"Echos of the Blue and Gray" A time to remember the original veterans of the greater Everett area. What: The dedication of a monument and ceremony to honor and remember the several hundred Civil War Veterans that rest at Evergreen Cemetery. Why: On Sept 10, 1899, the Grand Army of the Republic veterans organization, purchased a section of the cemetery to bury their needy comrades. Later the GAR tried to raise money for a monument to honor all, but the effort failed and now, one hundred years later, we want to fulfill those wishes and finalize those noble efforts that were lost and forgotten so long ago. When: Saturday, September 10, 2005 - 2:00 PM at the GAR Section near the Lych Gate in the pioneer section of Evergreen Cemetery. Confirmed and desired participants: Washington Civil War Association, David Dilgard, Historian and curator of the Northwest Room, Jim Shipman, Evergreen Cemetery historian, Rev. Charles Jackson, Second Baptist Church, Everett, US Congressman or Senator, Mayor of Everett, Sons of Union Veterans and Sons of the Confederecy. The Ceremony will include a flag ceremony, dedication of the monument, speakers, reenactors, representing both the North and the South and a Civil War cannon salute. Organizations of a Historical or Military nature are invited to have a table set up with their information available. Contact Jim Shipman for exhibit tables reservations. 425-330-7937. [email protected] http://www.rootsweb.com/~waskagit - Skagit USGW http://www.thirdstbooks.com - 3rd St. Book Exchange http://www.facesfromthewall.com - Faces From the Wall - Vietnam/Washington