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Headstone Cleaning Party at Placerville Union Cemetery

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Headstone Cleaning Party at Placerville Union Cemetery

On May 31st, over 25 volunteers braved the heat to clean  50+ headstones in Placerville Union Cemetery. We even got a couple headstones straightened! National Charity League Volunteers John Small National Charity League Volunteer Volunteers Straightening a Headstone Volunteers Tackling Another One Boys Team Charity Volunteers Boys Team Charity Volunteer Boys Team Charity Volunteers Henry […]

Veteran Flag Placement in Placerville Union Cemetery

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Veteran Flag Placement in Placerville Union Cemetery

On Saturday, May 24th, volunteers honored veterans in Placerville Union Cemetery by placing flags on their graves. An estimated 300 flags were deployed throughout the cemetery. Volunteers Thomas F. Clifton Mike Roberts, Save the Graves William J. Fuller Volunteers Placing Flags James and Paul Ticksman, Diamond Springs brothers

What’s A Druid?

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What’s A Druid?

The original Druids were priest-like figures in Iron Age Celtic paganism. Many elements of ancient druidism still exist as quasi-religious sects. “Modern” Druidism was born in the late 1700s in England pubs. It borrowed iconography and semantics from the ancients but little else. The Ancient Order of Druids’ motto was Justice, Philanthropy and Brotherly Love. […]