Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Tombstone Trick or Treat event in Lone Fir Cemetery last Saturday! We hope you had as much fun as we did. About 3,500 people — children and adults — wandered the Cemetery, we gave out 6,500 Read Full Post
Tombstone Trick or Treat is a free, family-friendly Halloween trick-or-treat party hosted by Friends of Lone Fir Cemetery and featuring some of Lone Fir’s most prominent ghosts. On Saturday, October 27th from 12 to 3 in the afternoon, the cemetery’s gates will be flung wide Read Full Post
Due to heat and smoke, the times for the Headstone Cleaning Workshop will be changed in August and September to: August 18 – 10 AM to Noon September 15 – 10 AM to Noon
Metro has decided to no longer run the Tour of Untimely Departures. This was not an easy decision; we know the tour is popular and beloved by many. It also requires a large amount of staff time and resources to produce. With all Read Full Post
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Friends of Lone Fir Cemetery needs enthusiastic volunteers for two upcoming events: Saturday, May 12th, 2018 is Oregon Cemetery Clean Up Day. We need as many volunteers as we can get to help spruce up Lone Fir for spring as part of this state-wide effort. Read Full Post
Please join us on the evening of Thursday, February 8, 2017, for the Friends of Lone Fir Annual Meeting at Revolution Hall. Revolution Hall is located at 1300 SE. Stark St Portland, OR 97214. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for socializing (refreshments and Read Full Post
Tickets for the 2017 Tour of Untimely Departures go on sale this Friday, September 15th! Full details on the event at Metro’s Website
Volunteers Needed for Tour of Untimely Departures! Presented by Metro with support from Friends of Lone Fir Cemetery Volunteers are needed now for the Tour of Untimely Departures at Lone Fir Cemetery. All positions are available; actors, guides, set up, and logistics, starting now and Read Full Post
Friends of Lone Fir Cemetery offers a revised version of the Art & Epitaph tour. There will be art, there will be epitaph, there will also be stories and cemetery history and answers to the “What is that?” questions. Every first Saturday at Lone Fir Read Full Post