Jessica, we need 80 more like you.
I love your page. It is simple and to the point.
la
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jessica Felix" <jlfelix24(a)yahoo.com>
To: <inpcrp(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 9:26 PM
Subject: [INPCRP] Restoration Workshop in Parke County
Thanks Lee for pulling me out of the woodwork--I tend
to just skim and delete the bickering emails and
ignore the list until the good stuff comes up.
Yes, the newly formed Hixon Cemetery Association is
sponsoring a restoration workshop on June 7th at the
Hixon Cemetery and the Parke County Learning Center in
Rockville. When I was contacted by Mike Lewman last
year and we set a date I did not realize how close it
was going to be to the IHS/DNR workshop. Hopefully I
did not step on any toes. I hear that their workshop
is booked up so this one may be a good alternative if
you are in the area.
As you may know I am a middle school teacher and
organize restoration trips with my students and other
community groups. I will be taking that experience to
show basic cleaning and resetting techniques, as well
as a short classroom portion. If you are interested or
would like more information, either contact me or Mike
Lewman (mblewman(a)yahoo.com).
I will also respond to the previous email: I just
became a member of the AGS and will be attending their
conference in June. I was overjoyed to receive a
Lilly Teacher Creativity Grant that will allow me to
study gravestone carving. For three weeks in June I
will be able to travel through New England studying
historic cemeteries, visiting Karin Sprague's workshop
(the traditional gravestone carver shown on CBS Sunday
Morning) and attending the AGS Conference. When I
return I will be able to learn to carve limestone in
Bedford and restore a small cemetery near my home. If
anyone has some good suggestions for places to visit
in MA, ME, NH, VT or upper NY please email me off the
list (jlfelix24(a)yahoo.com).
And let's start talking about our current or future
spring/summer projects!
As for me, last weekend I took a group of 6th grade
girl scouts out in the freezing rain (not kidding) to
restore Hyten Cemetery, a small family plot near
Danville. On Friday I took a group of middle school
students to clean stones at Stilesville Cemetery on
their 1/2 day Activity Day. My "Cemetery Clean-Up"
activity has been the most popular both times I've
done it. Just goes to show that we're not nuts--this
really IS fun!!
On May 13th and 14th I'm really going to be nuts. I'm
taking the entire 8th grade in four shifts to restore
parts of Walnut Chapel Cemetery in Putnam County. The
season sure is getting busy!
You can check out these and other projects on my
INPCRP Hendricks County site.
How about everyone else? Projects?
Jessica Felix