What: Columbia Cemetery storage facility ribbon-cutting ceremony (and sneak peek of Ghost Walk/Ghost Talk event scheduled for Oct. 22 and Oct. 23)

When: Thursday, Oct. 20, at 5 p.m.

Where: The event will take place at the southwest corner of the cemetery at the storage facility. There is an entrance gate located at the corner of College Avenue and 8th Street.

Background Information:

Please join us for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open our new 340-square-foot storage building at the Columbia Cemetery. The ceremony will take place at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20, in the southwest corner of Columbia Cemetery.

The Parks and Recreation Department collaborated with the University of Colorado’s College of Architecture and Planning, Division of Environmental Design to design and construct the facility. It will be used for storage and restoration of broken or damaged grave markers.

The ceremony is free, open to the public and will last 30 to 45 minutes. Light refreshments will be served. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will include a brief visit with one of the “spirits” who will participate in the Ghost Walk/Ghost Talk events scheduled for Oct. 22 and Oct. 23 (more information below).

Ghost Walk/Ghost Talk event Oct. 22 and Oct. 23

Sponsored by Historic Boulder, Inc., and the City of Boulder Parks and Recreation Department, this event will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at Highland Lawn neighborhood homes and Columbia Cemetery (weather permitting). Please note that this is a different event than “Meet the Spirits,” which is held at Columbia Cemetery every other year. Participants can visit a number of “spooky” houses and hear their stories, as well as hearing the stories of five “spirits” at Columbia Cemetery who will be stationed along the roadway in Columbia Cemetery. More information: www.HistoricBoulder.org.

About Columbia Cemetery

Columbia Cemetery was founded in 1870 and was the first permanent cemetery in the City of Boulder. The cemetery is a resting place for many early community leaders and a cross-section of Boulder settlers—farmers, miners and trades people.

 

The cemetery is a historic, cultural and artistic resource owned by the City of Boulder and managed by the Parks and Recreation Department. It is a City of Boulder landmark, and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.