Spring Work Party

Please join us on May 18th and 19th for a cemetery work party. Arrow Sanitation has donated a yard box and Metro has provided a disposal voucher. It will be the first occasion of use for the new utility gate funded through a Portland Development Commission grant. We hope to have the cemetery in a state

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Veteran’s Day

The Boy Scouts will be holding a work party on November 11th in honor of Veteran’s Day. Thank you so

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Oregon Heritage Grant, 2012

Thanks to a generous award from the Oregon Historic Cemetery Grant program, HCC will be thinning, bracing, and removing trees most at risk. This funding will help ensure the survival of a large elm and beautiful maple. In addition two non-viable trees will be removed for safety and one large limb extending over Columbia Boulevard will be

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PDC Grant, 2012

Great News! Many of you have noticed the gap in the front fencing left after a hit and run accident a few years ago. HCC has been awarded funding to repair the front fence and install a utility gate for cemetery work parties. Thank you so much to the Portland Development Commission! The work will be

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Thank You!

Memorial Day Cleanup and Flag Placing! Thanks to Boy Scout Troop #71 and Girl Scout Troop #45497 for helping prepare the grounds for Memorial Day

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Restoration Efforts

The Historic Columbian Cemetery has proved resilient despite the toll of time and vandalism. In recent years, numerous monuments have been restored due to the generosity of the Portland Development Commission. The grant that provided monument repair also restored the historic gazebo. The gazebo retained most of the original structure, replacing only wood that was no longer

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