PROJECTS IN THE CEMETERY

Please note: Projects in Union Cemetery must comply with the following documents and their processes:

Secretary of the Interior Standards for Rehabilitation
Union Cemetery Historic Site Project Proposal Process (Includes flow chart and form to fill out)

The following might also be useful:

NPS_Preservation_Brief_48_Grave_Markers.pdf
Preservation of Historic Burial Grounds
Wooden Artifacts in Cemeteries
The Care of Old Cemeteries and Gravestones
For treating rust on old fences:
- Comparison of Rust Reformers by National Center for Preservation Technology and Training recommends Rustoleum Rust Converter
- Chicora Foundation, Inc., good info regarding Fences recommends RustOleum Rust Converter.

FOR PROSPECTIVE EAGLE SCOUTS

NOTE: Our Scout liason is Chris. His email is ChrisZ [at] HistoricUnionCemetery [dot] com .

Project Overview Document. .

Here is our Process...

STEPS 1 THROUGH 13 MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE PROJECT BEGINS

Scout meets with Chris and decides on a project that both like.
Scout goes through the standard Scout process and writes a Preliminary Project Proposal.
Scout emails the preliminary project proposal to Chris.
If preliminary project proposal is ok, Chris emails it to Ellen.
Ellen and Chris consult the Parks Dept regarding the project. If the project needs approval from the Historic Advisory Committee and/or Planning Dept., we will advise and help the scout get that approval.
Ellen sends the proposal to the HUCA Board for comments
Ellen gathers comments from the HUCA Board
Ellen sends the Board's comments to the Scout, and cc's the Board.
Scout revises the project. If there are questions, (s)he should contact Chris.
Scout sends the revised project to Chris.
Chris sends the revised project out to the HUCA Board.
Ellen gathers comments from the HUCA board. If the project is not revised to the Board's satisfaction, repeat steps 7 through 11.
The Scout meets with interested HUCA Board members in the Cemetery to review the project.
The Scout does the project.
Upon completion of the project, the Scout presents to interested Board members what has been accomplished.
Ellen (or current HUCA Board President) signs off on the project.

PRE-APPROVED POSSIBLE PROJECTS:

The following projects have all been approved by the appropriate groups (Historic Resources Advisory Committee and/or Redwood City Building Commission, and RWC Parks and Rec).

Build an information "kiosk" near the entrance gate

POSSIBLE PROJECTS THAT NEED HRAC APPROVAL:

Some possible projects that will take more time to get approvals are...

MISSING WOODEN CROSS: Joseph De Benedetti(photo)
Raynor Marker and curb - needs repair(photo)
Two photos of missing wooden crosses - one is Padilla(photo)
Restore Small Picket Fence around Mabel Hawkes
There are a number of old fences that are no longer there. Like These. If you want to build a fence, we can find one for you.
Make Gravel pathways in the IOOF
Restore some of the wooden curbs around graves in the cemetery, like... Raynor Curb
Concrete: Fix William Wallace pic
Concrete: fix Parsons curb pic loc
Concrete: Alseph slab and Palazon Curbs are crumbling pic loc
Quite a few of the curbs have cracked and need to be reset:
MANY tree stumps need to be removed loc loc

Clear John Ford and Taylor plots(watch out for red flowers...) pic loc

COMPLETED EAGLE AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS UNION CEMETERY, REDWOOD CITY, CA. 1994-2005

HUCA and the City of Redwood City Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department wish to acknowledge the following invaluable contributions to the preservation and restoration of Union Cemetery since 1994: peregrina, solid bar baby fence h9 kreiss pierson p10 mathieson l10 mcdonald p10 not sure if this one was approved... MA_0677.pdf --->

DATE	NAME	AFFILIATION	PROJECT
11/19/1994 - 3/15/95	Mike O-Brien	Boy Scout Troop 99l	De-Rust and Prime Metal Fences
1994		V. Fontana & Company	Monument Repair Project #1 Completed
4/3/1996		V. Fontana & Company	Monument Repair Project #2 Completed
9/23/1996		V. Fontana & Company	Monument Repair Project #3
1997	Lars Lyssand,	Boy Scout Troop 99l	Cooley Plot Wooden Fence Restoration Project.
1997	Nicholas Brock	Boy Scout Troop	Velati Cast Iron Fence Restoration
1997-1998	Andrew Blum	Boy Scout Troop 991	Wooden Monuments Preservation Project.
1999	Richard Verducci	Boy Scout Troop 991	Removable Podium and Speaker System Project.
2004?	Soloman Shariat	Boy Scout Troop 991	Pathway Reconstruction Project, Phase II.
2001	Aaron Cline	Boy Scout Troop 222	Poole Plot Fence Preservation Project.
1999		Boy Scout Troop 991 and E. Clampsus Vitus	Main Entrance State Historical Plaque and Monument Project.
1999	Richard Verducci	Boy Scout Troop 991	Removable Podium and Speaker System Project.
2000	Aaron Krinkle	Boy Scout Troop 222	Velati Cast Iron Fence Project.
2001	Sven Lyssand	Boy Scout Troop 991	John T. Titus Wooden Fence Restoration Project.
2002	Eric Gross	Boy Scout Troop 321	Central Avenue 16 Rose Irrigation Project.
2003	Geoffrey Theiss	Boy Scout Troop 991	Central Avenue 32 Rose Irrigation Project.
2003	Michael Harabaglia	Boy Scout Troop 991	Woodside Road Fence Rose Irrigation Project.
2003	Krisian Lyssand		John T. Titus Wooden Fence Arch Restoration Project.
2004	Carlos E. Guerrero	Boy Scout Troop 327	Stewart & Pierson Pipe Fence Preservation Project.
2004	Keenan Tabusa	Boy Scout Troop 156	Main Entrance Sign Landscaping and Irrigation System Project.
2005	Jason Lawrence	Sea Scout, Ship 33,	Flag and Union Cemetery Sign Lighting System Project
4/2012	Michael Rawcliffe	Belmont/San Carlos Boy Scouts #301	Woodside Rd Fence Rose Irrigation Project
2013	Sini Kuila		Kuck Fence Rebuilding
2014	Johann Lyssand,		Beeson Fence Restoration Project
2015	Will Wellman		Allen Plot Restoration Project

A very special THANK YOU to the Lyssand Family who completed four of the projects above (Cooley Plot Wooden Fence, IOOF Wooden Fence, John T. Titus Wooden Fence Arch Restoration, and the Beeson Plot Fence Projects). [an error occurred while processing this directive]