Memorial Day Observance

Admission is FREE but donations are welcome. Your donations go towards the maintenance costs necessary for the upkeep of Omaha's oldest Cemetery.

Join us for:

• Master of Ceremonies Shannon Justice, PHC Board Trustee and cemetery expert, will update the public with news and plans at Prospect Hill Cemetery & Arboretum
• Omaha attorney Lawrence Dwyer will be our guest speaker. He is the author of the 2022 book "Standing Bear's Quest for Freedom: The First Civil Rights Victory for Native Americans."
• The Rev. Selwyn Q. Bachus, senior pastor of neighboring Salem Baptist Church, will deliver the Invocation and Benediction
• 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

Please note:

• Park in the southwest corner of the cemetery grounds, on Parker Street, or in the designated over-flow parking
• No seating available - please bring a lawn chair or blanket
• Refreshments will be available for purchase
• Stay a while and enjoy the historic grounds and arboretum
• No dogs allowed - the gun salute frightens them

We hope to see you there!