On Friday morning a Lane County Sheriff’s work crew and volunteers from the Eugene Pioneer Cemetery Association prepared the grounds for Monday’s Memorial Day celebration. The event, which begins at 11 a.m., includes a salute by the Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War. Here a few images from Friday’s workday.
On Friday morning workers and volunteers prepared the Eugene Pioneer Cemetery for Monday’s Memorial Day celebration. The event, which begins at 11 a.m., includes a rifle salute by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. (Jamie Lay/Oregon Daily Emerald)
On Friday morning a worker prepares the Grand Army of Republic (GAR) section of Eugene Pioneer Cemetery for Monday’s Memorial Day celebration. The statue of a Union infantryman stands guard over the plot, which contains 57 known graves. (Jamie Lay/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Quentin Holmes, a member of the Eugene Pioneer Cemetery Association Board of Directors, stands over the grave of Louis Renninger. In 1894 Renninger received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service to the Union Army during the Civil War. His grave is one of the main reasons Pioneer is considered a National Historic Cemetery. (Jamie Lay/Oregon Daily Emerald)
