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| The Oregon Pioneer Cemetery
Commission has three pieces of legislation coming up this session:
HB2206 increases potential
penalties for vandalism and/or theft from historic cemeteries.
SB 243 modifies
notification requirements for discontinuance of certain cemeteries and
requires prior approval of the Pioneer Cemetery Commission for
discontinuance or removal of pioneer cemeteries.
SB244 changes the name of
the OPCC to Commission on Historic Cemeteries.
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ORS 97 - Rights and Duties Relating to
Cemetery, Human Bodies and Anatomical Gifts Maintenance Districts
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ORS 166 - Offenses Against Public Order;
Firearms and Other Weapons; Racketeering
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ORS 265 -Cemetery Maintenance Districts
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Chapter 308A - Land Special
Assessments
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ORS 358 - Museums;
Historical Societies; Preservation of Historical and Archaeological
Properties and Objects; Oregon Historic Families Database
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ORS 376 - Ways of Necessity; Special
Ways; Pedestrian Malls2001
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ORS 692 - Funeral Service
Practitioners; Embalmers; Funeral Establishments; Cemetery and
Crematory Operators
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Endangered
Oregon Cemeteries
Submit a Endangered Cemetery Report
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Existing Report
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Columbia Cemetery
Location: Portland, Multnomah County
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Dunkard Cemetery
Location: Talent, Jackson County
Surnames: Bacon, Brower, Bush, Clevenger,
Crawford, Crum, Firestone, Hanscom, Hawkins, Lamb, Mason, Mast, Minear,
Mow, Netherland, Nininger, Rhodes, Rodgers, Settlers, Spencer, Spitzer,
Springer
- Freeman Family Cemetery
Location: Winston, Douglas County
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Mays Cemetery
Location: Summit, Benton County
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Laurel Hill Cemetery
Location: Springfield, Lane County
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Nusom Cemetery
Location: Silverton, Marion County
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Pioneer cemeteries
put Metro [Portland] in quandary
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Sandhollow Cemetery
Location: Adams, Umatilla County
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Sanders Cemetery
Location: Molalla, Clackamas County
Surnames: Beeson, Howard, McGraw, Mulligan,
Russel, Sanders, Sturges, Sweifel, Wright, Zweiful,
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The Dalles Pioneer Cemetery
Location: The Dalles, Wasco County
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Tigard Evangelical Cemetery
Location: Tigard, Washington County
- Webfoot Road Cemetery
Location: South of Dayton, Yamhill County
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Wingville Cemetery
Location: Baker City, Baker County
Oregon
Cemetery Index - Add Link
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Cemetery
Records Online - Oregon
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Tombstone
Inscription State Page - Oregon
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I Dream
Of Genealogy Cemetery Records - Oregon
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Portland,
OR and Vancouver, WA cemeteries and funeral homes
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Eddyville Cemetery
History of Eddyville, Lincoln County, Oregon. Enumeration of Eddy,
Little Elk and Mays-Strouts cemeteries. Photographs of Ezekiel Eddy and
Eddy Cemetery tombstones.
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Glendale Memorial
Cemetery
An Oregon pioneer cemetery located in Glendale, OR. The web site has
names and dates of over 1100 individuals buried in the cemetery as well
as photos of the communities around Glendale in which they lived.
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Salem Pioneer
Cemetery - Early burial site for the David Leslie Family who were
early pioneer to Salem, Oregon. Oddfellows Lodge #1 commenced operating
it as a cemetery in 1853 and it has been in continuous use since that
time.
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Thomason Indian Cemetery
Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians cemetery at Drew, Oregon. Photographs
of tribal members and tombstones.
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Friends of Historic Columbian Cemetery -
Portland, Oregon
Project is focused on the restoration, improvement, and historical
records of this historic cemetery.
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Heritage Cemetery Group, Inc.
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Maple Lane Cemetery Association., Inc.
Tigard, Washington County
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Oregon Historic
Cemeteries Association
The OHCA was the first statewide cemetery association west of the
Mississippi. Established in 1992, it promotes cemetery education,
preservation, and restoration.
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Oregon
Pioneer Cemetery Commission/Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries
The Oregon
Pioneer Cemetery Commission was established by the legislature in 1999
and placed within the State Historic Preservation Office under the
State Parks and Recreation Department. The responsibilities of the OPCC
include but are not limited to: develop and maintain a listing of all
pioneer era cemeteries and gravesites in the state, obtain grants
funding for the preservation and restoration of historic cemeteries,
seek legislative appropriations for historic cemeteries, promote public
education related to historic cemeteries, assist in obtaining technical
assistance on the care of historic cemeteries, and assist cemeteries
listed with the OPCC to rehabilitate and maintain those cemeteries.
Contact:
Oregon Pioneer Cemetery Commission/Oregon Commission on Historic
Cemeteries
725 Summer Street, Suite C
Salem, Oregon
97301
Phone: 503-986-0685
Coordinator: Mirra Meyer
Email: Mirra.Meyer@state.or.us.
Website: http://www.shpo.state.or.us.
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