The Historic Riverside Cemetery Conservancy was created to assist with the cemetery’s historic preservation and aesthetic improvement, and to serve as the community outreach arm and the fundraising arm of the cemetery.

Through educational programs and special community-wide events, the Conservancy’s board of directors invites visitors in Middle Georgia and beyond – whether or not they have loved ones interred here – to enjoy the beauty and rich history of the cemetery. It also assists in preserving the cemetery for future generations and for the Macon community-at-large while continuing to serve the needs and wants of those who own interment property here.

The Conservancy’s outreach and preservation efforts are funded through endowments, corporate donations, grants, charitable gifts, individual contributions and memberships. Specific projects include enhancements such as:

• Restoration of original Calvert Vaux* landscape design
• Addition of benches and garden areas
• Historic signage
• Road construction and improvement
• Planting of perennial beds
• Columbarium additions

*Calvert Vaux also co-designed Central Park in NYC