<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">Megan - I believe it helps to define the duties of a particular sexton. For instance I’m a sexton of 5 acre rural cemetery. My duties are confined to our cemetery only. I don’t dig graves for traditional casket burial but do for cremated remains. I sell grave spaces and grave markers. I also place flat grave markers in the cemetery. My record keeping is simple The Oregon Mortuary and Cemetery Board have certain record keeping requirements of the one who manages the cemetery and sexton. They provide certain forms. However, the record keeping needs to be kept that isn’t ordained by outside government agencies. For instance, a copy of the cemetery map hopefully one that has been filed with the county showing the location of each grave, perhaps an Excel spreadsheet or Microsoft Access to track the records, filing cabinet, etc. I receive telephone calls from funeral directors who want to verify for purposes of interment whether a particular decedent has a grave site, if so where is it located, is there additional interment fees associated with the interment and can someone mark the location of the gravesite. I suggest that each cemetery assure that their cemetery’s Find a Grave is updated. This helps a sexton who does interments in several cemeteries. <div><br></div><div>Sextons who perform interments in multiple locations will need to establish a more elaborate record keeping.</div><div><br></div><div>I conduct some of the duties of a sexton and the duties of a cemetery manager. The Oregon Mortuary and Cemetery Board require from the cemetery in certain instance a copy of the Certificate of Interment, Interment Authorization, etc.</div><div><br></div><div>Take care, Ernie <br><div><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from Ernie's iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Aug 11, 2021, at 8:14 AM, GILL Kuri * OPRD via HistoricCemeteries <historiccemeteries@omls.oregon.gov> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal">I don’t know about that resource. I think it would be worth contacting the
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/omcb/Pages/default.aspx">Oregon Mortuary and Cemetery Board</a>. They will have technical advice based on the requirements, but might have advice as well.
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<p class="MsoNormal">If not, then the <a href="https://www.oregoncemeteries.com/">
Cemetery Association of Oregon</a> is an awesome resource for cemetery operations.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Take care, Kuri<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Deadwood Pioneer Cemetery <deadwoodcem@gmail.com>
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<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, August 8, 2021 11:13 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> GILL Kuri * OPRD <Kuri.Gill@oregon.gov>; Historic Cemeteries <historiccemeteries@omls.oregon.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [HistoricCemeterieslistserv] Community Disaster Resilience Planning for Heritage Resources model and guidebook wins national award<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Community Disaster Resilience Planning for Heritage Resources model and guidebook wins national award</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt">–</span><b><span style="color:red"> </span></b>The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) have announced the 38 winners of the
<a href="https://aaslh.org/2021-leadership-in-history-award-winners/" target="_blank">
AASLH Leadership in History Awards</a>. Oregon Heritage is pleased to announce that the Community Disaster Resilience Planning for Heritage Resources model and guidebook project is one of the recipients of this award.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">The AASLH Leadership in History Awards, now in its 76th year, is the most prestigious recognition for achievement in the preservation and interpretation of state and local history.
The awards honor people, projects, exhibits, and publications that represent the best in the field and provide leadership for the future of state and local history.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Oregon Heritage, in partnership with UO School of Planning, Public Policy and Management’s
<span style="color:black">Institute for Policy Research & Engagement (IPRE)</span>, the City of Cottage Grove and several local nonprofits, worked over the last year to develop a new model for heritage resource disaster planning. The
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/DisasterPrep.aspx#CommunityPlanning" target="_blank">
initiative</a> resulted in organizational plans for five heritage organizations, a
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/CottageGroveResilience_ReportWeb.pdf" target="_blank">
community-wide plan</a> for the city and a <a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/CDRHR_GuidebookWeb.pdf" target="_blank">
guidebook</a> so the process can be duplicated in other communities. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">“It is important to protect heritage resources from disaster, not only for their own intrinsic value, but also for the critical role they play in community healing following a disaster.
This project resulted in a collective approach where heritage resources were considered alongside other critical community assets in a city’s planning efforts for future potential disasters,” comments Chrissy Curran, Director of Oregon Heritage and Deputy
State Historic Preservation Officer. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">“Winning this award emphasizes how important it is to identify and safeguard the irreplaceable heritage resources that make us who we are as a community, not only so they remain
for the future, but for the value they bring as anchors in a disruptive time. We look forward to having other Oregon communities use this guide and process.”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Heritage resources like historic downtowns, museums, historic districts, cemeteries, genealogical libraries, etc. are valuable community assets. They are also wonderful resources
to assist communities in recovery from disasters. The effort to strengthen these organizations’ resilience following a disaster is critical. According to Kuri Gill, grants and outreach coordinator with Oregon Heritage, it was time to try something new. “After
working for years with heritage organizations on disaster planning and response, we discovered some challenges. Remaining focused on disaster planning and preparation when organizations are trying to keep the doors open and the lights on is tough.” It seemed
that a community plan with coordinated goals would help drive the work and make it easier to access resources. The next step was to find the right team to pull off a pilot project.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Oregon Heritage coordinates the Oregon Heritage All-Star Community program, which recognizes communities that support, promote and coordinate their heritage resources. Cottage Grove
is one such community, that also has an award-winning preservation plan which includes the community’s heritage resources. Since they were already coordinating heritage organizations and incorporating them into city planning, the city was an ideal pilot partner.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Oregon Heritage partnered with IPRE on this project. IPRE has produced excellent community planning projects and disaster resilience work through its Community Planning Workshop
(CPW). This project is a good example of the power of university-community partnerships, explains Robert Parker, director of strategic and technical solutions, for IPRE. “Oregon Heritage has long worked to support preservation of Oregon’s heritage, the CPW
provided need capacity to bring the guidebook to completion,” said Parker. “The project supported the mission of Oregon Heritage, of heritage organizations in Cottage Grove, and provided our graduate students a robust learning platform on emergency management
and resiliency in the middle of a global pandemic.”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Cottage Grove heritage nonprofits that committed to the project included: Bohemia Gold Mining Museum, Cottage Grove Genealogical Society, Cottage Grove Historical Society, Cottage
Grove Museum, and Downtown Cottage Grove Inc. Representatives of each organization participated in several workshops and listening sessions to develop plans for their individual organizations. They also participated in the development of the community plan.
According to Amanda Ferguson, City of Cottage Grove planner, the results were worth the effort. “I am so pleased that Cottage Grove was chosen to participate in this disaster planning process. Our Heritage Partners learned so much about disaster resilience,
and are now much better prepared to respond to small and large issues within their organizations and as part of a greater heritage community. This plan will give the City a path forward to help guide community resilience efforts while positioning us to better
preserve our own resources.”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">To access the model plans, the guidebook, supporting materials, and the workshops visit the Oregon Heritage website at
<a href="http://www.oregonheritage.org" target="_blank">www.oregonheritage.org</a>. For more information about Oregon Heritage contact
<a href="mailto:kuri.gill@oregon.gov" target="_blank">Kuri Gill</a> at 503-383-6787.
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