laporteDEADLINE FOR THE WORKSHOP REGISTRATION IS JUNE 8th.
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Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2001 3:29 PM
Subject:
WORKSHOP AGENDA
Cemetery Restoration Workshop
Sponsored by
the Indiana Historical Society and the La Porte County Pioneer Cemetery Commission
June 16, 2001 - La Porte, IN
Morning Session: Held at the La Porte County Complex, Meeting Rooms 2 & 3, 809 State
Street, at North side of the Courthouse
Afternoon Session: Miller-Griffin Cemetery, St. Road 2 East
8:00-8:15 ~ Registration
8:15-8:30 ~ Welcome and Introduction Katherine Dill, Indiana Historical Society and Holly
Jenks, President, La Porte County Pioneer Cemetery Commission
8:30-8:45 ~ Responsibilities of the County Marlow Harmon, President, La Porte County
Commissioners
8:45-9:00 ~ La Porte County Grave Registration and County Veteran Organizations Ron
Stallings, President, La Porte County Grave Registry
9:00-9:30 ~ Indiana Cemetery Registry Jeannie Regan-Dinius, Cemetery Registry Coordinator,
Department of Historic Preservation and Archaeology
9:30-10:00 ~ Citizens' Efforts: CCCPC and INPCRP Community Resources:Sheriff and
Inmate Labor Crews; Lois Mauk, President, Clark Co. Cemetery Preservation Committee
(CCPC); State Coordinator, Indiana Pioneer Cemeteries Restoration Project (INPCRP)
10:00-10:15 ~ Break
10:15-10:45 ~ Community Resources; Community Service Workers Establishing a County Pioneer
Cemetery Commission
10:45-12:15 ~ Restoration and Repair
Lois Mauk
· Property Ownership Research
· Stone Cleaning and Poulticing
John Walters, Fayette County Cemetery Supervisor
· Stone Repair Techniques: Knowing What to Do
Holly Jenks
· Site Cleaning
12:15-12:45 ~ Lunch
12:45-4:00 Hands-on Stone Cleaning, Reading, and Repair Demonstrations by Lois Mauk
Headstone Readings by Local Residents of La Porte
Headstone Repairs by John Walters
ADVANCE REGISTRATION: For those people who want to register for the workshop now, please
have them send cash or a check to the following address: Indiana Historical Society, Local
History Services, PO Box 664118, Indianapolis, IN 46266-4118. Also, include the following
information about yourself: Name, address, phone, e-mail address. Cite any dietary
restrictions registrants may have, and that the workshop will be for the Cemetery
Preservation Workshop.
FEE: $20 for non-members of IHS and $15 for members of either the IHS or LaPorte Co.
Pioneer Cemetery Commission.
For additional information contact Holly Jenks, President, LaPorte Co.Pioneer Cemetery
Commission
Hollyjen(a)csinet.net