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A Week for Remembrance
At the end of May, many families make pilgrimages to honor their deceased. The Eugene Masonic Cemetery welcomes hundreds of visitors each year for Memorial Day Weekend.
Preparations for this event include special work parties to groom the trails and place US flags to honor Veterans.
Ground rules for gravesite grooming include a ban on chemicals.
Hope Abbey Mausoleum has an Open House from 10am to 4pm Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. A video slide show, tours, speakers, and displays make this a festive event. Taps are played in the public square at noon.
The Eugene Sacred Harp Singers have created a new tradition. Each Thursday following Memorial Day, from 7:30-9 pm, all are invited to join in a singing at the mausoleum. Traditional American shape-note hymns resound in the marbled chamber, loud enough to “wake the dead.”