Save Austin's Cemeteries

Contact

Save Austin's Cemeteries
PO Box 41814
Austin, TX 78704

(512) 917-1666

Save Austin's Cemeteries Group E-Mail

Meeting Location:
Oakwood Cemetery, Chapel Building
1601 Navasota St, Austin, TX

Additional Resources

Leslie Wolfenden President & Preservation Officer

Leslie became a cemetery crusader during graduate school while doing research on Oakwood Cemetery for a paper. She learned more about Austin and Texas while in the cemetery than she did in her history classes. Leslie has an Associate Degree in Interior Design, a Bachelor’s in Architecture, and a Master’s in Historic Preservation. Her Master’s thesis focused on Austin’s historic cemeteries and their state of preservation and was awarded the Best Thesis of 2003 by the UT School of Architecture. Leslie is married to Michael Guidry, who helps out SAC on the computer and scanner during Open Houses. Five cats share their home. Leslie is an architectural historian in Austin.

Danny Camacho Vice President & Historian

Danny has been an active member of Save Austin's Cemeteries for several years, serving in various capacities. He was chosen "Austin Public Library Volunteer of the Year in 2006" and was honored to accept this award as it reflected on the Austin History Center as well.

Kay Boyd Secretary & Historian

Kay Boyd has been a member of Save Austin's Cemeteries for several years. She is keenly interested in the preservation and care of Austin cemeteries. Her great grandparents were Swedish immigrants who came to Austin in 1870 and are buried in Oakwood Cemetery. She also has family buried in the Oakwood Annex and Austin Memorial Park. Her husband has grandparents and great grandparents buried in old Oakwood as well as Austin Memorial Park. Kay is also a member of the Austin Genealogical Society and the Caldwell County Genealogical and Historical Society. She works with the Travis County cemetery project of AGS. She was instrumental in beginning the Travis County Pioneer program. Besides cemeteries and genealogy, she is very interested in Travis County history concentrating on the Manor area. Currently she is a volunteer at the Austin History Center and the Manor Library.

Dale Flatt Treasurer

Dale is a 20+ year veteran of the Austin Fire Department. After taking photographs of old headstones with his new Nikon 35mm, he wondered what to do with all the photos. Contacting the Austin History Center, he learned about cemetery documentation and preservation, beginning his hobby of cemetery documentation. Over the past several years, he has worked as a volunteer with the Texas Historical Commission and the Austin History Center on better documenting Travis County cemeteries. In 2004, Dale with other cemetery preservationists saw the need to create a partnership with the City of Austin to better document and to improve conditions at Oakwood Cemetery. Save Austin's Cemeteries was founded to achieve this goal. He is married to his high school sweetheart Kathleen with one daughter.