"This is my kind of read. Beyond the headstones lies the story of a community. Eugene's pioneers are remembered not only in death but for their quiet legacies. This collection includes newly uncovered research and long-overlooked voices. It's a fascinating portrait of Oregon's frontier." -- Jane Kirkpatrick, Best-selling historical fiction author of "Across the Crying Sands" and more than 40 novels set in the West. "During my six months in Eugene, I passed the Pioneer Cemetery each day on my way to campus. It became clear to me that this is more than a burial ground.

The site is a portal into migration, memory and Eugene's place in the wider world." -- Professor Christoph Rass, Carroll Professor of History (University of Oregon), Chair of Modern History and Historical Migration Studies, Osnabrück University, Germany "Eugene Pioneers recovers the lives--interred and unrecorded--that built, labored, and dreamed the foundations of the Northwest. Ms. Lake's approach broadens our sense of who belongs to the region's history." -- Steven J. Niven, Harvard History Professor. "Eugene Pioneers is a much-needed project. African Americans and underrepresented individuals from the 19th century are placed within Oregon's frontier story.

It aligns with the mission of the African American National Biography to bring overlooked voices into the American narrative." -- Henry Louis Gates Jr., "Finding Your Roots" on PBS "This was a Herculean effort. I learned a lot." -- Zachary Stocks, Executive Director, Oregon Black Pioneers.