<div dir="ltr">I'm very familiar with Salem Pioneer Cemetery so did the filmmaker. He grew up in the area.  This cemetery has strong connections to the school, considering how many students and staff over the years since 1870 are buried there as well as neighboring City View Cemetery. Plus the fact this old but still functioning cemetery is small, too. (I have been there few times). So this cemetery is out of question.<div><br></div><div>David Samuelsen</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Feb 14, 2024 at 7:47 AM Robyn Greenlund via or-roots <<a href="mailto:or-roots@omls.oregon.gov">or-roots@omls.oregon.gov</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div><div dir="ltr">The obvious question is why the Salem Pioneer Historic Cemetery isn't being considered. Here's some good links with photos to consider this one:</div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.salempioneercemetery.org/index.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ Salem, Oregon - part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon</a><br></div><div><br></div><div id="m_2546706440204342245ydpaffe3641enhancr_card_8315845887" style="max-width:400px;font-family:"YahooSans VF",YahooSans,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.salempioneercemetery.org/index.php" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="max-width:400px"><tbody><tr><td width="400"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="max-width:400px;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(224,228,233);border-radius:2px"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#000000" valign="top" height="175" style="background-color:rgb(0,0,0);background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;border-radius:2px 2px 0px 0px;min-height:175px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="transparent" valign="top" style="background-color:transparent;border-radius:2px 2px 0px 0px;min-height:175px"><table border="0" height="175" style="width:100%;min-height:175px"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:left;padding:15px 0px 0px 15px;vertical-align:top"></td><td style="text-align:right;padding:15px 15px 0px 0px;vertical-align:top"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:rgb(255,255,255);width:100%;max-width:400px;border-radius:0px 0px 2px 2px;border-top:1px solid rgb(224,228,233)"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);padding:16px 0px 16px 12px;vertical-align:top;border-radius:0px 0px 0px 2px"></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:12px 24px 16px 12px;width:99%;font-family:"YahooSans VF",YahooSans,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;border-radius:0px 0px 2px"><h2 style="font-size:14px;line-height:19px;margin:0px 0px 6px;font-family:"YahooSans VF",YahooSans,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40);max-width:314px">Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ Salem, Oregon - part of the Marion County Pione...</h2><p style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;margin:0px;color:rgb(151,158,168)">Salem Pioneer Cemetery - Salem, Oregon</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a><div style="width:100%;height:100%;display:flex;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.3)"><div><div><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/364830/salem-pioneer-cemetery" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Salem Pioneer Cemetery in Salem, Oregon - Find a Grave Cemetery</a> (Click on <b>See all Cemetery Photos</b> to see 15 views)</div><div id="m_2546706440204342245ydp415787a4enhancr_card_8503559138" style="max-width:400px;font-family:"YahooSans VF",YahooSans,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/364830/salem-pioneer-cemetery" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="max-width:400px"><tbody><tr><td width="400"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="max-width:400px;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(224,228,233);border-radius:2px"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#000000" valign="top" height="175" style="background-color:rgb(0,0,0);background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;border-radius:2px 2px 0px 0px;min-height:175px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="transparent" valign="top" style="background-color:transparent;border-radius:2px 2px 0px 0px;min-height:175px"><table border="0" height="175" style="width:100%;min-height:175px"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:left;padding:15px 0px 0px 15px;vertical-align:top"></td><td style="text-align:right;padding:15px 15px 0px 0px;vertical-align:top"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:rgb(255,255,255);width:100%;max-width:400px;border-radius:0px 0px 2px 2px;border-top:1px solid rgb(224,228,233)"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);padding:16px 0px 16px 12px;vertical-align:top;border-radius:0px 0px 0px 2px"></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:12px 24px 16px 12px;width:99%;font-family:"YahooSans VF",YahooSans,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;border-radius:0px 0px 2px"><h2 style="font-size:14px;line-height:19px;margin:0px 0px 6px;font-family:"YahooSans VF",YahooSans,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40);max-width:314px">Salem Pioneer Cemetery in Salem, Oregon - Find a Grave Cemetery</h2><p style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;margin:0px;color:rgb(151,158,168)">Founded as Odd Fellows Rural Cemetery in the mid 1850s; the oldest known burial was that of Mary Leslie who died...</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr">This one clearly seems to fit the description they are looking for</div><div dir="ltr"><img title="Inline image" alt="Inline image" src="cid:ii_18da82ba4afa4ff27a51" style="max-width: 631px; width: 100%;"></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Here's a YouTube video  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IAvHOeJv0s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 4: Salem Pioneer Cemetery</a><br><span></span><br></div><div><br></div><div id="m_2546706440204342245ydpb567ec53enhancr_card_8214341095" style="max-width:400px;font-family:"YahooSans VF",YahooSans,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IAvHOeJv0s" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="max-width:400px"><tbody><tr><td width="400"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="max-width:400px;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(224,228,233);border-radius:2px"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#000000" valign="top" height="175" style="background-color:rgb(0,0,0);background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;border-radius:2px 2px 0px 0px;min-height:175px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="transparent" valign="top" style="background-color:transparent;border-radius:2px 2px 0px 0px;min-height:175px"><table border="0" height="175" style="width:100%;min-height:175px"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:left;padding:15px 0px 0px 15px;vertical-align:top"></td><td style="text-align:right;padding:15px 15px 0px 0px;vertical-align:top"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:rgb(255,255,255);width:100%;max-width:400px;border-radius:0px 0px 2px 2px;border-top:1px solid rgb(224,228,233)"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);padding:16px 0px 16px 12px;vertical-align:top;border-radius:0px 0px 0px 2px"><img src="https://s.yimg.com/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV2/23/logos/youtube.png" height="36" style="min-width: 36px; margin-top: 3px;"></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:12px 24px 16px 12px;width:99%;font-family:"YahooSans VF",YahooSans,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;border-radius:0px 0px 2px"><h2 style="font-size:14px;line-height:19px;margin:0px 0px 6px;font-family:"YahooSans VF",YahooSans,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40);max-width:314px">Episode 4: Salem Pioneer Cemetery</h2><p style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;margin:0px;color:rgb(151,158,168)"></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a><div style="width:100%;height:100%;display:flex;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.3)"><div><div><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Some other alternatives: </div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.marioncountycemetery.org/mthope/index.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mt. Hope Pioneer Cemetery - Gervais, Oregon - part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon</a><br></div><div><br></div><div id="m_2546706440204342245ydpcbe590dfenhancr_card_8100413871" style="max-width:400px;font-family:"YahooSans VF",YahooSans,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.marioncountycemetery.org/mthope/index.php" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="max-width:400px"><tbody><tr><td width="400"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="max-width:400px;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(224,228,233);border-radius:2px"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#000000" valign="top" height="175" style="background-color:rgb(0,0,0);background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;border-radius:2px 2px 0px 0px;min-height:175px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="transparent" valign="top" style="background-color:transparent;border-radius:2px 2px 0px 0px;min-height:175px"><table border="0" height="175" style="width:100%;min-height:175px"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:left;padding:15px 0px 0px 15px;vertical-align:top"></td><td style="text-align:right;padding:15px 15px 0px 0px;vertical-align:top"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:rgb(255,255,255);width:100%;max-width:400px;border-radius:0px 0px 2px 2px;border-top:1px solid rgb(224,228,233)"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);padding:16px 0px 16px 12px;vertical-align:top;border-radius:0px 0px 0px 2px"></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:12px 24px 16px 12px;width:99%;font-family:"YahooSans VF",YahooSans,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;border-radius:0px 0px 2px"><h2 style="font-size:14px;line-height:19px;margin:0px 0px 6px;font-family:"YahooSans VF",YahooSans,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40);max-width:314px">Mt. Hope Pioneer Cemetery - Gervais, Oregon - part of the Marion County ...</h2><p style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;margin:0px;color:rgb(151,158,168)">Mt. Hope Pioneer Cemetery in Gervais, Oregon</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a><div style="width:100%;height:100%;display:flex;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.3)"><div><div><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><img title="Inline image" alt="Inline image" src="cid:ii_18da82ba4afc07a83962" style="max-width: 404px; width: 100%;"><br><span></span><br></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr">You can also view the Oregon Historic Cemetery inventory by county online here: <a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/Cemetery_List.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Documents/Cemetery_List.pdf</a> </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Then go to Findagrave.com to look at cemetery photos and the number of internments to help look for that perfect setting.</div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px">Robyn</span></font><br><a href="http://rgreenlund61@yahoo.com" style="color:black;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rgreenlund61@yahoo.com</a><br><br><font color="#bf005f" face="bookman old style, new york, times, serif" size="2"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px">Interested in what I'm </span></font>passionate<font color="#000000" face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px"> about</span></font></font></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div style="color:black;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font color="#bf005f" face="bookman old style, new york, times, serif" size="2">Coos County History:<br><a href="http://genealogytrails.com/ore/coos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">genealogytrails.com</a></font></div><div style="color:black;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font color="#bf005f" face="bookman old style, new york, times, serif" size="2"><a href="http://coquillevalley.online/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">coquillevalley.online</a></font></div><div style="color:black;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font color="#bf005f" face="bookman old style, new york, times, serif" size="2"><a href="http://orgenweb.org/coos/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">orgenweb.org</a></font></div><div><font color="#bf005f" face="bookman old style, new york, times, serif" size="2"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><span><span style="color:rgb(191,0,95);font-family:"old times",serif;font-size:small">Coos County EMS:</span></span><br></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#bf005f" face="bookman old style, new york, times, serif" size="2"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CoosCountyMRC/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Coos County Medical Reserve Corp</a></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#bf005f" face="bookman old style, new york, times, serif" size="2"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#bf005f" face="book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                    On Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at 10:24:32 PM PST, W David Samuelsen <<a href="mailto:sammyslc@gmail.com" target="_blank">sammyslc@gmail.com</a>> wrote:
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                <div><div id="m_2546706440204342245yiv1674031751"><div dir="ltr">Since Patrica Carson who did a great deal of photographing many cemeteries in Polk and Marion counties plus some in Lincoln, Linn and Tillamook counties passed away last year without family notifying me.<div><br></div><div>I have an unusual request from a certain filmmaker who has been a graduate of Oregon School for the Deaf.</div><div><br></div><div>The request is for old cemeteries within a 30 miles radius of Salem, Oregon.</div><div><br></div><div>The cemetery needs to be similar to the Eugene Pioneer Cemetery in Eugene, has to be older type of cemetery with weathered gravestones and full growth trees, probably dating back to mid-1800s.</div><div><br></div><div>The filming will be about OSD's unexpected track state champions.</div><div><br></div><div>Filming production is to begin in April. </div><div><br></div><div>The filmmaker is living in California with wife and a son.</div><div><br></div><div>Appreciate a very quick reply.</div><div><br></div><div>David Samuelsen, Oregon GPP</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>
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