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        The public is cordially invited to attend the PCA's 30th annual Memorial Day observance on Monday, May 27th.  This year's keynote speaker is Marshall Shore, Phoenix's HIPstorian.    Other participants include the Buffalo Soldiers of the Arizona Territory, the Knights Templar, and members of Civil War re-enactment organizations.  Please join us in honoring the veterans buried in the Pioneer & Military Memorial Park!

       The program begins promptly at 9 AM with seating in the gazebo area adjacent to Smurthwaite House at 1317 W. Jefferson in Phoenix.  Additional parking is available in the Department of Education lot on the west side of 14th Avenue, or at nearby Wesley Bolin Plaza.

       The PCA wishes to thank the eleven-man Cox Communications team which spent the morning of Thursday, April 11, 2013, clearing weeds at Cementerio Lindo.   It is estimated the crew cleared and swept between 75 and 100 headstones in preparation for Mother's Day and Memorial Day.   A slideshow depicts some of the day's activities.

      In keeping with our status as a small museum,  the historic cemeteries at 1317 West Jefferson will be open to visitors on Thursdays and for other events throughout the year.   Arrangements for private tours can also be made.  Please email the PCA well in advance of your visit to find out when our volunteer staff will be on the grounds.

       If you love local history and cemeteries, we'd love to have you as a PCA member.

      The Pioneers' Cemetery Association (PCA) located in Phoenix, Arizona, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

      The PCA was revived in 1983 for the purpose of preserving the historic cemeteries near the State Capitol Complex.  The seven cemeteries which make up the Pioneer & Military Memorial Park hold the remains of many of Phoenix's pioneering families.   Over the years, the PCA's interests have expanded to include other historic cemeteries around the state.  Its project for this Centennial year was the compilation of the Inventory of Arizona's Historic Cemeteries (IAHC), a list of all cemeteries and gravesites in Arizona that are more than fifty years old.

      The mission of the Pioneers' Cemetery Association (PCA) is to research, preserve, and protect the history and physical remains of Arizona pioneers as exemplified in the early, historic-period cemeteries of the state.

     The PCA also wishes to preserve, interpret, and promote through active fund-raising and individual volunteerism the understanding of archaeological resources as exemplified by the prehistoric, historic, and contemporary cultures of the southwestern region. Such cultures include, but are not limited to, the prehistoric Hohokam, historic Mexican, Chinese, and European groups. The PCA hopes to further engage the public in educational programs through on site tours, special events, and exhibits....more

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     The Pioneers' Cemetery Association, Inc. , is not affiliated in any way with the Arizona Pioneer & Cemetery Research Project (APCRP).

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