Memorial Day Observance
Monday, May 27, 2024 10:45 a.m.
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln Professor Joseph Starita, will be our guest speaker. He is the author of the 2009 book "I Am a Man": Chief Standing Bear's Journey for Justice."
- Master of Ceremonies Shannon Justice, PHC Board Trustee and cemetery expert, will update the public with news and plans at Prospect Hill Cemetery & Arboretum
- The Prospect Hill Preservation Brass Band, directed by Dave Krecek, will play traditional marches and patriotic music
- The First Nebraska Volunteer Infantry, a Civil War reenactment group, will present the Colors and fire a three-volley salute
- Boy Scout Troop 42, from Dundee Presbyterian Church, will raise the flag and lead the Pledge of Allegiance
- Jim Fogarty will present the annual tribute to Omaha philanthropist and businesswoman Anna Wilson at her gravesite
Guest Speaker: Joe Starita Starita's 2009 book, "I Am a Man." Dave Krecek and Shannon Justice Prospect Hill Preservation Brass Band
Below find the complete text from the 2022 presentation by retired historian Paul Hedren, from the National Parks Service.