Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries (OCHC) has awarded $62,394 in grants to 12 historic cemetery projects throughout the state. The funds will help support preservation efforts, repair work and visitor education. Individual award amounts ranged $2460-$8,000.
Funded projects:
- Restoration of the Gibbons-Maxwell memorial in the Athena Cemetery in Athena.
- Monument repair at Blue Mountain Kees Cemetery in Weston.
- Monument repair and cleaning at the Zion Memorial Cemetery in Canby.
- Fence repair and storage shed at the East Drain Cemetery.
- Road improvement and shed repair at the IOOF Cemetery in Coburg.
- Complete a walking tour and kiosk at Logtown Cemetery in Jackson County.
- Purchase and install block markers at Lone Fir Cemetery in Portland.
- Install an information kiosk and digitized the records of the Moro Cemetery.
- Rehabilitate the Veterans Memorial area at the Mountain View Cemetery in Oregon City.
- Repair, reset and clean headstones at the St. Helens Masonic Cemetery.
- Repair fencing and five monuments at the Ukiah Cemetery.
- Repair monuments and remove trees in the Weston Cemetery.
Historic cemeteries are documented by OCHC and must include the burial of at least one person who died before Feb. 14, 1909.
The historic cemetery grant program is offered annually by the OCHC, part of the Oregon Heritage Program at Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD).
OCHC maintains a list of all pioneer and historic cemeteries in the state. The seven-member appointed commission helps people and organizations document, preserve and promote of designated historic cemeteries statewide.
For more information about the grant program or the OCHC, visit www.oregonheritage.org or contact Kuri Gill at Kuri.gill@oregon.gov or 503-986-0685.
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