Monthly Meetings

The Friends of Silverbrook Cemetery meet the third Thursday each month at 7 p.m. at the Niles Law Enforcement Center, located at Main St and Silverbrook Ave.

In addition to discussing progress made with our restoration and education projects, we feature a Guest Speaker. Past speakers have given talks about the history of Niles, gravestone restoration, and biographies of leading citizens. Many of our members also have interests in genealogy and local history. Members, nonmembers, and guests are always welcome to attend at no cost.

July 2009 Monthly Meeting

Bob Nightingale Monthly Meetings
Friends of Silverbrook Cemetery will hold its July meeting this Thursday night,  July 16th, at 7pm at the Law Enforcement Center.    Come and see some of Candace's notebooks and pictures  of recent  stone restorations.  The guys just repaired a really large, damaged marker, using a tripod to lift the whole thing!  Also we will have pictures of the John Gipner garden, planted by the Four Flags Garden Club.  It is awesome! 

June 2009 Monthly Meeting

Bob Nightingale Monthly Meetings

The Friends of Silverbrook Cemetery monthly meeting will be held Thursday, June 18th,  6-8pm at Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends volunteers be available  to assist in locating gravesites,  demonstrate the cleaning of headstones and restoration repairs of broken stones.

Walking Tour brochures and printed cemetery maps will be located at the main entrance.

If you would like the Friends assistance, contact Tim-Candace Skalla at 684-2455,
wskalla@sbcglobal.net or Ginny Tyler at sphinx1974@aol.com

May 2009 Monthly Meeting

Bob Nightingale Monthly Meetings

The Friends of Silverbrook Cemetery monthly meeting will be held Thursday, May 21 at 7 pm.
at the Law Enforcement Complex, 1500 Silverbrook .

A National Geographic DVD on Arlington National Cemetery will be presented. All are
welcomed to attend.

April 2009 Monthly Meeting

Bob Nightingale Monthly Meetings

The Friends of Silverbrook Cemetery monthly meeting will be Thursday, April 16 at 7 p.m.
at the Law Enforcement Complex, 1500 Silverbrook, Niles.

The guest speaker:  Dave Roeder and the Brandywine History Club will give a presentation on Historic-Boston, Massachusetts".

Over 40 students traveled to Boston on a 5 day school trip last summer. Colonial cemeteries and historic buildings from this trip will be highlighted in this program.  Everyone is welcome to attend.

March 2009 Monthly Meeting

Bob Nightingale Monthly Meetings

The Friends of Silverbrook Cemetery monthly meeting will be held Thursday, March 19th,
7 p.m. at the Law Enforcement Complex. Everyone is welcome.

Guest Speaker:
Carol Bainbridge, Director Fort St. Joseph Museum "Early Berrien County Settlers: Where did they come from? What did they do?"

This program will present information on the men and women who first settled Berrien County, Michigan and were responsible for its agricultural, industrial and commercial development. Over the years hundreds of people from many foreign lands settled in this area. We will examine where they came from, what the factors were that influenced them to come this area, and what theiroccupations were once they got here.

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