Posing for a photo with the new historical marker are from left, Eric Niemann, former mayor; Roger Blaine, Bahá’í Faith of Linn and Benton counties; Jessica Andrade, Philomath city councilor and Philomath Inclusivity Committee president; Marilyn Keller, vocalist; Alex Johnson II, Albany mayor and Oregon League of Black Cities president; Bob Garcia, Oregon Travel Information Council and Historical Marker Committee chair; Philomath Mayor Chas Jones; Zachary Stocks, Oregon Black Pioneers executive director; and Jason Dorsette, Linn-Benton NAACP president. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News) 
Vocalist Marilyn Keller sings “Amazing Grace” during Saturday’s historical marker dedication. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News) 
Jessica Andrade, Philomath city councilor who also chairs the city’s Inclusivity Committee, talks during Saturday’s event. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News) 
Zachary Stocks of Oregon Black Pioneers reacts after cutting a ceremonial ribbon during Saturday’s dedication. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News) 
Zachary Stocks, Oregon Black Pioneers executive director, cuts a ceremonial ribbon during Saturday’s Shipley Family Homestead dedication. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News) 
Zachary Stocks, Oregon Black Pioneers executive director, gives a history of the Shipley family homestead. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News) 
Vocalist Marilyn Keller sings “Lift Every Voice and Sing” while the crowd listens. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News) 
Philomath Mayor Chas Jones welcomes an estimated crowd of 150 to Saturday’s Shipley Family Homestead dedication event at Newton Creek Park. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News) 
Alex Johnson, Albany mayor and president of Oregon League of Black Cities, shares some of his life experiences. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News) 
Alex Johnson, Albany mayor and president of Oregon League of Black Cities, shares some of his life experiences. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News) 
Bob Garcia of the Oregon Travel Information Council and chair of the Historical Marker Committee, provides an overview of his organization and other recent markers that have been erected. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News) 
Jason Dorsette, president of the Linn-Benton NAACP, talks to the crowd near the beginning of Saturday morning’s dedication event. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News) 
Among those in the crowd were Oregon State University men’s basketball players. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News) 
Roger Blaine of Bahá’í Faith of Linn and Benton counties talks about the community collaborative effort that led to the marker. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News) 
Roger Blaine of Bahá’í Faith of Linn and Benton counties talks about the community collaborative effort that led to the marker. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
