The Tippecanoe County Pioneer Cemetery Preservation Group is holding a
Preservation Workshop, Saturday, April 28, at the Wea Township Community
Center, with an afternoon session at the Spring Grove Cemetery nearby. A
box lunch will be provided.
For more information, directions, and a registration form, please visit:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp/TippecanoeWorkshop.html
We hope that those of you who live close by will be able to come and join
us. It should be a real interesting day.
The program schedule for the workshop:
8:00 to 8:15 Registration Coffee and donuts
8:15 to 8:30 Welcome and Introductions: L.A. CLUGH, Coordinator, Tippecanoe
Co. Cemetery Preservation Committee
8:30 to 8:45 Help from Township Trustees: MATT KOEHLER, Wea Township
Trustee
8:45 to 9:15 The new DNR State database: JENNIE RAGEN-DIMIUS
9:15 to 10:15 Call out for local help. Veterans Services: RANDY FAIRCHILD
10:15 to 10:30 Tippecanoe County Area Plan Deed research for locations:
MARLENE MATTOX
10:30 to 10:45 Morning Break
10:45 to 11:00 INPCRP Webpage and the Stage Laws: LOIS MAUK
11:00 to 11:30 Identifying boundaries and using maps: JACK BRILES
11:30 to 12:30 Overview of Basic Stone Repair Techniques and site
maintenance: JOHN WALTERS, Fayette County Cemetery Supervisor; Member,
National Association for Gravestone Studies
12:30 to 1:00 Lunch
1:00 to 3:00 Stone Repair Demonstrations at Spring Grove Cemetery: JOHN
WALTERS