Echoes from Riverside “Gone, But Not Forgotten”
Riverside Cemetery Annual Historic Walk
 

Posted 09/25/06

Take a leisurely stroll back in time and visit with some of Moline’s early citizens as local, costumed thespians bring the characters to life in the history-rich drama of Echoes from Riverside, “Gone, But Not Forgotten”. The annual Riverside Cemetery walk will be held on Saturday, September 30, from 1:00 – 3:00 pm. This year’s walking tour will focus on the oldest part of Riverside Cemetery, located between 4th and 5th Avenues. Cost is $3.00 per person, with children 12 and under free. Students attending for school extra credit are also free.

Walking tours last approximately 1 ½ hour. The first tour leaves at 1 pm, with guided groups leaving approximately every 15 minutes. Tickets may be purchased the day of the walk at Riverside Chapel Mausoleum, near the cemetery entrance. Refreshments will be available. As the walk is shorter this year, and takes place on flat ground, the trolley will not be available. Rain date is October 1.

Some of the historical characters to be portrayed include:

-George A. Lovejoy (1858-1919) Innovative and prominent butcher
-William S. Bell (1843-1912) Civil War Veteran and engineer on the Rock Island Line
-Margaret Proudfoot Osborn (1832-1881) English immigrant and milliner
-Rufus Hubbard (1789-1880) Patriarch of prominent family, War of 1812 Veteran, paper pail worker
-Christine Nave (1802-1863) Widowed German immigrant, cook on Arsenal Island
-Adolph Gottsche (1831-1904) German pioneer and respected harness maker
- Abbie Walker Gould (1841-1907) Poet, Suffragete and teacher
-Rebecca Sears Wood (1815-1888) Proud pioneer mother of four Civil War volunteers
-Amanda Plambeck (1861-1956) Life long Moline resident and dressmaker