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


Welcome to the Historic Cemeteries Program
Eastwood IOOF Cemetery in Medford 2009 Historic Cemeteries Grants Awarded
Financial aid ranging from $380 for a Coos County records project to $4,000 for marker repair projects are among the latest grants released by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) to help preserve and interpret historic cemeteries.

The department’s 2009 Historic Cemeteries Program grants will spread $41,000 in state lottery dollars among 19 projects throughout the state. This is the first of two grant cycles for the state biennium. The grants were award to cemeteries projects in 14 counties for marker repair, tree care, fencing, signage, websites and training.

OPRD has awarded $216,000 in historic cemetery grants since 2004, helping fund 135 projects. Proposed projects are approved by the Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries.
Click here for a list of awarded grants and grant applications.
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 Gathering to Be Held in Grants Pass
Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries commissioner Kendell Phillips of Cave Junction will represent the seven-member commission at the Grants Pass event, which will begin at 1:00 p.m. at the Josephine County Historical Society, 512 SW 5th Street.

Discussion will include recent legislative changes for historic cemeteries and the Oregon Historic Cemeteries Grant program. For more information about the event contact Kendell Phillips at ivhistory@cavenet.com or (541) 592-4478.
2009-2010 Grant Cycle has closed.
The DEADLINE for the 2010 Historic Cemeteries Grant cycle is April 2, 2010.
New Heritage Bulletin features cemetery clean up
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 Project

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