This year (2013) marks the 125th year for Olivewood Memorial Park cemetery in Riverside.
The cemetery is hosting a day of historic walking tours on Sunday, October 20th (2013), which we’re glad to be assisting them with organizing and presenting.
For now, enjoy this circa 1925 image looking west along the roadway dividing sections G and F, with the same view today below.
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