BONUS EPISODE: Grassroots Group Saves Crown Hill Cemetery - What Comes Next?

About this episode

Dr. Kate Burrows discusses the successful efforts of her grassroots group to save Crown Hill Cemetery and outlines future work.

Feliks Banel's guest on this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY is Dr. Kate Burrows of the grassroots preservation organization in North Seattle called "Save Crown Hill Cemetery." Dr. Burrows founded the group with neighbors in December 2025. In this conversation, Dr. Burrows shares the good news - that her group's research and other work has apparently eliminated the threatened subdividing and development of a portion of historic Crown Hill Cemetery, which originally dates to 1903. She also outlines the work ahead, as the grassroots community group will to try and help secure the cemetery's future. CASCADE OF HISTORY spoke with Dr. Kate Burrows on Monday, June 1, 2026. Earlier BONUS EPISODE about Crown Hill Cemetery: https://soundcloud.com/cascadeofhistory/bonus-episode-save-crownhill Save Crown Hill Cemetery's website: https://savecrownhill.carrd.co/ Save Crown Hill Cemetery's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585444495150 Links to more information as well as images related to most topics discussed on the show are often available at the CASCADE OF HISTORY Facebook page: www.facebook.com/groups/cascadeofhistory CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most…

People in this episode

Host: Feliks Banel

Guest: Dr. Kate Burrows

Topics covered

• grassroots preservation
• Crown Hill Cemetery
• community activism
• historic preservation
• local history

Keywords

• Crown Hill Cemetery
• grassroots group
• historic preservation
• Seattle history
• community activism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Save Crown Hill Cemetery

Places: North Seattle, Crown Hill Cemetery, Seattle, Magnuson Park, Sand Point Naval Air Station

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