The Zybach Collection · Jedediah Smith
Photographic Report #3: October 28, 2023 SJ&S Umpqua Memorial Stone Dedication
Bob Zybach, Chair, ORWW 1828 Umpqua Memorial Committee; with David Gould, Larry Hager, Stu Richardson and Cathy Schneider · 6 November 2023
The bronze plaque being cast at a foundry at Wamic, the stone being cut to take it, the newspaper coverage, and the dedication at sunset on 28 October 2023 — the 195th anniversary of the burial. The last two pages carry the project’s own list of sponsors.
- Extent
- 12 pages, 847 words of text
- Held
- 2 pages are withheld from this edition pending review. Each keeps its number and its anchor.
- The creator’s file
- Zybach-ORWW_20231106.pdf, 12.1M — in his own folder.
Photographic Report #3: October 28, 2023 SJ&S Umpqua Memorial Stone Dedication Bob Zybach, Chair, ORWW 1828 Umpqua Memorial Committee David Gould, Coos Bay Timber Operators Larry Hager, Bronzecraft Memorials Stu Richardson, Richardson Masonry Cathy Schneider, Northwest Canine Resources Bob Zybach, Oregon Websites & Watersheds Project, Inc. and David Gould, Coos Bay Timber Operators and the Smith, Jackson & Sublette 1828 Umpqua Memorial Stone. Mission accomplished! Photo by Stu Richardson, Richardson Masonry, Reedsport, Oregon, October 18, 2023. The final completion and formal dedication of the 1828 Umpqua Memorial Stone took place, as scheduled, at sunset on October 28, 2023, the 195th anniversary of the burial of the remains of the 15 men killed near here on July 14, 1828. The burial was likely accompanied by both Methodist and Catholic prayers from both American and British members of the returning party. This location now marks the entrance to the Smith, Jackson & Sublette 1828 Umpqua Memorial, officially recognized as an Historic Cemetery by the Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries, March 29, 2023. SJ&S 1828 Umpqua Memorial -- Zybach, Gould, Hager, Richardson & Schneider 20231028 1
This is the artistic rendering of the proposed bronze draft created for the Umpqua Memorial Stone. It was created by R3 Engraving & Designs of Corvallis, Oregon with the assistance of Kiersten Shettlesworth. Larry Hager, Bronzecraft Memorials, then sent this copy to Creative Bronze Design in Huntington Park, California to manufacture the polymer template used for the final bronze casting. SJ&S 1828 Umpqua Memorial -- Zybach, Gould, Hager, Richardson & Schneider 20231028 2
Here is the "set-up room" for Bronzecraft Memorials in Wamic, Oregon, where patterns are lettered and set before moving to the foundry floor. Mike Holloway, son and partner in Bronzecraft Memorials and the business's "Head of Production." SJ&S 1828 Umpqua Memorial -- Zybach, Gould, Hager, Richardson & Schneider 20231028 3
Phil Hager and father Larry at Bronzecraft Memorials, Wamic, Oregon. Phil has nearly 50 years’ experience making molds and castings and "no one is better." The black sand across the floor was originally green and soaked with water before being impressed by the polymer template. It turns black from the heat of the melted bronze, which is poured onto the mold at 2300 to 2400 degrees F. Larry Hager, Bronzecraft Memorials, Wamic, Oregon, holding the finished bronze plaque for the Umpqua Memorial Stone, October 17, 2023. Photos by Bob Zybach. SJ&S 1828 Umpqua Memorial -- Zybach, Gould, Hager, Richardson & Schneider 20231028 4
(L) Stu Richardson, Richardson Masonry, Reedsport, Oregon, cutting patterns into Umpqua Memorial Stone with diamond grinding wheel to house bronze plaque. (R) Stu chiseling sections from stone made by grinding wheel. Photos by Richardson Masonry apprentice, Jason Richer, October 15, 2023. Stu Richardson, Richardson Masonry, putting finishing touches on Umpqua Memorial Stone for bronze plaque; observed by David Gould, Coos Bay Timber Operators, October 18, 2023. SJ&S 1828 Umpqua Memorial -- Zybach, Gould, Hager, Richardson & Schneider 20231028 5
Bronze plaque from Bronzecraft Memorials, Wamic, Oregon, and Memorial Stone with finished engraving by Richardson Masonry, Reedsport, Oregon, October 18, 2023. Completed Umpqua Memorial Stone with bronze plaque from Bronzecraft Memorials, Wamic, Oregon, following engraving and installation by Richardson Masonry, Reedsport, Oregon, October 18, 2023. SJ&S 1828 Umpqua Memorial -- Zybach, Gould, Hager, Richardson & Schneider 20231028 6
Article regarding the Umpqua Memorial Project by Lori Tobias; published online by OregonLive on October 26, 2023 and on Page 4A the following day in The Oregonian newspaper. SJ&S 1828 Umpqua Memorial -- Zybach, Gould, Hager, Richardson & Schneider 20231028 7
Withheld from this edition pending review. The item keeps its place in the register and its permanent link.
Article about the Umpqua Memorial Project by David Rupkalvis on the front page of the Coos Bay The World newspaper on October 31, 2023. Article was continued on Page 3 and included two additional photos. Article was also picked up by Google Search and included in the Yahoo! News and AOL online websites. SJ&S 1828 Umpqua Memorial -- Zybach, Gould, Hager, Richardson & Schneider 20231028 9
Withheld from this edition pending review. The item keeps its place in the register and its permanent link.
ORWW 1828 Umpqua Memorial Project Sponsors & Acknowledgements Logo Organization Contact Location Bronzecraft Memorials Larry Hager Wamic, OR Coos Bay Timber David Gould North Bend, OR Operators Douglas County Public Steve Williams Roseburg, OR Works Ellyn Amalia Designs Ellyn Mole Creswell, OR FedEx Print & Shipping Matthew L. Eugene, OR Jedediah Smith Society Milton von Damm Berkeley, CA Wayne & Tope K2 Consulting Lodi, CA Knauf Main Rock Products Mike Main North Bend, OR Mast Brothers Josh Mast Reedsport, OR Northwest Canine Cathy Schneider Oakland, OR Resources Cottage Grove, NW Maps Co. Bob Zybach OR Oregon-California Trails Independence, Dave Welch Association MO SJ&S 1828 Umpqua Memorial -- Zybach, Gould, Hager, Richardson & Schneider 20231028 11
The Oregonian Lori Tobias Portland, OR Pacific Memorials Dale Hanson Wilbur, OR Phoenix Reforestation David Katz Eddyville, OR Kiersten R3 Engraving & Signs Corvallis, OR Shettlesworth Richardson Masonry Stu Richardson Reedsport, OR Roseburg Forest Allyn Ford Roseburg, OR Products Southport Lumber Co. Jason Smith North Bend, OR The World David Rupkalvis Coos Bay, OR © 2023 Oregon Websites & Watersheds Project, Inc. & NW Maps Co. SJ&S 1828 Umpqua Memorial -- Zybach, Gould, Hager, Richardson & Schneider 20231028 12
Provenance
- Author
- Bob Zybach, Chair, ORWW 1828 Umpqua Memorial Committee; with David Gould, Larry Hager, Stu Richardson and Cathy Schneider
- Date
- 6 November 2023
- Rights
- In copyright. The creator publishes this himself; the Library’s copy is a display copy; permission being recorded.
- How this was made
- Text taken from the creator’s own PDF and printed page by page, unedited. Line breaks follow the page; nothing is joined up, corrected or spelled differently.
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- As printed
- Zybach, Bob. Photographic Report #3: October 28, 2023 SJ&S Umpqua Memorial Stone Dedication. 6 November 2023. NW Maps Co. / Oregon Websites and Watershed Project, Inc.
- This page
- Zybach, 2023. 12 pages. America's School Trust Library, The Zybach Collection. https://schooltrusts.org/collections/zybach/jedediah-smith/writings/report-3-dedication/
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- Zybach, 2023, page 1 — Zybach-ORWW_20231106.pdf:1
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