"The Save the Old St. Joseph Cemetery project has returned the cemetery to as close to its original state as it has been in probably many years." - Tim Bambino
Project History and How You Can Help
- The Restoration and Preservation of Old St Joseph Cemetery Presentation - Pat Carr
- A Mid-town Redding Spiritual and Historical Treasure - Pat Carr
- Save the Old Cemetery History - Tim Bambino
- View Aerial and Official Plot Assignments
Old St Joseph Cemetery Restoration Work Day
One of the first things to do towards the restoration of
the cemetery was to have a general workday, and fix
the fences where the vandals got in.
Oregon Memorials and Repairs
May 2007, Oregon Memorials repaired and up righted the
headstones and markers that have been damaged by
vandals over the years. About 80% of the headstones were
damaged.
Eagle Scout Project
After the general workday, Ben Brown volunteered to help
improve the cemetery with his eagle scout project. After
spreading tons of crushed rock on the walk/pathways with
300hrs of labor, the cemetery started to look like a project
in the works.
Old Cemetery, New Gates
Committee member and parishioner, Richard Fox, Designed
and built the sign over the front gate. It is an exact replica of
the original gate. Richard and his sister donated the labor and
materials. The gate was install two days before Bishop Soto
visited the cemetery in September 2009.