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Enjoy seeing some of our events!

Hats & High Tea

Thanks to SO many coming together to bring Hats & High Tea to life! This event was 3 years in the making. All proceeds will be going toward our Grave Marker Preservation efforts.

Our friends at Parasols and Petticoats did a phenomenal job providing a program to the crowd for an hour of ongoing gorgeous costumes along with information about the garb and characters who would have worn them.

SO many volunteers to thank, from those who set up and cleaned up, prepared tea sandwiches and dessert, kept the tea hot and coming, donated raffle prizes and tea cups as guest "favors," and so much crafting for all to look elegant and "period!"

Thanks to our supporters for your generous donations of time, materials, and funds to make preservation of Phoenix history possible!

Plaques Dedicated by Major Winfield Scott Chapter, NSDAR

Members of Major Winfield Scott Chapter, NSDAR unveiled an NSDAR marker commemorating 6 Chinese Elm trees donated over the last two years at the Phoenix Pioneer and Military Memorial Park to honor the veterans who helped settle the Arizona Territory. This effort is also in conjunction with the City of Phoenix Shade Tree initiative in an effort to lower the temperatures within the City of Phoenix by planting more trees. A second plaque was unveiled for the donation of 15 lantana plants to establish a pollinator-friendly area at the cemetery.

Many thanks to Major Winfield Scott Chapter for your generous and beautiful support!

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!

Dia de Los Muertos Doll Painting - Grave Marker Preservation

Our thanks to all who made our Dia de Los Muertos doll painting an amazingly fun day with friends! Your support will be utilized to provide training for our Grave Marker Preservation team to continue conservation efforts on our trickier deteriorating grave markers.

Thank You for Attending Our Memorial Day Remembrance!

From PCA President Vivia Strang -

There were 100+ individuals who poured their hearts into making our 35th Memorial Day Observation one of the best ever! The South Side Division of Parks and Recreation (our partner) trimmed trees, raked up leaves and trash, watered grass and flowers, and made the grounds look fantastic! PCA volunteers also worked on the grounds, donated trees and planted flowers, cleaned and decorated the Smurthwaite House and set up a beautiful display of Victorian and Depression Glass inside. In the days before, on Memorial Day, and the clean up on Tuesday, volunteers set up and took down tables, pop-up tents, over 400 chairs, one very heavy metal bell, flags, banners, hundreds of flowers, accepted cases of water, mixed up lemonade, and set out cookies for our 350+ guests. Not to mention being at the Cemetery at 5:00 a.m. on Monday for Channel 12 News to shoot live-shots for the early news! The historic organization participants, our generous contributors, the speakers, the Media person, our Master of Ceremonies, the Tour Guides, the Cannon and Musket guys, plus a live trumpeter and a Bag Pipe player, and anyone who helped make this event even possible - just know that one person could not have done all this; it is each and every person contributing………it is SYNERGY, when the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. THANK YOU ALL for believing in PCA and supporting our Mission!

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!