[HistoricCemeterieslistserv] Historic Cemeteries of Portland, OR book launch September 25

[Christopher Gadbois]

I might wanna check this out on Saturday?

On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 10:52 AM GILL Kuri * OPRD via HistoricCemeteries <
historiccemeteries at omls.oregon.gov> wrote:

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> Portland’s historic cemeteries are underexplored cultural treasures. From
> a photographer who captured the Golden Age of Broadway musicals to a
> celebrity orangutan, Portland’s graves are full of surprises. In *Historic
> Cemeteries of Portland, Oregon,* cemetery sleuths Teresa Bergen and Heide
> Davis explore 25 places of interment from the 1850s on. The book features
> remarkable tombstones and a cross-section of the Portlanders they
> commemorate, including suffragists, spiritualists, Romani kings,
> politicians and murderers. Part history book, part travel guide, readers
> will come away with a new appreciation for cemeteries and an eerie tale or
> two.
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> The authors are hosting a book launch on Saturday, September 25 from noon
> to 3 PM in Laurelhurst Park, Picnic Area A. Several other Arcadia Press
> authors whose books came out during the pandemic will also be showing off
> their recent publications: Rhys Scholes with *Portland’s Hawthorne
> Boulevard, *Steve and Judi Graeper with *Rhododendron,* and Donald Nelson
> with *St. Johns and the North Portland Peninsula.* History buffs are
> invited to stop by this dog-friendly event. Snacks provided, masks and
> social distancing encouraged.
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> *Kuri Gill **(she, her, hers) *|  Oregon Heritage Grants & Outreach
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