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    Thanks, that was very interesting.<br>
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    Sue<br>
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    On 2/25/2012 10:52 AM, Denise Sproed wrote:
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">A friend shared
            the pages of “The Sunday Oregonian” from 12 Feb 2012 with an
            article called “Secrets of the Graves”.  I thought others
            with Oregon Roots might find the article interesting as
            well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">You can see it
            <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2012/02/secrets_of_the_graves_cemetery.html">online</a>
            currently at:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2012/02/secrets_of_the_graves_cemetery.html">http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2012/02/secrets_of_the_graves_cemetery.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I included both
            a hyperlink and the long address for those who find only one
            or the other works.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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          style="line-height:12.0pt;background:#F1F1F1"><span
            style="color:#1F497D">The author of the article is: </span><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#222222">Johan
            Mathiesen is a Portland writer and photographer who has been
            documenting Oregon Territory cemeteries since 2004. In fall
            of 2011, Ashland Creek Press published his book, <a
              moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="http://ashlandcreekpress.com/books/madasmist.html"><b><span
                  style="color:#0C4790;text-decoration:none">"Mad As the
                  Mist and Snow: Exploring Oregon Through Its
                  Cemeteries," </span></b></a>which is available from
            the publisher and retailers. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          style="line-height:12.0pt;background:#F1F1F1"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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          style="line-height:12.0pt;background:#F1F1F1"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#222222">About
            16,000 of his cemetery photographs are presented on <a
              moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/deadmantalking"><b><span
                  style="color:#0C4790;text-decoration:none">Flickr
                  under the nom-de-pixel, DeadManTalking.</span></b></a><br>
            <br>
            More of his cemetery writing can be found at <a
              moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="http://bloggingadeadhorse-dmt.blogspot.com/"><b><span
                  style="color:#0C4790;text-decoration:none">Blogging a
                  Dead Horse</span></b></a>. He is working on a guide to
            Lone Fir Cemetery, "Nature's Immutable Laws."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Enjoy!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Denise Sproed<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Descendant of
            many Oregon pioneers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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