Save Austin's Cemeteries

Dedicated to the preservation of Austin's five historic city cemeteries

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2007 News Archives

  • Winter 2007, Volume 12 No 1
    Preservation Austin Newsletter from the Heritage Society of Austin
    Oakwood Chapel Restoration Project
  • November 2007
    SAC receives grant for Chapel Structural Condition Assessment.
    National Trust Newsletter November 2007 See page 5
  • November 04
    News 8 Austin Video
    Link to news broadcast video - Austin Cemeteries
  • November 01
    News 8 Austin Story
    Group works to preserve Austin's oldest residents
  • October 27
    "Murder, Mayhem & Misadventure Tour"
    Stories from "beyond the grave" of people buried at Oakwood Cemetery, on this walking tour presented by Save Austin's Cemeteries.
    News 8 Austin Story: Cemetery tours bring history to life on Halloween
  • October 12
    Oakwood Cemetery Tour
    For those attending the 150th anniversary of the German Free School (1857-2007), and Oktoberfest Oct. 13th. The tour will focus on some of the Trustees, Teachers, and others of German heritage buried primarily in the Old Grounds, Section 1 & 2 of Oakwood.
  • March 31
    Volunteer Work Day
    Rebuilding lost plot records (Section 1 - the older section) - measuring, photographing, tombstone style noting, and record documentation
  • March 08
    AGS Lifetime Learning Institute Workshop
    Cemetery research field trip Oakwood Cemetery