Save Austin's Cemeteries

Volunteer Opportunities

Save Austin’s Cemeteries has identified the following topics as those that are most important and also most likely to succeed and benefit SAC’s mission of preservation and raising awareness:
Oakwood Chapel Restoration Project
Membership Development
Social Media
Public Information and Advertising
Docents at Oakwood Cemetery Chapel
Halloween Walking Tour
Research
Interpretive Materials
Open House and Heritage Day Event

Volunteer Time Sheets

For any volunteer hours that you do, please fill out the spreadsheet (available in pdf* or excel format) and send it to us on a monthly basis. These volunteer hours are important to SAC as they can be used towards matching grants.
Why tracking volunteer hours is important?

Headstone Photography

Many of the beautiful monuments we see today may not be here in twenty years or even tomorrow, as we have seen this past year with occurrences of vandalism and wind damage. Save Austin's Cemeteries' goal is to photograph each headstone at the five city cemeteries of Austin: Oakwood, Oakwood Annex, Evergreen, Austin Memorial Park, and Plummers. These reference shots will help us in the future when the headstones are impacted by time, weather, theft, or vandalism.

SAC is counting on our volunteers to get this project done. Please download the Photo Documentation Log* to track your photos and download the Photo Documentation How To* for how to proceed. Cemetery maps are available to download to get section and lot numbers. For suggestions on which lots need doing, please contact Dale Flatt at 512-917-1666. Digital photo format is preferred for ease of information exchange and cost, but 35-mm negatives and photos will be gladly accepted as well.