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Enjoy seeing some of our events!

Thanks to ASU's Dr. Pamela Stewart & PCA's Patty Gualt for this interview about our cemeteries!

Check out this great video between 2 of our PCA volunteers! Dr. Stewart is a member of PCA and a professor at ASU who regularly brings students to our historic Phoenix cemeteries to learn to study grave stones, the symbols you'll find on them, and research stories about our interred. Patty is a board member and leader with our Grave Marker Preservation team! Pioneers' Cemetery Association and ASU through Dr. Stewart will be collaborating on AZ Humanities grant activities this year about the history of women and children buried in our historic cemeteries!

Memorial Day - Remembering Our Heroes

While we are unable to be together in person this year, volunteer and Board member Patty Gault has created an amazing video to celebrate the 36 years we've come together to remember our heritage and remember our heroes. Our thoughts and prayers are with your families in this challenging time, especially with those who have gone before us and their loved ones. Our gratitude to all Gold Star families - those with a military family member who gave the ultimate sacrifice.

Click to watch our Memorial Day Remembrance 2020 tribute. Have your kleenex ready and be prepared to stand and salute - it's that good. Here's to coming together next year!

Thanks for Attending Our January Open House!

Donations and proceeds from this Valentine's Day card event supported our Grave Marker Preservation program. Thanks to all of our friends who attended and clearly had a GREAT day crafting, nibbling refreshments, and soaking in Phoenix history! Thanks to our volunteers for hosting the event and providing tours of our cemeteries on a scavenger hunt of Valentines related symbols on grave markers!

Thanks to Our Grave Marker Preservation Team!

Our thanks to Conservator Joe Ferrannini for sharing SO much of his time and expertise with our Arizona preservation team in February!

February began with a seminar hosted by PCA's Grave Marker Preservation committee with Joe as the featured guest speaker. Attendees from around the country joined the discussion to learn more about the best practice to assess historic cemeteries and grave markers as well as how to consider preserving as much of the original marker as possible.

Our time with Joe continued for more than one week at Pioneer & Military Memorial Park and Greenwood Cemetery. Many markers were cleaned and steps taken to restore their orginal beauty. Our preservation team learned a lot in this year's session and added new members for ongoing local projects.

Attached are only a few of the many improved grave markers with before & after shots. Thanks to ALL who attended the seminar, helped with Boots in the Dirt, fed the hungry crew, and YOUR donation support to make it possible for Joe's visit!

Way to Go, Eagle Scout Candidate & THANKS, Piestewa Peak DAR!

Our many thanks to our latest Eagle Scout candidate for creating this BEAUTIFUL Memorial Walkway in front of Porter Cemetery! Don't you just LOVE the bench alongside of it generously donated by Piestewa Peak Chapter, NSDAR! This makes a lovely, quiet spot under the trees to reflect and pay respects.

Stay tuned for details of how YOU can become a part of this lovely walkway! We're in the process of making pavers available for you to have a loved one or a group's name etched as a memorial tribute. You'll want to be a part of the opportunity to be a part of Phoenix history!

We LOVE to work with our Eagle Scout candidates on project ideas! Contact us at pioneercem@yahoo.com to see what we can work on together!

We Love to Provide Tours!

Pioneers' Cemetery Association is available to provide tours of the house and cemetery grounds, host meetings and events, and make your visit one of the friendliest around! You may choose tours of the house, cemetery (closed toe shoes suitable for outdoor walking is important!), or BOTH!

Groups of 5 or more are asked to contact us to best accommodate a tour tailored to YOUR group needs. You may contact us any time at pioneercem@yahoo.com or check our Calendar page and submit an Event form.

We look forward to sharing stories of historic downtown Phoenix through our facilities and knowledgeable docents!

Historic Cemetery Walks

Volunteers of Pioneers' Cemetery Association will occasionally host events in which they will recreate accounts of the lives of those buried in our historic cemeteries. Thanks to Debe Branning for producing and allowing us to share this video!