{"id":75,"date":"2016-10-01T19:40:08","date_gmt":"2016-10-01T19:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/testingsite.friendsoflonefircemetery.org\/?page_id=75"},"modified":"2026-01-24T19:25:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T03:25:59","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.friendsoflonefircemetery.org\/?page_id=75","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friends of Lone Fir Cemetery was created in 2000 as a 501(c)(3) organization when community volunteers became concerned by an increase in vandalism. The group strives to preserve the headstones of the deceased, the greenspace they exist in, and the stories of its residents for future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Friends of Lone Fir Cemetery is dedicated to education, preservation, restoration, and collaboration:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Educating the broader public about the history and importance of Lone Fir Cemetery through tours, workshops, and special events.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Preserving the Cemetery\u2019s legacy and historic significance, especially in a rapidly changing city.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Restoring and replacing headstones and other cemetery features for future generations to enjoy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collaborating with other like-minded groups in pursuit of this mission.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.friendsoflonefircemetery.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/mcCleay-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.friendsoflonefircemetery.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/mcCleay-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.friendsoflonefircemetery.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/mcCleay.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Our 2025 Board of Directors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>J Swofford<\/strong> \u2013 Board Chair<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Margaret Fenton<\/strong> \u2013 Vice Chair, Communication Director<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Brianne Camacho<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Secretary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Britt<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Member at Large<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Eira May<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Member at Large<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ruby Labonty<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Member at Large<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Shanna Kramer<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Member at Large<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seeking Members at large- join the board! Volunteer and become apart of Friends of Lone Fir. Email us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@friendsoflonefircemetery.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">info@friendsoflonefircemetery.<wbr>org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Contact Us<\/strong><br>Mail: FLFC, P. O. Box 14214, Portland, Oregon 97293<br>Phone: 503-454-6339<br>Email:<a href=\"mailto:info@friendsoflonefircemetery.org\">info@friendsoflonefircemetery.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friends of Lone Fir Cemetery was created in 2000 as a 501(c)(3) organization when community volunteers became concerned by an increase in vandalism. The group strives to preserve the headstones of the deceased, the greenspace they exist in, and the stories of its residents for&nbsp;<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsoflonefircemetery.org\/?page_id=75\">Read Full Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-75","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.friendsoflonefircemetery.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/75","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.friendsoflonefircemetery.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.friendsoflonefircemetery.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.friendsoflonefircemetery.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.friendsoflonefircemetery.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/www.friendsoflonefircemetery.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/75\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1319,"href":"https:\/\/www.friendsoflonefircemetery.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/75\/revisions\/1319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.friendsoflonefircemetery.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}