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Oregon Parks & Recreation Dept.: Heritage Programs: Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries


Welcome to the Historic Cemeteries Program
Past workshop in Merrill Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries to meet in Klamath Falls
The Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries will meet July 16 1-4:30 p.m. at the Klamath County Historical Museum.

Join the commission to learn more about historic cemeteries and preservation. Agenda items will include legislative issues, current projects and future plans. The commission will invite public comments. A tour of Linkville Cemetery will follow.

Cemetery Preservation Basics Workshop
July 17, 9:00-3:00 Fort Klamath Cemetery
The FREE Cemetery Preservation Basics Workshop will involve learning how to approach preservation of a historic cemetery. The workshop will be geared towards people or groups that want to know the basics about how to plan and care for the historic gravemarkers. Packets will be provided to each person in attendance covering important aspects of cemetery preservation.

For more information or to register, contact Kuri Gill at Kuri.Gill@state.or.us or (503) 986-0685.
Historic Cemetery Events Calendar
Useful Resources
To List a Historic Cemetery
Basic Historic Cemetery Laws
Other Resources
For research, preservation tips and more.
How to Clean Historic Markers
For Operating Cemeteries
Historic Cemetery Highlights
Brown Bag Lunch set for Medford
Historic cemetery advocates can share ideas, concerns and achievements at an Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries (OCHC) forum June 30 in Medford.

OCHC commissioner Dirk Siedlecki of Eagle Point will represent the seven-member commission at the event, which will be at noon at the Santo Community Center, Room 18, 701 North Columbus Ave. in Medford. Participants are invited to bring brown bag lunches. Dessert, coffee and bottled water will be provided.

Contact Kuri Gill at Kuri.Gill@state.or.us, or by phone at 503-986-0685.
Corporation Fee Waived for Oregon's Historic Cemeteries
The new law that waives the annual corporation fee for nonprofits that maintain historic cemeteries listed with the Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries went into effect in 2010. Contact Kuri Gill at Kuri.Gill@state.or.us or (503) 986-0685 for information on how to take advantage of the fee waiver.
Historic Cemetery Designation Signs Available!
A metal, 8x10 inch sign is available to each listed cemetery free of charge. Contact Kuri Gill at Kuri.Gill@state.or.us or (503) 986-0685 to get yours.
Featured Cemetery and Grant Projects

Heritage Programs Partners
 

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