Broadcast Features

Crystal Memorial Gardens Cemetery Restoration Efforts

Check out this great video by Jennifer Kveglis of Fox 13 News produced on September 17, 2025.

Efforts are underway to revive our historic Crystal Memorial Gardens Cemetery from decades of flooding and neglect

The Sacred Grounds of the Historic Crystal Memorial Gardens Cemetery

Check out this great video by Mary O'Connell of Tampa Bay 28 ABC produced on September 19, 2025.

Join us as we work to preserve this treasure of both Citrus County and the state of Florida. Working together for a common goal is Community.. it's what we do!

Community Volunteers Help Preserve Historic Cemetery in Crystal River

Check out this great video by Jamie Ang of Citrus County BOCC produced on December4, 2024.

What happens to graveyards that no longer have anyone to look after them? In your average neighborhood, they'd likely be forgotten, but in Citrus County the community has come together for a cemetery cleanup.

Media Spotlight

Ground Penetrating Radar Scanning

Remember When - Hidden in Plain Sight

Volunteers and researchers gathered recently at Crystal Memorial Gardens Cemetery to continue efforts to locate sunken and unmarked graves using Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), revealing deeper layers of the cemetery’s long-hidden history.

Remember When - Hidden in Plain Sight

Just outside Crystal River city limits, off Citrus Avenue, lies a Black cemetery rich in history with stories and lessons just waiting to be unearthed. Because of segregation, cemeteries were divided racially, and Blacks were not authorized to be buried within the city limits.

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Veterans Honored

Remember When - Hidden in Plain Sight

Veterans honored | Local News | chronicleonline.com

‘Lead with Love’ 2nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Gala

The inaugural Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Gala in January 2024 was a community-building, fundraising, and honoring event...

Senator Blaise Ingoglia Visits Crystal Memorial Gardens Cemetery

‘Lead with Love’ 2nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Gala

Senator Blaise Ingoglia Visits Crystal Memorial Gardens Cemetery

State Senator Ingoglia visits historic cemetery. Resting place unknown to many.

Friends of Crystal Mem Gardens Plan 2024 MLK Jr. Leadership Gala

‘Lead with Love’ 2nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Gala

Senator Blaise Ingoglia Visits Crystal Memorial Gardens Cemetery

Friends of Crystal Memorial Gardens plan 2024 MLK Jr. Leadership Gala to honor their ancestors, benefit the cemetery

Community Cleans Up Historic cemetery

Community Gathers to “Restore The Glory and Heritage” of Historic Crystal River Cemetery

More than 50 community members cleaned up Crystal Memorial Gardens Cemetery

Community Gathers to “Restore The Glory and Heritage” of Historic Crystal River Cemetery

On a recent Saturday morning, Oysters Restaurant owner William Bunch set up his equipment on the hallowed grounds of what is historically know

Resting In Peace

Community Gathers to “Restore The Glory and Heritage” of Historic Crystal River Cemetery

Resting In Peace

Volunteers at Crystal Memorial Gardens Cemetery braved Saturday’s heat and humidity to come together for the second organized cleanup there.

Clearing the way

Resting In Peace

The unbearable summer heat and a blazing sun couldn’t keep Essie McKinnon from removing the thick vines that had grown across

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Broadcast Features

Crystal Memorial Gardens Cemetery Restoration Efforts

The Sacred Grounds of the Historic Crystal Memorial Gardens Cemetery

Community Volunteers Help Preserve Historic Cemetery in Crystal River

Media Spotlight

Ground Penetrating Radar Scanning

Remember When - Hidden in Plain Sight

Remember When - Hidden in Plain Sight

Remember When - Hidden in Plain Sight

Remember When - Hidden in Plain Sight

Remember When - Hidden in Plain Sight

Veterans Honored

Remember When - Hidden in Plain Sight

‘Lead with Love’ 2nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Gala

‘Lead with Love’ 2nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Gala

Senator Blaise Ingoglia Visits Crystal Memorial Gardens Cemetery

‘Lead with Love’ 2nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Gala

Senator Blaise Ingoglia Visits Crystal Memorial Gardens Cemetery

Friends of Crystal Mem Gardens Plan 2024 MLK Jr. Leadership Gala

‘Lead with Love’ 2nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Gala

Senator Blaise Ingoglia Visits Crystal Memorial Gardens Cemetery

Community Cleans Up Historic cemetery

Community Gathers to “Restore The Glory and Heritage” of Historic Crystal River Cemetery

Community Gathers to “Restore The Glory and Heritage” of Historic Crystal River Cemetery

Community Gathers to “Restore The Glory and Heritage” of Historic Crystal River Cemetery

Community Gathers to “Restore The Glory and Heritage” of Historic Crystal River Cemetery

Community Gathers to “Restore The Glory and Heritage” of Historic Crystal River Cemetery

Resting In Peace

Community Gathers to “Restore The Glory and Heritage” of Historic Crystal River Cemetery

Resting In Peace

Clearing the way

Clearing the way

Resting In Peace

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