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 The dedication ceremony for the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Blackfoot was held in October 2021. This veterans cemetery is one of more than 150 veterans cemeteries across the nation, the second state cemetery in Idaho. This 40-acre Idaho State Veterans Cemetery will serve more than 20,000 eastern Idaho veterans and their families.The event included comments and speeches by Under

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The 2021 Abraham Lincoln Pillar of Excellence was awarded to the of state of Idaho in recognition of Everlasting Tree’s Veterans Ceremonial Urn Cover Project. This award was accepted by Mark Tschampi, Idaho State Division of Veterans Services, Chief Administrator in Washington DC last week. It was then presented to John and Heidi for their Veterans Ceremonial Urn Cover Project. John

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The first national cemetery for United States veterans in Idaho was dedicated on August 12, 2020 in Buhl, Idaho. John Sword of Everlasting Tree Urns was among a small group of local, state and federal dignitaries that included VA Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs Randy Reeves. John Sword created and donated a new ceremonial urn for use during ceremonies to honor veterans who will be buried

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The Battle of Belleau Wood occurred 100 years ago in June 1918 during World War I. The battlefield sits about five miles west of the town of Château-Thierry, barely fifty miles northeast of Paris, France. The Aisne-Marne American Cemetery lies below the hill containing Belleau Wood where many American Marines lost their lives during the battle. This past November, John Sword visited Belleau

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On a clear and cold December morning in Boise, Idaho, Sally Jackson and friends gather at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery to pay respect to her husband Captain Arthur J. Jackson, a World War II, United States Marine Corps, Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. Pictured above from left to right: James Earp; Tamara Earp; Sally Jackson; John Sword. Sally's dedication and memory of

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This WASP ceremonial urn cover was designed and created by Idaho artist, John Sword. John donated this urn in honor of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), to be used for inurnment ceremonies for these trailblazing women who flew for the Army Air Forces during WWII. Sand from Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas, is incorporated into the base of the urn to symbolize where they

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Have you been searching for a cremation urn that is like none other? Something that reflects the uniqueness and individuality of someone you loved? Everlasting Tree Cremation urns are not only hand crafted in the US, they are one of a kind. This beautiful sculpted Bubinga urn was recently designed and crafted from hand-selected Bubinga wood, also known as African Rosewood. The large urn

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“It was a pleasure to work with John to craft a burial urn for my father, a retired Army Command Sergeant Major who earned a Purple Heart in Vietnam. My family wanted an urn that exuded strength and beauty, and John delivered just that. When he learned of Dad’s Purple Heart, he created design options to include the medal on the urn – something he had not done before. He collaborated with my

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This beautiful sculpted Padauk wood cremation urn and memorial vaseb is now available in our Esty Shop. This was designed and sculpted from hand-selected African Padauk, which is also known as barwood, corail, African coralwood, vermillion and yomo. Padauks are of African or Asian origin and are valued for their toughness and beautiful color. An eye catching wood, the color varies from a rich

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WASP (Women’s Airforce Service Pilots) pilot Elaine Harmon was interred at Arlington National Cemetery in a special ceremony on September 7, 2016. See Story. Eagle, Idaho Artist, John Sword, learned about the family’s efforts to obtain permission for her to be interred at Arlington National Cemetery on a national news report.  The news footage showed a black plastic urn container sitting on

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These beautiful one-of-kind keepsake boxes have been designed and hand crafted from Beechwood. These unique miniature urns are simply a smaller version of John’s large cremation urns. They are a great option if you are sharing a loved one’s ashes and they are a unique way to honor someones's memory. A small hole, capped with a brass plug, is designed into the base to discreetly store a small

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John’s custom cherry rocking chair was selected by a jury of design experts and will be showcased in this year’s Western Design Conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming on September 10 through the 13th. This Exhibit + Sale celebrates those who have chosen to forgo mass production in order to create one of a kind, museum quality functional art pieces that bring the spirit of the West into the

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If you haven’t been out to the Everlasting Tree website lately, it might be time to take another look. Below you can see some of the new urns we have recently added to our Etsy site. In addition to designing and handcrafting these beautiful cremation urns, John has been making rocking chairs. Browse around this site and see more of his distinct style. You will see similar lines and waves which

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This beautiful one-of-kind cremation urn was designed and sculpted from hand selected Oregon Myrtlewood. The Oregon Myrtlewood tree grows uncultivated, only in a small area along the Pacific Coast. Oregon Myrtlewood sometimes goes by other names such as Coos Bay Laurel or bay and pepperwood. All are one-in-the-same, botanically classified as Umbellularia California. No other hardwood excels

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John Sword and Heidi Egerman are both artists and native Idahoans who live in Eagle, Idaho. John has always loved creating in wood and has designed and crafted a line of specialty boxes, including letter boxes, jewelry boxes, keepsake boxes, vases and cremation urns. Heidi, a jewelry artist and metal smith, creates the bronze and copper leaves from actual leaves gathered at Arlington National

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African Padauk urns are one of Everlasting Trees most popular and most beautiful. Also known as barwood, corail, African coralwood, vermillion and yomo, Padauks are of African or Asian origin and are valued for their toughness and beautiful color. An eye catching wood, the color varies from a rich crimson or brick red, to reddish-purple streaks, to bright-orange. It darkens over time to dark

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