Hi List,
Thought I would make everyone aware of a workshop presented by the Allen County
Genealogical Society.
CEMETERY RESTORATION WORKSHOP
Saturday, September 14, 2002
The Allen County Genealogical Society is offering a one-day classroom and field cemetery
restoration workshop.
Allen County Public Library, Room 4 (2nd Floor)
900 Webster St.
Fort Wayne, IN
Cemetery restoration at Hatfield Cemetery
2700 W. Washington Center Road
9 am through the afternoon
Presentations by:
Jeanne Regan-Dinius of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources
John Walters, Fayette County, IN Cemetery Supervisor and Graveyard Groomer.
The morning session, starting at 9am, will be held inside the Allen County Public Library.
Jeanne Regan-Dinius will discuss how to locate cemeteries using maps and land records,
cemetery preservation, and projects by the Indiana Department of Nautral Resources to
locate and maintain Indiana's cemeteries.
The afternoon session will consist of a trip, in your own car to Hatfield Cemetery at 1pm.
John Walters will demonstrate gravestone repair techniques.
Lunch will be on your own.
Cost of the workshop is $15 before September 11, 2000,
$20 after that date.
Mail Payment along with your name, address and phone nbr. to:
ACGSI Cemetery Workshop
P.O. Box 12003
Fort Wayne, IN 46862
If I remember right, there was some talk over this list last year regarding the Hatfield
Cemetery. This should be a very interesting program.
Linda Churchward
Allen County GenWeb Coordinator