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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><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 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'>http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2012/02/secrets_of_the_graves_cemetery.html<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><p class=MsoNormal 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 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><p class=MsoNormal 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><p class=MsoNormal 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 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 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></div></body></html>