Friends of Lone Fir Cemetery offers a revised version of the Art & Epitaph tour. There will be art, there will be epitaph, there will also be stories and cemetery history and answers to the “What is that?” questions. Every first Saturday at Lone Fir Read Full Post
Our heartfelt thanks to the loyal FLFC volunteers who made Memorial Day Weekend in the Cemetery a successful event! Assisting the Central Catholic High School students with placing the Veterans’ flags on Saturday morning Working to set up and take down the tables and canopy, Read Full Post
Visit Lone Fir Cemetery to learn about and honor those who served in America’s armed forces and in Portland Fire and Rescue. Guided tours will be led by Friends of Lone Fir Cemetery. Take a Self-Guided Tour Firefighters’ Cemetery flag raising 10 a.m. Portland Read Full Post
Metro is leading their annual Earth Day clean-up at Lone Fir! Come out and help all of us spruce up the cemetery. We have had some crazy weather this season so this year it is especially needed. See you Saturday! SOLVE-it for Earth Day!
Lone Fir Cemetery is the #5 attraction on AirBnB’s Portland Guidebook! Get to know some of the history and artwork in the cemetery by attending one of our monthly tours!
Due to freezing rain and inclement weather Metro has closed Lone Fir cemetery so we unfortunately will not be conducting our Art & Epitaph tour tomorrow. We apologize for the inconvenience but we do understand the importance of safety to both you and the cemetery Read Full Post
We have made the decision to cancel our monthly Art & Epitaph tour on Saturday January 7th due to impending inclement weather. Safety is always a priority and the weather forecast looks icy and possibly snowy. Thanks for your understanding!
Many thanks to Metro and all the amazing volunteers for putting on another great event!
BIOGRAPHY: The famous African-American suffragist from Oregon, Hattie Redmond, was born Harriet Crawford in 1862, or 1863. Her parents were slaves, Reuben Crawford, her father, was a rope-maker and later a ships’ caulker, and her mother was Vina Blue. Hattie, being the oldest of eight children, helped her mother Read Full Post