrs. Jackie NoelMr. Charles NorrisMrs. Henry W. OppenhimerMrs. St. Julian OppenhimerMr. John W. Overton Jr.Mr. and Mrs. William H. OvertonMrs. Hugh W. OwensMrs. Samuel F. Padgett IIIMr.andMrs.KennethM.PerryMr. and Mrs. John O. PetersPfizerFoundationMatchingGiftsProgramMrs. Patricia P. PilcherMr. and Mrs. C. Cotesworth PinckneyMrs. Peyton M. PollardMrs. Jane D. Powell

2012 Contributors ToFriends of Hollywood Cemetery

We are indeed grateful to the following donors for their generous support of Friends in 2012 and thus far in 2013. You have enabled us to raise awareness of Hollywood and to continue vital monument and fence restoration. Thank you for helping us to preserve Hollywood Cemetery for generations to come.

Peter C. TomsChair, Friends of Hollywood Cemetery

Beforeteamsdispersed,Hilkerintroducedaspecialguestvolunteer,StephenScanniello.BecauseofRichmondfamilytiesaswellashislife-longpassionforunusualandrareroses,Scanniello is no stranger to Hollywood Cemetery. He is best knownasanapproachable,hands-ongardenerwhotransformedtheCranfordRoseGardenoftheBrooklynBotanicGardenintoone of the world’s most acclaimed.

AfterleavingCranfordin1998,ScanniellomaintainedanddesignedprivategardensthroughouttheUnitedStates.Today,he serves as President of the Heritage Rose Foundation. Scanniello has authored a number of books on roses including theawardwinningclassic,A Year of Roses,amustreadforallrosarians.

Scanniello praised the day’s volunteers for their interest and devotiontoHollywood.“Itisaremarkablecemeterywithanequallyremarkablecollectionofold,veryspecialroses.Theywillbemuchbetterforyourworktoday.”Andbyanymeasure,they were.

The following impromptu remarks capture some of the energy ofthisfirsteverVolunteerRoseDay: • “Iknowthiswastobeoverat1:00p.m.Isitoktostay longer?”[adozenvolunteersworkedintotheafternoon] • “ConnieHilkeristhemostorganizedpersonIhaveever met!” • “Whencanwedothisagain?” • “Todaywasreallyexceptional.Greatfun.” • “Youknow.I’llgoanywhereanddoanythingfora SallyBellboxlunch[servedtoallvolunteersat morning’send].” • “Thankyouforaskingus.”

Andthankyou,ConnieHilker,andeachofthevolunteerswho gave so generously of their time to tend a very needy and specialrosecollection.OfHollywood’s134roses,120weretouched on March 23.

Hollywood Rose Day VolunteersMarch 23, 2013

Kathy AndrewsRick BrownLarry Buntin

Anne CallKaren DayLori Eddy

Barbara ForePam HawkinsPatti HeindlKim Heindl

Alesa HemenwayConnie Hilker

Dodi KolbGrace LeRose

Jeanette and Fran McClendonSherry and Al Minutolo

Catherine MoserRebecca and Linda Nordan

Mary NorriLynn PappasMarina Parr

T. Tyler PotterfieldJoan Rowan

Stephanie RowanStephen Scanniello

Dean M. SiwiecCaroline Tisdal

Meg TurnerNanette and Richard Whitt

Bernadette & Darrell WilliamsCharlotte & Gibson Worsham

Lucimar Wortman

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1. Donald Toney, Hollywood Grounds Superintendent, and Connie Hilker of Hartwood Roses2. Rose Day Volunteers3. Each team of volunteers received its own red book of instructions4. Stephen Scanniello of the Heritage Rose Foundation signing his classic A Year of the Rose5. The pruned canes and dead wood from a single rose are making quite a pile

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Gettysburg and Hollywood – An Historic ConnectionIntheunforgivingglareofaJulysun,morethan12,000

men in gray stepped briskly across a mile of undulating Pennsylvania farmland that shimmered in the heat. Artillery shells hammered them from the outset. Then canister shot and rifledmusketsshreddedtheirranksastheynearedtheridgewhereUnionregimentswaited.Bythetimetheyreachedalowstonewallshelteringnortherninfantryarrayedinfiringlinesuptofourranksdeep,thislethalhailhadinflictedanawfultoll.Itcutdownnearlyhalfoftheattackers,wholaydead,wounded,ordying,withoutrespecttorank. BrigadierGeneralRichardBrookeGarnettandhisVirginiabrigadehadmissedthefirsttwodaysofGettysburg.OnJuly3heinsistedinspiteoffeverandinjuryonridingwithhismen,conspicuousonhorseback,acrossthatplainfilledwithnoiseand smoke and death. Garnett nearly reached the high point of thecharge,theAngleonCemeteryRidge,wavinghishatto

inspirehismen,whenafatalbulletstruckhiminthehead.AstheraggedConfederatelinesreceded,theyleftaghastlydetritusof more than a thousand dead. Four times as many suffered wounds. Total deaths on both sides in the sprawling three-day battleapproached8,000.Beforetheacridpallofgunpowderhadcompletelydissipated,Unionsoldiersbeganthegrimtaskofcovering bodies that soon bloated in the summer heat.

ThatNovember,PresidentAbrahamLincolnspokeattheconsecration of the cemetery created there for the Union fallen. And he uttered words that the world may have little noted at thetimebutthatcomedowntouswithlucid,resonantpower:

the Gettysburg Address. This year marks the 150th anniversary of those momentous events forever etched into our collective national memory.

Becausetheyabandonedthefield,theConfederateshadtoleavetheir dead behind. Union burial teams placed some corpses in individual graves but massed most of them anonymously in long trenches. Although individual headboards marked many of the Uniondead,thatwasrarelythecaseforConfederatesgraveswhere,typically,crudesignsonlynotedthenumberofsoldiersinterred at a given location.

Bytheendofthedecade,manysouthernerswereincreasinglytroubledbytheknowledgethattheirsoldierslayinshallow,untended,oftenunmarkedgravesatGettysburg,subjectto the abuse of repeated spring plowing. Ladies’ memorial associations began campaigns to exhume the remains and rebury

theminsoutherncemeteries.InVirginia,theHollywood Memorial Association of the Ladies ofRichmond(HMA)enlistedinthiseffort.The HMA had already achieved much in a scantfewyears:beginningtheMemorialDaytradition,tendingConfederategravesalreadyinHollywood,andbuildingthegranitepyramidthat towers over the Soldiers’ Section of the cemetery.Indeed,theHMA,thoughentirelyseparate from the company that owned the cemetery,provedvitaltoitssurvivalintheforlorn early years after the Civil War.

The HMA’s grandest project was the effort to re-inter in Richmond the remains of all ConfederatesoldierswhofellatGettysburg,notjustVirginians.WhentheGeneralAssemblyappropriatedamere$1,000forthispurpose,the HMA committed to raise the far larger

sumnecessarytocompletetheproject.Toscoutoutthetask,itsentanemissarytoPennsylvania,CharlesDimmock,theRichmond engineer who had designed the ninety-foot pyramid memorializingHollywood’sConfederatedead.

Onhisreturn,DimmockhighlyrecommendedDr.RufusWeavertosupervisetheproject.Weaver’sfather,aGettysburgdrayman,had been instrumental in the reburial of Union soldiers in the nationalcemeterythere.Dr.Weaverhadjustfinishedmedicalschoolandbegunpractice,butheacceptedamoralobligationtohelp,inpartbecausehehadinheritedhisfather’sextensivenotesonthelocationsofConfederategraves.Infact,DimmocksaidabouttheelderandtheyoungerWeaver,“butforthemlittlewouldnowbeknown.”

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InVirginia,Rosa moschata may have been part of the colonial garden(s)oftheBurwellfamilyinSouthsideVirginia.Thefamilydatestotheearly1600’sinVirginia.TheexactoriginoftheroseintheBurwellfamilyhasnotbeenestablished.Wedoknow however of its existence in the family in the early 1800’s from diary entries made at the time.

WhenRobertArmisteadBurwellmovedhisyoungfamilyfromChesterfield,VirginiatoNorthCarolinainthe1830’s,oneofthe rare roses must have been included in the move. When theyarrivedinHillsborough,Robert’swife,MargaretAnnaRobertson,openedtheHillsboroughSchoolforGirlsinorderto supplement Robert’s salary as a minister. Margaret was a skilled gardener.

Inthe1970’s,onehundredfiftyyearslater,aRosa moschata waspositivelyidentifiedbymembersoftheHeritageRoseFoundation growing on the old school grounds in Hillsborough. Later,followingtheBurwelltrail,amuskrosewasidentifiedinCharlotte,acitytowhichthefamilyhadmoved,intheBurwellfamilyplotinElmwoodCemeterywhereRobertandMargaretAnnaareinterred.Subsequenttothesediscoveries,the trained eyes of Foundation members saw the Crenshaw rose in an entirely new light. Crenshaw was in fact another splendid example of Rosa moschata.

Researchers and investigators had hoped to establish a genealogicalconnectionbetweentheBurwellandCrenshawfamiliesbutnoneappearstoexist.Ifthereisarelationship,itwill most likely be through a third family common to both (e.g. Spotswood),afamilywhichinsomewaymayhavealsocomein touch with our mysterious rose.

There are other isolated instances of Rosa moschata discoveries,inSouthCarolinaandatBremoRecess,Virginia,

a short distance from Charlottesville. None of these can be linked to either North Carolina or Hollywood.

Aftertwoandahalfhoursofwork,andgreatcoachingfromanenthusiasticandwonderfullypatientmentor,theCrenshawrosestandstall(asopposedtolop-sided,dense,andneglected),readytoperfumetheCrenshawlotwithitsmagnificentandfragrant blooms.

Finally,Ihadtoaskmyfertilizerquestion.Afterall,whatgarden center doesn’t extol the virtues of rose food and miscellaneousadditivesand“cides”tokeepourplantsprospering?“Sowhataboutfertilizer,Stephen?”Iasked.Hesmiled.“Hollywoodrosesdon’tneedfertilizer.Thisgroundisfullofit.Andit’sthebestkind!” PCT

2012-2013Officers and Directors

Friends of Hollywood Cemetery

PeterC.Toms–ChairDavidL.Gilliam–Secretary

EdwardM.Farley,IV–Treasurer

Mary Hoge AndersonMaryLynnBayliss,PhD

William R. ClaiborneEdwardM.Farley,IVMatthew D. Jenkins

Peter C. TomsFieldingL.Williams,Jr.

KellyJonesWilbanks,ExecutiveDirector

2012-2013Officers and Directors

Hollywood Cemetery Company

MatthewD.Jenkins–PresidentPeterC.Toms–VicePresident

DavidL.Gilliam–SecretaryandGeneral Manager

WoodrowC.Harper–TreasurerMabelE.Toney–AssistantSecretaryand

Assistant Treasurer

MaryLynnBayliss,Ph.D.EdwardM.Farley,IVMatthew D. Jenkins

ElizabethCabellJenningsNelsonD.Lankford,Ph.D.

E.BrysonPowellEvelina M. ScottFred T. Tattersall

Peter C. TomsFieldingL.Williams,Jr.

Administrative StaffHollywood Cemetery Company

DavidL.Gilliam–GeneralManagerWoodrowC.Harper–AssistantGeneral

ManagerMabelE.Toney–AdministrativeAssistant

Thure de Thulstrup – L. Prang and Co. – Battle of Gettysburg – Restoration by Adam Cuerden

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1. Rosa Moschata depicted with is characteristic cluster bloom2. Rosa moschata in bloom. Courtesy of Hartwood Roses3. The Crenshaw Rose before pruning, with its impenetrable base and top heavy branches growing to the left4. Left to Right: Stephen Scanniello and volunteers Peter Toms, Meg Turner, andAnneCallstandbehindthefinishedproduct

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Whileitraisedmoney,theHMAauthorizedthedoctortobegin.Hepersonallyoversawtheeffort,whichstartedinApril1872,oftenworkingfromdawntonightfall.HeevenwenttoWashingtontoconsultofficialdocumentstosupplementhisfather’s painstakingly assembled records. In little more than ayear,WeaversentsixshipmentstoHollywoodcontainingatotalof2,935Confederateremains.

WhenWeaver’sfirstcargoarrivedbysteamshipatRockettsLandinginJune1872,Richmondrespondedwithsomber,elaborate ceremony. Crowds lined the streets as boxes of remains,offloadedontowagons,weredrapedinwhiteandblackandcoveredwithConfederatebannersandflowers.Policemen,abrassband,andcitydignitariesheadedtheprocession.Nextcamethe1stVirginiaRegimentandtheRichmondHowitzers,colorsfurled.AttherearwalkedfourConfederategeneralsandathousandveterans,followedbyamassofciviliancarriages.Flagsflewathalf-mast;buildings along the route displayed mourning colors. Even the postmistress,ElizabethVanLew,thecity’smostcelebratedUnionspyduringthewar,closedherofficefortheoccasion.

WhenthecortegereachedHollywood,theRev.MosesDruryHoge,pastorofSecondPresbyterianChurchandperhapsthemostfamousConfederateclergyman,conductedafuneralservice in the area known thereafter as Gettysburg Hill. Among theremainswerelikelythoseofRichardGarnett.Butnoonereallyknowsbecausenoonehadeveridentifiedhisbody.ItprobablyhadbeenburiedinhastewithotherunidentifiedConfederates at Gettysburg.

The sad epilog to this story dragged on for decades. Weaver

hadexpectedtobepaidinfullforhisefforts,ashehadforhisworkinbehalfofmemorialassociationsinCharleston,Raleigh,andSavannah.ButtheHMAcouldnotcollectenoughmoney,andthenR.H.Maury&Co.,thefirmwhereitinvestedmost

ofitsfunds,collapsedinthefinancialpanicof1873.Weaverpressedfor$6,499stillowedhim,tonoavail.AswriterJohnPetersconcludesinhisrecenthistoryofHollywood,theHMA“simplywalkedawayfromitsobligationtopayWeaver.”

The dispute became dormant as the HMA itself waned over thenextdecade.Bythe1880s,however,itrevivedandraisedmoney for the Lee statue on Monument Avenue. News of this successtravelednorth,andDr.Weaverrenewedhiscampaignfor payment. Some of the funds thought lost by the Maury firminfactwererecovered,andtheGeneralAssemblyalsoappropriated$3,000forWeaver.Evenso,heneverreceivedthefullamount,andthediscordleftabadresidueofbitternessonall sides.

The checkered partnership between Weaver and the HMA nevertheless achieved its goal of re-interring at Hollywood nearly all Confederates killed at Gettysburg. Their work shapes thecontoursofthecemeterytoday.Itwouldbetempting,butincorrect,tocloaktheireffortinsentimentaltermsthatstressreconciliationoftheonce-warringsections.Infact,what motivated the re-interment movement was explicit Congressional action barring Confederate remains from national military cemeteries. Sectional animus on both sides wouldtakegenerations,notyears,toabate.Today,onthe150thanniversaryofGettysburg,suchrancorthankfullyagitatesonlyadwindlingfringe,andweshoulddevoutlyhopethat,inLincoln’swords,thereunitednationthatarosefromtheCivilWar“shallnotperishfromthefaceoftheearth.”

Contributed by Dr. Nelson D. Lankford, Vice President for Programs and Virginius Dabney Editor, Virginia Historical Society

A Morning with the Mysterious Crenshaw RoseOn rose volunteer

day,Ilefthomewithmycamera,simply intending to take as many pictures of the event as possible. IsoonrealizedthatIwas missing out on all the excitement.

Quitebychance,Ifound myself in a small working group consisting of Meg Turner,AnneCall,andStephen Scanniello. Our short drive ended attheCrenshawplot,thelocationHollywood’smostfamoushistoric rose. The team’s assignment was to address years of neglect and to give this truly unusual rose a new lease on life.

StephenScanniello,PresidentoftheHeritageRoseFoundation,needsnofurtherintroductionhere.Anauthor,lecturer,andextraordinaryrosarian,heispassionateaboutwhatheknowsandanxioustolearnwhathedoesn’t.Hisfieldisantique(old)and historic roses. His excitement radiated at the prospect of overseeing the spring resurrection of the Cemetery’s most notable rose.

Stephen explained to Meg and Anne exactly how they would approachtheirtask.Ilistenedcarefully,snappingawaytheframesonmycamera.“Wewillbeginatthebottomofthebush,attheground,andworkup…slowly,eversoslowly.Thedeadordiseasedcanescomeoutfirst.Thencrossingorrubbingcanes.Youwillseeadifferenceveryquickly.”Andhewasright.

Asthethreeofthembegancutting,sawing,andlopping,Ifelt the overwhelming urge (experienced by anyone who does roses)toenterthefray.IbegantryingtodowhatIcouldwithoutthebenefitofglovesorhandpruners.Afteranearlyandpainfulencounterwithathorn,IwasofftoStephen’sgardenbagtoequipmyselfproperly.Forawannaberosarian,theopportunitytoobserve,workwithandlearnfromtherealthing is not to be missed.

“Thinkaboutwhatyouarecuttingandwhatitwilllooklikewhenyoudo.Takeyourtime,”Stephenadvised.“Haveinmindtheshapeyouultimatelywanttoachieve,andtheheight.Thisisacluster-floweredrose.Infact,itisthe‘motherofallcluster-floweringroses’.”Asweworkedalong,webeganapproachingtheupperpartsoftheplant–twisted,protruding,anddefinitelygrowingunnaturallyandtopheavytooneside.Aninexperiencedprunermighthavebegunhere–atthetop,clipping,lopping,andproducinginstantgratification.Butthisday,itwouldbebythebook.Graduallyandsystematically,thetopofthetangledbushwasthinned,andwecouldfinallylookover and through to see one another from all sides.

It is generally believed that the Crenshaw rose was planted in Hollywood in the mid-1800s. Despite extensive research and investigationinbothVirginiaandNorthCarolina,itsexactorigin in the Crenshaw family is a mystery. The botanic name for the Crenshaw rose is Rosa moschata (musk rose). Its whiteflowersgrowinclusters(singleanddoubleblooms)fromJuneuntilDecemberandemitadelightfularoma,especiallyinthe evening.

History is clear that early settlers from England brought plants andcuttingstothenewworld,toVirginia,andtheCarolinas.While the time and circumstances of its appearance in America areunknown,nodoubtremainsthatRosa moschata made the crossing. This particular rose was in cultivation as early as the sixteenth century and valued in English gardens.

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The Hollywood Trefoil – A Past Revisited Author to Speak on Gettysburg and HollywoodSigns and symbols are carved in countless Hollywood monuments

andmarkers.Thesignificanceandmeaningofmanytheseareapparent. Others may not be so easily understood and serve as mere clues to the past.

In1999,JaneGarnett,leaderofGirlScoutTroop555fromCloverdale,VirginiawasvisitingRichmondwithhertroop.Thepurposeofthetripfrom Roanoke was to permit the scouts to earn a Historic Richmond patch.

VarioushistoricsitesinRichmondwereselectedforvisiting.Aspecificobjectorlandmarkateachsitehadtobeidentified.Thegirlsshowedcertain impatience after visits to all the most well traveled sites. They wanted to learn something that they didn’t know or hadn’t studied. Then came the Maggie Walker House in Jackson Ward. The scouts were fascinated to learn the story of this remarkable pioneer in the history of Richmond and America.

Onthelastday,thetroopvisitedHollywoodCemetery.Garnettrecalls that the black dog statue was the landmark to be located. Once accomplished,girlsbeganwalking,enjoyingthebeautifulnaturalsurroundings as well as some of Hollywood’s art in stone.

Garnett’sdaughterwasadmiringacarvedangelwhen,quitebychance,sheglimpsedaveryfamiliarsymbol.AnimageofthewellrecognizedGirl Scout Trefoil had been carved on an adjacent monument. It markedthegraveofIsabelFullerMatthes,“daughterofEdwardandBellePelouzeFuller,wifeofA.J.Matthes,diedMarch11,1925atage27years.”

The troop gathered excitedly around the monument. What an interesting discovery. Who was this person? What was her connection to the Girl Scouts? The Girl Scouts was a very small movement,onlythirteenyears old at the time of Matthes’ death. Might she have known the Girl Scouts’ founder,JulietteGordonLow?

ThesequestionsnaggedJane Garnett after her return home. She was determined

togettothebottomoftheTrefoilmystery.ThroughadistantPelouzerelativeinRichmond,abitofPelouzefamilyhistory,andaluckyhitontheInternet,GarnettmadecontactwithIsabelMatthes’son,anonlychild then residing in Oregon. He had no memory of his mother who diedwhenhewasyoung,buthedidprovideGarnettwithacopyofherobituarywhichrevealedanswerstosomeunansweredquestions.

Matthes,thedaughterofaVirginiastatesenator,wasgraduatedfromVassarCollegein1918.ShebegangraduatestudiesatColumbiabutdidnotconcludethem.InRichmond,aftercompletinghereducation,shewasateacheraswellasactiveinsocialwork,playgroundwork, and the local Girl Scout movement. She was athletic and an

accomplishedswimmer.Atage12,shereceivedTheCarnegieMedalforBraveryforsavingthelifeofadrowningman.

Believingtheremustbemoretolearn,GarnettcontactedVassar’shistorian.In1921,The Roll Call,Vassar’salumnaenewsletter,reportedthat Isabel Matthes had taken a new job as the second Executive DirectoroftheRichmond,VirginiaGirlScouts.Shereportedthatshelovedscoutingandhernewposition.Sadly,shehelditforonlytwomonths before contracting tuberculosis. Isabel died at 27 years of age. Later,hermothersoughtandreceivedapprovaltoplacetheTrefoilsymbol on her daughter’s monument in Hollywood.

ThankstoJaneGarnettandTroop555,lightnowshinesonanindividuallongforgottenandaHollywoodmonument,likesomany,that can bear the seed of an interesting story.

AsequeltoGarnett’sdiscoveryisworthyofmention.Severalyearsago,severalmembersofRichmondGirlScoutTroop495visitedHollywood. They had heard of the Trefoil monument and wished to see itforthemselves.Theirfieldtripvisitwaslong,hotandunsuccessful.Inthesummerof2011,asecondattemptwasmade.Afterthreehours,ScoutLeaderBethLangrecalls,“Wewerereallygettingdisillusioned.”Rain was beginning to fall as the group happened upon Grounds Superintendent,DonaldToney.“Ican’trememberwhereitis,”Toney

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Inthissesquicentennialyearofone of the most storied battles

oftheAmericanCivilWar,Friends of Hollywood is pleased to be able to present Caroline E. Janney,AssociateProfessorofHistory at Purdue University.

Janney will speak at the VirginiaHistoricalSocietyonWednesday, September 25th at 6:00 p.m. The title of her presentation will be Those Honored Dead: The Hollywood Memorial Association and the Re-interment of the Gettysburg

Dead. The event will free to the public. It is hoped that many Friends ofHollywoodwillfinditpossibletoattend.

EighteenthousandconfederatedeadareinterredinHollywood,oneof the largest numbers of fallen soldiers in any cemetery in America. Gettysburg contributed nine thousand of these. Their story and Hollywood’splaceinit,tobedevelopedmorefullyinDr.Janney’s

remarks,havebeensummarizedbyDr.NelsonLankfordelsewhereinthis newsletter.

CarrieJanney,anativeoftheShenandoahValley,receivedherPh.D.in2005fromtheUniversityofVirginia.Sheistheauthorofessaysabout the Civil War that have appeared in numerous journals including The Journal of Southern History, Journal of the Civil War Era, Civil War History, and the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. Shehaswrittenthreebooks,thefirstofwhichwaspublishedin2008and entitled Burying the Dead But Not the Past: Ladies’ Memorial Association and the Lost Cause. The third will be released next month.Inadditiontoteaching,writing,andlectureengagements,Janney also serves as the co-editor of the University of North Carolina Press’s Civil War America Series.

WaiteRawles,PresidentandCEOoftheMuseumoftheConfederacy,recentlyhadthefollowingtosay.“ThestoryoftheladiesoftheHollywoodMemorialAssociationissimplyremarkable,andtheirwork with the Confederate dead from Gettysburg tops the list of accomplishments. Nobody knows the story better than Carrie Janney. Myfavoritespeech—andI’vegivenitliterallydozensoftimestoaudiencesacrossthecountry–comesstraightfromherbook.”

Friends of Hollywood CemeteryInvites you to our Second Annual

SUNDAY PICNIC at HOLLYWOOD CEMETERYSunday, May 5th, 20131:00 P.M. – 3:30 P. M.Performances by the

Oak Lane Bandand

Censationsfrom St. Catherine’s School

Courtesy of Virginia Historical Society

Pack a picnic basket, bring a blanket and relax to sounds of great entertainment.Guided trolley car tours will be provided. Cupcakes from Pearl’s Cupcake Shoppe, an ice cream

truck from Cool Concessions and hotdogs from The Dog Wagonwill be on site.

Please email Kelly Wilbanks at kwilbanks@hollywoodcemetery.org or call 648-8501 tomake reservations.

Rain Date - Sunday, September 22nd at 1:00 P.M.

confessed.“Butifanyoneknows,itwillbemywife,Mabel.”Andhe was correct. It was only a matter of moments before the girls were soon standing in front of the illusive marker.

Later,theTroopdecidedthattheywishedtodosomethingtoenablefutureGirlScoutvisitorstofindtherestingplaceoftheirscoutingleader more easily. A map? A booklet? And what about some other pointsofinterestinthecemetery?TheTrefoilmonumentisquiteahikefromthemaingateofHollywood,andthereismuchtoseealong the way.

InSeptember,2011,withhelpandencouragementfromScoutLeaderLang,ScoutsKaelieJager,MollyHunold,SahanaTharakan,and Jaime Scott published a pamphlet entitled the Girl Scout Self-Guided Walking Tour of Hollywood Cemetery. The Guide containsmuchinterestingmaterial,includingabriefhistoryofHollywood,ahanddrawnmap(perhaps,themostchallengingaspectoftheproject),interestingcemeteryfacts,andachartofcommontombstonesymbols.Thetouris1.6mileslong,andpassestwentypointsofinterestselectedbygirls(eachexplainedindetail),including the Trefoil monument. The walking distance between and location of each point of interest are detailed. It’s as easy as following the yellow brick road.

The Girl Scout Self-Guided Walking Tour of Hollywood Cemetery isbelievedtobethefirstHollywoodguidewrittenspecificallyforyoung visitors. The Scouts intended above all that the pamphlet be “kid-friendly”asindeeditis.Itisalsoadult-friendlyandaworthycontribution to the numerous guide materials in the Cemetery’s collection.

A copy of the walking tour guide can be found on the cemetery’s web site -- www.hollywoodcemetery.org

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The Hollywood Trefoil – A Past Revisited Author to Speak on Gettysburg and HollywoodSigns and symbols are carved in countless Hollywood monuments

andmarkers.Thesignificanceandmeaningofmanytheseareapparent. Others may not be so easily understood and serve as mere clues to the past.

In1999,JaneGarnett,leaderofGirlScoutTroop555fromCloverdale,VirginiawasvisitingRichmondwithhertroop.Thepurposeofthetripfrom Roanoke was to permit the scouts to earn a Historic Richmond patch.

VarioushistoricsitesinRichmondwereselectedforvisiting.Aspecificobjectorlandmarkateachsitehadtobeidentified.Thegirlsshowedcertain impatience after visits to all the most well traveled sites. They wanted to learn something that they didn’t know or hadn’t studied. Then came the Maggie Walker House in Jackson Ward. The scouts were fascinated to learn the story of this remarkable pioneer in the history of Richmond and America.

Onthelastday,thetroopvisitedHollywoodCemetery.Garnettrecalls that the black dog statue was the landmark to be located. Once accomplished,girlsbeganwalking,enjoyingthebeautifulnaturalsurroundings as well as some of Hollywood’s art in stone.

Garnett’sdaughterwasadmiringacarvedangelwhen,quitebychance,sheglimpsedaveryfamiliarsymbol.AnimageofthewellrecognizedGirl Scout Trefoil had been carved on an adjacent monument. It markedthegraveofIsabelFullerMatthes,“daughterofEdwardandBellePelouzeFuller,wifeofA.J.Matthes,diedMarch11,1925atage27years.”

The troop gathered excitedly around the monument. What an interesting discovery. Who was this person? What was her connection to the Girl Scouts? The Girl Scouts was a very small movement,onlythirteenyears old at the time of Matthes’ death. Might she have known the Girl Scouts’ founder,JulietteGordonLow?

ThesequestionsnaggedJane Garnett after her return home. She was determined

togettothebottomoftheTrefoilmystery.ThroughadistantPelouzerelativeinRichmond,abitofPelouzefamilyhistory,andaluckyhitontheInternet,GarnettmadecontactwithIsabelMatthes’son,anonlychild then residing in Oregon. He had no memory of his mother who diedwhenhewasyoung,buthedidprovideGarnettwithacopyofherobituarywhichrevealedanswerstosomeunansweredquestions.

Matthes,thedaughterofaVirginiastatesenator,wasgraduatedfromVassarCollegein1918.ShebegangraduatestudiesatColumbiabutdidnotconcludethem.InRichmond,aftercompletinghereducation,shewasateacheraswellasactiveinsocialwork,playgroundwork, and the local Girl Scout movement. She was athletic and an

accomplishedswimmer.Atage12,shereceivedTheCarnegieMedalforBraveryforsavingthelifeofadrowningman.

Believingtheremustbemoretolearn,GarnettcontactedVassar’shistorian.In1921,The Roll Call,Vassar’salumnaenewsletter,reportedthat Isabel Matthes had taken a new job as the second Executive DirectoroftheRichmond,VirginiaGirlScouts.Shereportedthatshelovedscoutingandhernewposition.Sadly,shehelditforonlytwomonths before contracting tuberculosis. Isabel died at 27 years of age. Later,hermothersoughtandreceivedapprovaltoplacetheTrefoilsymbol on her daughter’s monument in Hollywood.

ThankstoJaneGarnettandTroop555,lightnowshinesonanindividuallongforgottenandaHollywoodmonument,likesomany,that can bear the seed of an interesting story.

AsequeltoGarnett’sdiscoveryisworthyofmention.Severalyearsago,severalmembersofRichmondGirlScoutTroop495visitedHollywood. They had heard of the Trefoil monument and wished to see itforthemselves.Theirfieldtripvisitwaslong,hotandunsuccessful.Inthesummerof2011,asecondattemptwasmade.Afterthreehours,ScoutLeaderBethLangrecalls,“Wewerereallygettingdisillusioned.”Rain was beginning to fall as the group happened upon Grounds Superintendent,DonaldToney.“Ican’trememberwhereitis,”Toney

(continued on page 7)

Inthissesquicentennialyearofone of the most storied battles

oftheAmericanCivilWar,Friends of Hollywood is pleased to be able to present Caroline E. Janney,AssociateProfessorofHistory at Purdue University.

Janney will speak at the VirginiaHistoricalSocietyonWednesday, September 25th at 6:00 p.m. The title of her presentation will be Those Honored Dead: The Hollywood Memorial Association and the Re-interment of the Gettysburg

Dead. The event will free to the public. It is hoped that many Friends ofHollywoodwillfinditpossibletoattend.

EighteenthousandconfederatedeadareinterredinHollywood,oneof the largest numbers of fallen soldiers in any cemetery in America. Gettysburg contributed nine thousand of these. Their story and Hollywood’splaceinit,tobedevelopedmorefullyinDr.Janney’s

remarks,havebeensummarizedbyDr.NelsonLankfordelsewhereinthis newsletter.

CarrieJanney,anativeoftheShenandoahValley,receivedherPh.D.in2005fromtheUniversityofVirginia.Sheistheauthorofessaysabout the Civil War that have appeared in numerous journals including The Journal of Southern History, Journal of the Civil War Era, Civil War History, and the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. Shehaswrittenthreebooks,thefirstofwhichwaspublishedin2008and entitled Burying the Dead But Not the Past: Ladies’ Memorial Association and the Lost Cause. The third will be released next month.Inadditiontoteaching,writing,andlectureengagements,Janney also serves as the co-editor of the University of North Carolina Press’s Civil War America Series.

WaiteRawles,PresidentandCEOoftheMuseumoftheConfederacy,recentlyhadthefollowingtosay.“ThestoryoftheladiesoftheHollywoodMemorialAssociationissimplyremarkable,andtheirwork with the Confederate dead from Gettysburg tops the list of accomplishments. Nobody knows the story better than Carrie Janney. Myfavoritespeech—andI’vegivenitliterallydozensoftimestoaudiencesacrossthecountry–comesstraightfromherbook.”

Friends of Hollywood CemeteryInvites you to our Second Annual

SUNDAY PICNIC at HOLLYWOOD CEMETERYSunday, May 5th, 20131:00 P.M. – 3:30 P. M.Performances by the

Oak Lane Bandand

Censationsfrom St. Catherine’s School

Courtesy of Virginia Historical Society

Pack a picnic basket, bring a blanket and relax to sounds of great entertainment.Guided trolley car tours will be provided. Cupcakes from Pearl’s Cupcake Shoppe, an ice cream

truck from Cool Concessions and hotdogs from The Dog Wagonwill be on site.

Please email Kelly Wilbanks at kwilbanks@hollywoodcemetery.org or call 648-8501 tomake reservations.

Rain Date - Sunday, September 22nd at 1:00 P.M.

confessed.“Butifanyoneknows,itwillbemywife,Mabel.”Andhe was correct. It was only a matter of moments before the girls were soon standing in front of the illusive marker.

Later,theTroopdecidedthattheywishedtodosomethingtoenablefutureGirlScoutvisitorstofindtherestingplaceoftheirscoutingleader more easily. A map? A booklet? And what about some other pointsofinterestinthecemetery?TheTrefoilmonumentisquiteahikefromthemaingateofHollywood,andthereismuchtoseealong the way.

InSeptember,2011,withhelpandencouragementfromScoutLeaderLang,ScoutsKaelieJager,MollyHunold,SahanaTharakan,and Jaime Scott published a pamphlet entitled the Girl Scout Self-Guided Walking Tour of Hollywood Cemetery. The Guide containsmuchinterestingmaterial,includingabriefhistoryofHollywood,ahanddrawnmap(perhaps,themostchallengingaspectoftheproject),interestingcemeteryfacts,andachartofcommontombstonesymbols.Thetouris1.6mileslong,andpassestwentypointsofinterestselectedbygirls(eachexplainedindetail),including the Trefoil monument. The walking distance between and location of each point of interest are detailed. It’s as easy as following the yellow brick road.

The Girl Scout Self-Guided Walking Tour of Hollywood Cemetery isbelievedtobethefirstHollywoodguidewrittenspecificallyforyoung visitors. The Scouts intended above all that the pamphlet be “kid-friendly”asindeeditis.Itisalsoadult-friendlyandaworthycontribution to the numerous guide materials in the Cemetery’s collection.

A copy of the walking tour guide can be found on the cemetery’s web site -- www.hollywoodcemetery.org

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Whileitraisedmoney,theHMAauthorizedthedoctortobegin.Hepersonallyoversawtheeffort,whichstartedinApril1872,oftenworkingfromdawntonightfall.HeevenwenttoWashingtontoconsultofficialdocumentstosupplementhisfather’s painstakingly assembled records. In little more than ayear,WeaversentsixshipmentstoHollywoodcontainingatotalof2,935Confederateremains.

WhenWeaver’sfirstcargoarrivedbysteamshipatRockettsLandinginJune1872,Richmondrespondedwithsomber,elaborate ceremony. Crowds lined the streets as boxes of remains,offloadedontowagons,weredrapedinwhiteandblackandcoveredwithConfederatebannersandflowers.Policemen,abrassband,andcitydignitariesheadedtheprocession.Nextcamethe1stVirginiaRegimentandtheRichmondHowitzers,colorsfurled.AttherearwalkedfourConfederategeneralsandathousandveterans,followedbyamassofciviliancarriages.Flagsflewathalf-mast;buildings along the route displayed mourning colors. Even the postmistress,ElizabethVanLew,thecity’smostcelebratedUnionspyduringthewar,closedherofficefortheoccasion.

WhenthecortegereachedHollywood,theRev.MosesDruryHoge,pastorofSecondPresbyterianChurchandperhapsthemostfamousConfederateclergyman,conductedafuneralservice in the area known thereafter as Gettysburg Hill. Among theremainswerelikelythoseofRichardGarnett.Butnoonereallyknowsbecausenoonehadeveridentifiedhisbody.ItprobablyhadbeenburiedinhastewithotherunidentifiedConfederates at Gettysburg.

The sad epilog to this story dragged on for decades. Weaver

hadexpectedtobepaidinfullforhisefforts,ashehadforhisworkinbehalfofmemorialassociationsinCharleston,Raleigh,andSavannah.ButtheHMAcouldnotcollectenoughmoney,andthenR.H.Maury&Co.,thefirmwhereitinvestedmost

ofitsfunds,collapsedinthefinancialpanicof1873.Weaverpressedfor$6,499stillowedhim,tonoavail.AswriterJohnPetersconcludesinhisrecenthistoryofHollywood,theHMA“simplywalkedawayfromitsobligationtopayWeaver.”

The dispute became dormant as the HMA itself waned over thenextdecade.Bythe1880s,however,itrevivedandraisedmoney for the Lee statue on Monument Avenue. News of this successtravelednorth,andDr.Weaverrenewedhiscampaignfor payment. Some of the funds thought lost by the Maury firminfactwererecovered,andtheGeneralAssemblyalsoappropriated$3,000forWeaver.Evenso,heneverreceivedthefullamount,andthediscordleftabadresidueofbitternessonall sides.

The checkered partnership between Weaver and the HMA nevertheless achieved its goal of re-interring at Hollywood nearly all Confederates killed at Gettysburg. Their work shapes thecontoursofthecemeterytoday.Itwouldbetempting,butincorrect,tocloaktheireffortinsentimentaltermsthatstressreconciliationoftheonce-warringsections.Infact,what motivated the re-interment movement was explicit Congressional action barring Confederate remains from national military cemeteries. Sectional animus on both sides wouldtakegenerations,notyears,toabate.Today,onthe150thanniversaryofGettysburg,suchrancorthankfullyagitatesonlyadwindlingfringe,andweshoulddevoutlyhopethat,inLincoln’swords,thereunitednationthatarosefromtheCivilWar“shallnotperishfromthefaceoftheearth.”

Contributed by Dr. Nelson D. Lankford, Vice President for Programs and Virginius Dabney Editor, Virginia Historical Society

A Morning with the Mysterious Crenshaw RoseOn rose volunteer

day,Ilefthomewithmycamera,simply intending to take as many pictures of the event as possible. IsoonrealizedthatIwas missing out on all the excitement.

Quitebychance,Ifound myself in a small working group consisting of Meg Turner,AnneCall,andStephen Scanniello. Our short drive ended attheCrenshawplot,thelocationHollywood’smostfamoushistoric rose. The team’s assignment was to address years of neglect and to give this truly unusual rose a new lease on life.

StephenScanniello,PresidentoftheHeritageRoseFoundation,needsnofurtherintroductionhere.Anauthor,lecturer,andextraordinaryrosarian,heispassionateaboutwhatheknowsandanxioustolearnwhathedoesn’t.Hisfieldisantique(old)and historic roses. His excitement radiated at the prospect of overseeing the spring resurrection of the Cemetery’s most notable rose.

Stephen explained to Meg and Anne exactly how they would approachtheirtask.Ilistenedcarefully,snappingawaytheframesonmycamera.“Wewillbeginatthebottomofthebush,attheground,andworkup…slowly,eversoslowly.Thedeadordiseasedcanescomeoutfirst.Thencrossingorrubbingcanes.Youwillseeadifferenceveryquickly.”Andhewasright.

Asthethreeofthembegancutting,sawing,andlopping,Ifelt the overwhelming urge (experienced by anyone who does roses)toenterthefray.IbegantryingtodowhatIcouldwithoutthebenefitofglovesorhandpruners.Afteranearlyandpainfulencounterwithathorn,IwasofftoStephen’sgardenbagtoequipmyselfproperly.Forawannaberosarian,theopportunitytoobserve,workwithandlearnfromtherealthing is not to be missed.

“Thinkaboutwhatyouarecuttingandwhatitwilllooklikewhenyoudo.Takeyourtime,”Stephenadvised.“Haveinmindtheshapeyouultimatelywanttoachieve,andtheheight.Thisisacluster-floweredrose.Infact,itisthe‘motherofallcluster-floweringroses’.”Asweworkedalong,webeganapproachingtheupperpartsoftheplant–twisted,protruding,anddefinitelygrowingunnaturallyandtopheavytooneside.Aninexperiencedprunermighthavebegunhere–atthetop,clipping,lopping,andproducinginstantgratification.Butthisday,itwouldbebythebook.Graduallyandsystematically,thetopofthetangledbushwasthinned,andwecouldfinallylookover and through to see one another from all sides.

It is generally believed that the Crenshaw rose was planted in Hollywood in the mid-1800s. Despite extensive research and investigationinbothVirginiaandNorthCarolina,itsexactorigin in the Crenshaw family is a mystery. The botanic name for the Crenshaw rose is Rosa moschata (musk rose). Its whiteflowersgrowinclusters(singleanddoubleblooms)fromJuneuntilDecemberandemitadelightfularoma,especiallyinthe evening.

History is clear that early settlers from England brought plants andcuttingstothenewworld,toVirginia,andtheCarolinas.While the time and circumstances of its appearance in America areunknown,nodoubtremainsthatRosa moschata made the crossing. This particular rose was in cultivation as early as the sixteenth century and valued in English gardens.

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Gettysburg and Hollywood – An Historic ConnectionIntheunforgivingglareofaJulysun,morethan12,000

men in gray stepped briskly across a mile of undulating Pennsylvania farmland that shimmered in the heat. Artillery shells hammered them from the outset. Then canister shot and rifledmusketsshreddedtheirranksastheynearedtheridgewhereUnionregimentswaited.Bythetimetheyreachedalowstonewallshelteringnortherninfantryarrayedinfiringlinesuptofourranksdeep,thislethalhailhadinflictedanawfultoll.Itcutdownnearlyhalfoftheattackers,wholaydead,wounded,ordying,withoutrespecttorank. BrigadierGeneralRichardBrookeGarnettandhisVirginiabrigadehadmissedthefirsttwodaysofGettysburg.OnJuly3heinsistedinspiteoffeverandinjuryonridingwithhismen,conspicuousonhorseback,acrossthatplainfilledwithnoiseand smoke and death. Garnett nearly reached the high point of thecharge,theAngleonCemeteryRidge,wavinghishatto

inspirehismen,whenafatalbulletstruckhiminthehead.AstheraggedConfederatelinesreceded,theyleftaghastlydetritusof more than a thousand dead. Four times as many suffered wounds. Total deaths on both sides in the sprawling three-day battleapproached8,000.Beforetheacridpallofgunpowderhadcompletelydissipated,Unionsoldiersbeganthegrimtaskofcovering bodies that soon bloated in the summer heat.

ThatNovember,PresidentAbrahamLincolnspokeattheconsecration of the cemetery created there for the Union fallen. And he uttered words that the world may have little noted at thetimebutthatcomedowntouswithlucid,resonantpower:

the Gettysburg Address. This year marks the 150th anniversary of those momentous events forever etched into our collective national memory.

Becausetheyabandonedthefield,theConfederateshadtoleavetheir dead behind. Union burial teams placed some corpses in individual graves but massed most of them anonymously in long trenches. Although individual headboards marked many of the Uniondead,thatwasrarelythecaseforConfederatesgraveswhere,typically,crudesignsonlynotedthenumberofsoldiersinterred at a given location.

Bytheendofthedecade,manysouthernerswereincreasinglytroubledbytheknowledgethattheirsoldierslayinshallow,untended,oftenunmarkedgravesatGettysburg,subjectto the abuse of repeated spring plowing. Ladies’ memorial associations began campaigns to exhume the remains and rebury

theminsoutherncemeteries.InVirginia,theHollywood Memorial Association of the Ladies ofRichmond(HMA)enlistedinthiseffort.The HMA had already achieved much in a scantfewyears:beginningtheMemorialDaytradition,tendingConfederategravesalreadyinHollywood,andbuildingthegranitepyramidthat towers over the Soldiers’ Section of the cemetery.Indeed,theHMA,thoughentirelyseparate from the company that owned the cemetery,provedvitaltoitssurvivalintheforlorn early years after the Civil War.

The HMA’s grandest project was the effort to re-inter in Richmond the remains of all ConfederatesoldierswhofellatGettysburg,notjustVirginians.WhentheGeneralAssemblyappropriatedamere$1,000forthispurpose,the HMA committed to raise the far larger

sumnecessarytocompletetheproject.Toscoutoutthetask,itsentanemissarytoPennsylvania,CharlesDimmock,theRichmond engineer who had designed the ninety-foot pyramid memorializingHollywood’sConfederatedead.

Onhisreturn,DimmockhighlyrecommendedDr.RufusWeavertosupervisetheproject.Weaver’sfather,aGettysburgdrayman,had been instrumental in the reburial of Union soldiers in the nationalcemeterythere.Dr.Weaverhadjustfinishedmedicalschoolandbegunpractice,butheacceptedamoralobligationtohelp,inpartbecausehehadinheritedhisfather’sextensivenotesonthelocationsofConfederategraves.Infact,DimmocksaidabouttheelderandtheyoungerWeaver,“butforthemlittlewouldnowbeknown.”

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InVirginia,Rosa moschata may have been part of the colonial garden(s)oftheBurwellfamilyinSouthsideVirginia.Thefamilydatestotheearly1600’sinVirginia.TheexactoriginoftheroseintheBurwellfamilyhasnotbeenestablished.Wedoknow however of its existence in the family in the early 1800’s from diary entries made at the time.

WhenRobertArmisteadBurwellmovedhisyoungfamilyfromChesterfield,VirginiatoNorthCarolinainthe1830’s,oneofthe rare roses must have been included in the move. When theyarrivedinHillsborough,Robert’swife,MargaretAnnaRobertson,openedtheHillsboroughSchoolforGirlsinorderto supplement Robert’s salary as a minister. Margaret was a skilled gardener.

Inthe1970’s,onehundredfiftyyearslater,aRosa moschata waspositivelyidentifiedbymembersoftheHeritageRoseFoundation growing on the old school grounds in Hillsborough. Later,followingtheBurwelltrail,amuskrosewasidentifiedinCharlotte,acitytowhichthefamilyhadmoved,intheBurwellfamilyplotinElmwoodCemeterywhereRobertandMargaretAnnaareinterred.Subsequenttothesediscoveries,the trained eyes of Foundation members saw the Crenshaw rose in an entirely new light. Crenshaw was in fact another splendid example of Rosa moschata.

Researchers and investigators had hoped to establish a genealogicalconnectionbetweentheBurwellandCrenshawfamiliesbutnoneappearstoexist.Ifthereisarelationship,itwill most likely be through a third family common to both (e.g. Spotswood),afamilywhichinsomewaymayhavealsocomein touch with our mysterious rose.

There are other isolated instances of Rosa moschata discoveries,inSouthCarolinaandatBremoRecess,Virginia,

a short distance from Charlottesville. None of these can be linked to either North Carolina or Hollywood.

Aftertwoandahalfhoursofwork,andgreatcoachingfromanenthusiasticandwonderfullypatientmentor,theCrenshawrosestandstall(asopposedtolop-sided,dense,andneglected),readytoperfumetheCrenshawlotwithitsmagnificentandfragrant blooms.

Finally,Ihadtoaskmyfertilizerquestion.Afterall,whatgarden center doesn’t extol the virtues of rose food and miscellaneousadditivesand“cides”tokeepourplantsprospering?“Sowhataboutfertilizer,Stephen?”Iasked.Hesmiled.“Hollywoodrosesdon’tneedfertilizer.Thisgroundisfullofit.Andit’sthebestkind!” PCT

2012-2013Officers and Directors

Friends of Hollywood Cemetery

PeterC.Toms–ChairDavidL.Gilliam–Secretary

EdwardM.Farley,IV–Treasurer

Mary Hoge AndersonMaryLynnBayliss,PhD

William R. ClaiborneEdwardM.Farley,IVMatthew D. Jenkins

Peter C. TomsFieldingL.Williams,Jr.

KellyJonesWilbanks,ExecutiveDirector

2012-2013Officers and Directors

Hollywood Cemetery Company

MatthewD.Jenkins–PresidentPeterC.Toms–VicePresident

DavidL.Gilliam–SecretaryandGeneral Manager

WoodrowC.Harper–TreasurerMabelE.Toney–AssistantSecretaryand

Assistant Treasurer

MaryLynnBayliss,Ph.D.EdwardM.Farley,IVMatthew D. Jenkins

ElizabethCabellJenningsNelsonD.Lankford,Ph.D.

E.BrysonPowellEvelina M. ScottFred T. Tattersall

Peter C. TomsFieldingL.Williams,Jr.

Administrative StaffHollywood Cemetery Company

DavidL.Gilliam–GeneralManagerWoodrowC.Harper–AssistantGeneral

ManagerMabelE.Toney–AdministrativeAssistant

Thure de Thulstrup – L. Prang and Co. – Battle of Gettysburg – Restoration by Adam Cuerden

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1. Rosa Moschata depicted with is characteristic cluster bloom2. Rosa moschata in bloom. Courtesy of Hartwood Roses3. The Crenshaw Rose before pruning, with its impenetrable base and top heavy branches growing to the left4. Left to Right: Stephen Scanniello and volunteers Peter Toms, Meg Turner, andAnneCallstandbehindthefinishedproduct

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The 1847 Society Presidents CircleTheRoller-BottimoreFoundationTheWilliamH.,JohnG.,andEmma Scott FoundationTheKathrynWalkerRevocableTrust

Founders CircleEmily S. and Coleman A. Hunter Charitable TrustThomas F. Jeffress Memorial Inc.S.W. Massie Charitable TrustMr. and Mrs. William M. Massie Jr.Richard S. Reynolds Foundation

Heritage CircleOvertonandKatharineDennisFoundationDominion and the Dominion FoundationMrs.LindaB.PetersonVirginiaSargeantReynoldsFoundationAnne W. Taylor Trust

Hollywood CircleThe Elmwood FundMr.andMrs.EdwardM.FarleyIV

Ivy CircleDrs.J.T.andM.L.BaylissMrs.MargaretP.BemissMr.MattC.C.BristolIIIMr.andMrs.AustinBrockenbroughIIIMr.BrianM.CannMr. Frank S. CoxMr. Gene H. Edwards Jr.Mrs.FrankV.FowlkesGottwald FoundationMr.andMrs.BrentonS.HalseyMrs. Jean Wiltshire LaneDr. and Mrs.* Nelson D. LankfordMr. and Mrs. Preston H. LeakeMcGue Millhiser Family TrustMr. and Mrs. G. Gilmer Minor IIIMr.andMrs.E.BrysonPowellMr. Joseph A. RamageMr. and Mrs. John C. ReedMr. and Mrs. R. Strother ScottMr. and Mrs. Fred T. TattersallMr. and Mrs. Peter C. TomsMr. James S. WatkinsonMrs. Carol G. WhiteMrs.BettyB.Young

Sustainers ($500-$999)Altria Matching Gifts ProgramMrs.FredericS.BocockMr.andMrs.CharlesBowmanMr.andMrs.LewisT.BookerMr.andMrs.J.StewartBryanIIIMr.* and Mrs. R. Harvey Chappell Jr.Mrs.HarryFrazierIIIMr. and Mrs. Thomas M. GatesMr. and Mrs. Thomas E. GottwaldMr. and Mrs. Horace A. Gray IIIMrs.AeliseBrittonGreenMrs. Arthur H. HaaseMrs. Martha H. HarrisMr. and Mrs. Robert E. HarveyHollywood Cemetery CompanyMr. John H. Ingram

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew D. JenkinsMr.andMrs.AllenB.KingMr.andMrs.RogerH.W.KirbyThe Honorable and Mrs. Manuel LoupassiDr.andMrs.HunterH.McGuire,Jr.Mr.ThomasJ.MayfieldJr.Mr.andMrs.BeverleyB.MunfordIIIStanley and Dorothy Pauley Charitable TrustMrs.SuzanneC.PollardMrs. William W. ReamsMrs. Walter N. Street Jr.Mr. and Mrs. William St. C. TalleyMrs.KathrynG.ThurmanMr.andMrs.EdwardW.ValentineVanYahresTreeCompanyMr. and Mrs. James M. Wells IIIMr. and Mrs. Fielding L. Williams Jr.

Patrons ($250-$499)Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. AndersonMr. and Mrs. S. Wyndham AndersonMr.andMrs.WilliamJ.ArmfieldIVMrs.BarbaraH.BaldwinMr.BowlmanT.BowlesJr.Mr.andMrs.McGuireBoydMr.andMrs.WilliamMichauxBuchananMs.E.C.BuckminsterMr.andMrs.RobertP.BufordMr.RobertL.BurrusJr.Mrs. E. Reed CarterMr. and Mrs. Richard H. Catlett Jr.Mr. Richard T. CavedoMr. and Mrs. William R. ClaiborneMrs. William H. ClarkeThe Colon Club of RichmondMr. Claude R. Davenport Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Richard H DilworthMrs. Tanya Parker DolphinMr. and Mrs. Charles E. Eberle Jr.Mr.andMrs.CharlesK.FoxMr. and Mrs. Wellington GoddinMr.andMrs.BruceC.GottwaldThe Honorable and Mrs. John H. HagerMr.andMrs.G.BernardHamiltonMr. and Mrs. Robert E. HillMr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Jennings IIIMr. Miles C. Johnston Jr.Mr.andMrs.GeneK.LongMr.andMrs.GeorgeV.MoncureJr.Mrs. Mary D. MorganMrs. H. Merrill PascoMrs. Chiswell D. L. PerkinsMrs. Walter W. RegirerMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. RiopelleMrs. Patricia L. RobertsonMrs. Ann A. RudySegway of RichmondMr.* and Mrs. Ranjit SenMr. and Mrs. John G. SlaughterMr. and Mrs. E. Hunter Thompson Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. TilghmanTredegar Corporation Matching Gifts ProgramMr. and Mrs. R. Scott Ukrop Mr. W. Guy Williams Jr.

Patrons ($100-$249)Mr.andMrs.JohnP.AckerlyIVMr. and Mrs. James W. AllisonMr. and Mrs. J. Martin AndersonMrs. Mary Pamela AndersonMrs.PhilipJ.BagleyIII

BankofAmericaMatchingGiftsProgramMr.andMrs.MartinJ.BannonJr.Mr.RobertB.BassMr.andMrs.JohnW.BatesIIIDr.andMrs.WyattS.BeazleyIIIMr.andMrs.FrankC.BedellDr.andMrs.EdwardB.BeirneJr.TheBiscuitFactoryMr.andMrs.WaddyG.BlandMrs.EddieAnnBonserMrs.RosaBosherMr.andMrs.JohnW.BottgerTheBoxwoodGardenClubDr.andMrs.BenP.BradenhamMrs.CarolineY.BrandtMr.andMrs.ArthurS.BrinkleyJr.Bristol-MyersSquibbFoundationMr.GeorgeW.BryantJr.Mr.*andMrs.RobertC.BrydonMr.W.HamiltonBrysonMr.andMrs.BryceA.BuggMr.A.ChristianBurkeMrs.ArcherC.BurkeMr.LawrenceC.Caldwell,IIIMr.andMrs.RandolphB.CardozoMr.WayneB.CardwellMr. Drew St. J. CarnealTheBeirneCarterFoundationMiss Emily E. CarterMr. and Mrs. Charles G. CaryTheHermitageatCedarfieldMrs.HildaW.ChafinMr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Chappell Jr.Mrs. C. C. Chewning Jr.Mrs. Emily W. ChewningMrs.VirginiaD.ChewningMr. and Mrs. Edwin D. ChildMr. and Mrs. Carter C. ChinnisMrs. Stuart G. Christian Jr.Mrs.SuzanneP.ClossMrs. Sally C. CondreyMrs. Dianne E. ConwellMr. and Mrs. Robert L. CovingtonMr. and Mrs. Walter W. CraigieDr. William L. CurryMr.andMrs.VictorJ.DavisMr. and Mrs. Calvert G. deCologny Jr.Dr.BrigittedelaBurdeMr. Samuel A. DerieuxMr.andMrs.RobertS.DietzMr. and Mrs. James L. DohertyMrs. Fred R. EdneyReverend and Mrs. Richard D. EriksonMr. and Mrs. John W. FainMr. and Mrs. James W. Ferrell IIIMrs.KatherineG.FieldsMr. and Mrs. Jerald A. FinchMrs.HerbertE.FitzgeraldJr.Mr.andMrs.LewisB.FlinnJr.Mrs. Fred C. Forberg Jr.Mrs. Dianne ForsytheMr. and Mrs. Francis Meriwether Fowlkes Jr.Mrs. Marjorie N. FowlkesMr. Richard H. FoxMr.andMrs.RichardWilsonGaenzleJr.Ms. Nancy W. GaffnerMrs. Lucille S. GainesMrs. William C. Garbee Jr.Mrs.KennethG.GentilGenworth FoundationMr. Stuart GilchristMr. and Mrs. David L. Gilliam

Major General L. H. Ginn IIIMrs. James M. GlaveMrs. Martha Anne GreggsMrs. George Dennis GregoryDr.DanaB.HamelMr. John C. HardenMr. and Mrs. William E. HardyMr. and Mrs. Elliott HarriganMs. Sally C. HarrisonMr.andMrs.HerbertHeltzerDr.andMrs.WalterP.HempflingMr. and Mrs. William M. HillMr. Frank D. Hill IIIMrs.S.WinfieldHillMr. and Mrs. J. Cameron Hoggan Jr.Mr. William H. Hoofnagle IIIDr. and Mrs. J. Shelton Horsley IIIMr. A. E. Dick HowardMr. and Mrs. George C. Howell IIIMr. and Mrs. Jeremiah J. Jewett IIIMrs. Dorothy L. JohnsonMr. and Mrs. F. Claiborne Johnston Jr.Mrs.RobertF.KeenanMrs.RobertJ.KellerIIIMr.andMrs.JamesA.KellyMrs.RobertD.KilpatrickMr.TimothyA.KuhnMr. and Mrs. Robert H. LargeDr. and Mrs. Walter Lawrence Jr.Mrs.JohnB.LeonardThe Linhart FoundationMrs. Frank C. Maloney IIIMr. David H. MasonDr.LockertB.MasonMrs. H. Page Mauck Jr.Dr. William R. MauckMr. and Mrs. Cecil R. Maxson Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. McClintockMr. and Mrs. Randolph W. McElroyDr. Read F. McGehee Jr.Mrs. Susan A. McGrathMrs. Teri C. MilesMr. Thomas M. MillerMr. and Mrs. Thomas McN. MillhiserMr.andMrs.WallaceB.MillnerIIIMr. and Mrs. Carlton P. Moffatt Jr.Mrs. Samuel S. Moody Jr.Mr. Andrew T. Moore Jr.Mrs. W. Cabell MooreMr. Robert H. MorecockMr. James W. Morris IIIMr. and Mrs. Dewey MorrisMr. Thomas L. MountcastleMrs. Frederica C. MullenMrs. Helen Turner MurphyMr. Polk M. NealeMrs.LouiseB.NemecekMrs. Jackie NoelMr. Charles NorrisMrs. Henry W. OppenhimerMrs. St. Julian OppenhimerMr. John W. Overton Jr.Mr. and Mrs. William H. OvertonMrs. Hugh W. OwensMrs. Samuel F. Padgett IIIMr.andMrs.KennethM.PerryMr. and Mrs. John O. PetersPfizerFoundationMatchingGiftsProgramMrs. Patricia P. PilcherMr. and Mrs. C. Cotesworth PinckneyMrs. Peyton M. PollardMrs. Jane D. Powell

2012 Contributors ToFriends of Hollywood Cemetery

We are indeed grateful to the following donors for their generous support of Friends in 2012 and thus far in 2013. You have enabled us to raise awareness of Hollywood and to continue vital monument and fence restoration. Thank you for helping us to preserve Hollywood Cemetery for generations to come.

Peter C. TomsChair, Friends of Hollywood Cemetery

Beforeteamsdispersed,Hilkerintroducedaspecialguestvolunteer,StephenScanniello.BecauseofRichmondfamilytiesaswellashislife-longpassionforunusualandrareroses,Scanniello is no stranger to Hollywood Cemetery. He is best knownasanapproachable,hands-ongardenerwhotransformedtheCranfordRoseGardenoftheBrooklynBotanicGardenintoone of the world’s most acclaimed.

AfterleavingCranfordin1998,ScanniellomaintainedanddesignedprivategardensthroughouttheUnitedStates.Today,he serves as President of the Heritage Rose Foundation. Scanniello has authored a number of books on roses including theawardwinningclassic,A Year of Roses,amustreadforallrosarians.

Scanniello praised the day’s volunteers for their interest and devotiontoHollywood.“Itisaremarkablecemeterywithanequallyremarkablecollectionofold,veryspecialroses.Theywillbemuchbetterforyourworktoday.”Andbyanymeasure,they were.

The following impromptu remarks capture some of the energy ofthisfirsteverVolunteerRoseDay: • “Iknowthiswastobeoverat1:00p.m.Isitoktostay longer?”[adozenvolunteersworkedintotheafternoon] • “ConnieHilkeristhemostorganizedpersonIhaveever met!” • “Whencanwedothisagain?” • “Todaywasreallyexceptional.Greatfun.” • “Youknow.I’llgoanywhereanddoanythingfora SallyBellboxlunch[servedtoallvolunteersat morning’send].” • “Thankyouforaskingus.”

Andthankyou,ConnieHilker,andeachofthevolunteerswho gave so generously of their time to tend a very needy and specialrosecollection.OfHollywood’s134roses,120weretouched on March 23.

Hollywood Rose Day VolunteersMarch 23, 2013

Kathy AndrewsRick BrownLarry Buntin

Anne CallKaren DayLori Eddy

Barbara ForePam HawkinsPatti HeindlKim Heindl

Alesa HemenwayConnie Hilker

Dodi KolbGrace LeRose

Jeanette and Fran McClendonSherry and Al Minutolo

Catherine MoserRebecca and Linda Nordan

Mary NorriLynn PappasMarina Parr

T. Tyler PotterfieldJoan Rowan

Stephanie RowanStephen Scanniello

Dean M. SiwiecCaroline Tisdal

Meg TurnerNanette and Richard Whitt

Bernadette & Darrell WilliamsCharlotte & Gibson Worsham

Lucimar Wortman

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1. Donald Toney, Hollywood Grounds Superintendent, and Connie Hilker of Hartwood Roses2. Rose Day Volunteers3. Each team of volunteers received its own red book of instructions4. Stephen Scanniello of the Heritage Rose Foundation signing his classic A Year of the Rose5. The pruned canes and dead wood from a single rose are making quite a pile

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Mrs.JohnB.PurcellMr. and Mrs. Russell L. Rabb Jr.Ms.ElizabethD.RawlesDr. and Mrs. Frank L. Rawling Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Reed Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Philip M. ReveneDr. and Mrs. James T. RhodesMr. C. Edward Richardson IIIMr. and Mrs. Malcolm E. Ritsch Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Robertson IIIMr. and Mrs. N. Pendleton RogersMr. Edwin M. Rucker Jr.Cdr James C. Ruehrmund Ret.Mr. Lee SchulteMrs.ElizabethP.ScottMr. Walter W. ScottMr. and Mrs. William R. Shands Jr.Mr. Thomas A. SilvestriMr. Mitford Sims IIIMrs. Sarah S. SinsabaughMrs. Cecil S. SlagleMrs. Schuyler O. SneedMr. and Mrs. Henry C. Spalding Jr.Mr. and Mrs. William H. SparrowMrs. Ursula F. StalkerStarBriteEnterprises,IncMrs. Emily Lloyd StephensMr. F. Gordon StewardMrs.HazeltineP.StrotherMr.andMrs.JamesE.B.StuartIVMr. George A. StuckeyMrs. Mary N. SutherlandTheReverendSamuelV.Tallman,Jr.Mrs. Sally A. TaylorMr. and Mrs. Walter TeStrake Jr.Dr. James A. Thompson IIIMr. and Mrs. Matthew G. Thompson Jr.Mrs.ElizabethH.ThorntonMr.JamesBarryThriftMr. F. Carlyle TillerDr.andMrs.C.KentTitusMrs. Zach Toms Jr.Mr.BrentD.TrefsgarMr.JosephV.TurnerIIIMrs.MargueriteB.TurnerMr.andMrs.JosephB.VadenMrs.FrancesB.ValentineMr.andMrs.GranvilleG.ValentineIIIMr.andMrs.HubertP.VanHornMr.andMrs.RobertJ.VanSickleVanYahresAssociatesMr.andMrs.ErnestC.VaughanJr.VineyardProducktions,LLCMr. John C. Waddell Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Gordon W. WallaceMs.ElizabethF.WallaceMs. Sandra E. WallerMrs. Frances M. WallerDr. and Mrs. J. Latane WareMr. and Mrs. Harry J. Warthen IIIMr. and Mrs. Jack WestMrs. Gloria E. WetmoreMr. Ralph C. White Jr.Mrs.KathyWhittingtonMr. and Mrs. John H. Wick IIIDr. and Mrs. Peter T. WilbanksMr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Williamson III

Mr. and Mrs. E. Otto N. Williams Jr.Mrs. Hilda L. WilliamsMr. and Mrs. John D. WilliamsMr. and Mrs. William C. Williams IIIMrs.VirginiaL.WilsonDr. and Mrs. Charles P. WinklerMr. and Mrs. Peter H WongMrs.MichaelB.WrayDr. R. Lewis WrightMr.andMrs.JohnM.WyattIVDr. Henry Yancey Jr.Mr.andMrs.JohnJ.ZeugnerIVMr.RichardB.Zorn

Patrons (Up to $99)Mr.andMrs.BenjaminC.AckerlyMr. Max R. AdamMrs. Paul W. AllenMr. and Mrs. George Wayne AndersonMr. and Mrs. Thomas D. AndersonMr. and Mrs. Frank L. AngusMr.WilliamB.BakerMs.JuliaCraigBaylorMrs.JeriBellMr.andMrs.EdmundL.BensonIIIMr.andMrs.JohnS.BibbJr.Mr.andMrs.CarlF.BlackwellMr.andMrs.JamesD.BlackwellJr.Mrs.FrankM.BlantonMr.DonaldC.BogenMr.andMrs.DennisH.BoldenMrs.MargaretDillonBowlesMr.andMrs.JosephB.BrancoliMr.GeorgeH.BraubergerJr.Mr.andMrs.JohnC.BrennanMr.andMrs.PeterE.BroadbentJr.Mrs.AlexanderG.BrownIIIMrs.JoyceKentBrownMr.andMrs.GeorgeT.BrysonJr.Mr.CliffordL.BussellsJr.Mr.andMrs.AndrewV.CableSr.ColonelandMrs.J.A.BartonCampbellMrs. Mary J. CampbellMrs.DorothyG.CardozoMrs.AnneH.CarnefixMrs. Francis F. Carr Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Warren W. CaskieMr. and Mrs. Donald E. CentroneMrs.VirginiaD.ChapmanMr.andMrs.KennethD.CobbIIIMr. and Mrs. William G. Colby Jr.Ms. Harriett W. CondreyMrs. Henry J. CorraMr. and Mrs. J. Robert CrossMr. and Mrs. W. Thomas Cunningham Jr.Mr. and Mrs. William R. CurdtsMrs. Martha O. DavenportMrs. Ingrid H. DavisMrs.ElizabethC.DawesMs. Alice DeCampsMr. and Mrs. H. Neale DickinsonMr. and Mrs. Thomas L. DisharoonMr. and Mrs. Lee P. Dudley Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Roger W. DudleyMr.andMrs.ElmerK.DunnMrs. Carolyn G. EavesMr. George C. Ely II

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Corporations, Foundations and OrganizationsAltria Matching Gifts ProgramBankofAmericaMatchingGiftsProgramTheBeirneCarterFoundationTheBiscuitFactoryTheBoxwoodGardenClubBristol-MyersSquibbFoundationThe Colon Club of RichmondOvertonandKatharineDennisFoundationDominion and the Dominion FoundationThe Elmwood FundFriendsatFirstBaptistChurchGE FoundationGenworth FoundationGottwald FoundationTheHermitageatCedarfieldHistoric Richmond FoundationHollywood Cemetery CompanyEmily S. and Coleman A. Hunter Charitable TrustThomas F. Jeffress Memorial Inc.The Linhart FoundationPfizerFoundationMatchingGiftsProgramRichard S. Reynolds FoundationTheRoller-BottimoreFoundationTheWilliamH.,JohnG.,andEmmaScottFoundationSt. John’s Church FoundationSegway of RichmondStarBriteEnterprises,IncThe Triangle FraternityTredegar Corporation Matching Gifts ProgramTuckahoe Garden Club of WesthamptonValentineRichmondHistoryCenterVanYahresAssociatesVarinaHighSchoolVineyardProducktions,LLCVirginiaSargeantReynoldsFoundation

Gifts In-KindMr.E.L.ButterworthThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsDeltaUpsilonChapterofPhiKappaSigmaFraternityatVCUJoseph R. HerbertConnieHilker,HartwoodRosesHollywood Cemetery CompanyLambdaChiChapterofPiKappaAlphaFraternityatVCUDr.HunterH.McGuire,Jr.Mr. John O. PetersSegway of RichmondStarBriteEnterprises,Inc.TheTriangleFraternityatVCUValentineRichmondHistoryCenter

The 1847 SocietyLeaders for preservation of Hollywood Cemetery

Annual Giving Levels

Presidents Circle for Gifts of $25,000+ Founders Circle for Gifts of $10,000 to $24,999

Heritage Circle for Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999

Hollywood Circle for Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999

Ivy Circle for Gifts of $1,000 to $2,499

We invite you to join the 1847 Society and continue the ongoingrestoration and preservation of Hollywood Cemetery.

March23,2013

Volunteers Transform Historic Hollywood RosesA coolMarchbreezeblowingofftheJamesRiverdidnot

deter thirty-nine volunteers assembled at Hollywood toprovideloving,earlyspringcareandmaintenancetotheCemetery’scollectionofoveronehundredroses.Theevent,sponsoredbyFriendsofHollywood,involvedmonthsofplanningbylocalrosarian,ConnieHilker,ownerofHartwoodRoses near Fredericksburg.

Hollywoodrosesareregardedasoneofthefinestcollectionofcemetery roses in the country. The collection contains many oldandhistoricroses,theoriginsofwhichcanbetracedtoEngland and Europe as long ago as the sixteen and seventeen hundreds. The actual ages of Hollywood roses vary. Some were plantedrelativelyrecently,othersaslongagoasahundredyears or more.

Inthesummeroflastyear,FriendsofHollywoodExecutiveDirectorKellyWilbanksattendedameetingoftheRichmondRose Society. Wilbanks was seeking help for the cemetery’s roses.HilkerrecallsWilbank’squestiontothegroup–“WouldanyoneherebeinterestedingivingussomehelpwithHollywood’sroses?”Shealsoremembersherunhesitatingresponse,“WhencanIstart?”

“Helpingwassortofawideopenquestion,”recallsWilbanks.“Iwasn’tevensurewhathelpmeantandhadnoideawhereitmight lead or what it might produce. It was not long before I foundout.”

Oneearlyobservationconfirmedthatthiswasn’tHilker’sfirstroseproject.“Ifhelpisneeded,”shesaid,“weneedtofindout what we are going to help and how. An inventory is step one.”Duringthefallof2012andcontinuingintoJanuaryandFebruary,HilkerandHollywoodGroundsSupervisor,DonaldToney,locatedandidentifiedeveryroseinthecemetery(134

total).Toney,anemployeeofthecemeteryforoverfortyyears,remarked,“WeevenfoundsomerosesIhadneverseenbefore.”

Eachrosewasphotographed,itstype,growthhabits,andexactconditionnoted(includinganyimmediateattentionrequired),anditslocation(sectionandlot)markedonamastermapofthegrounds.“Idon’tknowifsuchanextensiveandaccuratecataloguinghaseveroccurred,”Hilkerreportedlater.“Thetaskwasenormousbutexciting.”

Hilker is no stranger to rare and historic roses. Hartwood Roses is not a nursery but an educational and display garden specializinginrareandunusualantiqueroses.Hercollectiontops eight hundred plants. Hilker describes herself as a “certifiedrosarian,mastergardener,carpenter,remodeler,andadreamer.”

Workingwiththecemeterystaff,HilkerselectedMarch23asarainorshine,Hollywoodrosevolunteerworkday.NewsoftheeventspreadquicklythroughRichmond’sextensivenetwork of rose enthusiasts. Tammie Smith covered the event with an article in the Richmond Times Dispatch which drew in additional participants.

Afterregistrationandorganizationalremarks,Hilkerdividedthevolunteersintoteamsoftwo,three,andfourwithamentorassignedtoeach.Eachteamwasgivenalistofassignedroses,alocationmap,andinstructionsregardingthepruningtobedoneoneachplant.Inaddition,teamsreceivedsmallsqueezebottles of 91% alcohol. Rose diseases can spread from plant to plantonthebladesofpruners,loppersandsaws.“Besuretouseyouralcohol,”Hilkerreminded.

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Seldom have I ever received an e-mail like the one that came totheHollywoodofficelastJuly,”DavidGilliam,Cemetery

GeneralManager,recalls.Ididnotrecognizethenameofthesenderbuthismessagethrilledandintriguedme.”

I have recently returned to Richmond where I was born and raised. I have many fond memories of Hollywood where more than nineteen members of my family are buried. Please let me know how I can help out and “give back to such a wonderful place”. Joseph R. Herbert

Intheearlyfall,Herbert,GilliamandKellyWilbanks,FriendsExecutiveDirector,metatHollywood.Itwasthefirstofmanymeetings.Asthatfirstconversationdeveloped,Herbertsharedhisinterest in genealogy and explained that he had just completed a bookoutliningthehistoryoftheHerbertfamilyforhisdaughter,Jennifer. Gilliam began to smile.

Formanyyears,DavidGilliamhaswantedtobeginaprojecttoaddress gaps in the genealogical records of individuals interred in Hollywood.Historically,a“record”waswrittenonathreebyfivecardandincludedname,locationanddateofburial.“Sortoflikea catalogue system in a library that only captures book name and author,shelfandrow,anddateofpublication,”Gilliamsmiled.

Today,morecompleteinformationisgatheredaboutadeceased.It is recorded on the customary three by five card but then entered in the Cemetery’s genealogy data base and finally uploaded toHollywood’swebsitewhereitisavailabletofamilies,researchers,etc.

AsJoeHerberthasdiscovered,thereareoverapproximately62,000individualsrestinginHollywood.Missinginformationofthemostbasicsort(dateofbirth,dateofdeath,etc.)mayapproach120,000individualrecords.Gilliamhasbeenwaitingfor the right time and right person to begin scaling this Mt. Everest.

Herbertisnostrangertonumbers,analysis,planning,andinformation technology. He has served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of a number of major public and privately held companies. Most of his working career has been

spent in Connecticut and New Jersey. Neither is Joe Herbert a strangertoHollywoodCemetery.“OncountlessoccasionswhenIwasaboy,”herecalls,“mygrandmotherbroughtmeandherothergrandchildrentoHollywoodforpicnics.”

WhileinterestedinwhatGilliamhadtosay,Herbertneededtimetoconsideroverallscale,feasibility,andhowexactlyhemighttest the water without over committing himself or the cemetery staff.Inthefallof2012,HerbertsharedaplanwithGilliamandWilbanks,andlaterwiththeFriendsBoard.

He described an approach whereby he would first enrich the websiteinformationabouttheCemetery’sforty-nine“notable”residents(U.S.Presidents,PresidentoftheCSA,VirginiaGovernors,CivilWarGenerals,U.S.SupremeCourtJustices,businessleaders,teachers,preachers,etc.).Whatthewebsitecurrently offers about many of these individuals is sketchy at best. “Itcouldincludemorecompletebackgroundandhistoryabouteachperson,includingdates,accomplishments,andsoforth,”Herbert explained. The finished product might even lend itself to publication.

A second goal for 2013 was also discussed. It would involve selecting one section of the cemetery and gathering missing information from monuments and markers in that section. Section26wasmentionedbecauseofitsmoremanageablesize(1800interments).Althoughanapproachtothetaskisnotyetdeveloped,itwouldincluderecruitingvolunteers,visitingtheactualgravesites,collectingdatausingspecialcomputerinputforms,andfinally,enteringdatabythecemeteryoffice.

‘It’sanenormous,dauntingundertaking,”Herbertexplained,“butwhenyoubreakitdownintomanageablepieces,itcanbegintohappen. It goes without saying that I will need volunteer help from folks who see the same value in this project as I do. Filling some of these gaps will make Hollywood an even more historic cemeterythanitalreadyis.”

We are grateful to Joe Herbert for seeing the possibilities!

Ifyouareinterestedinhelpingwiththisproject,pleasecontactKellyJ.Wilbanksatkwilbanks@hollywoodcemetery.org.

“ADauntingUndertaking”

Project Begun to Address Incomplete Hollywood Records

A hand drawn map by Girl Scout Troop 495 member, Jaime Scott, for the “Girl Scout Self-Guided Walking Tour of Hollywood Cemetery.” It provides the location (Point of Interest “O”) of the Trefoil Monument.