Steve Morahn has forwarded to me the following information. Perhaps someone
on this list is interested or knows someone who might want to attend:
The National Preservation Institute
http://www.npi.org
Cemetery Preservation
See
http://www.npi.org/sem-cemet.html
Faculty
Chicora Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit heritage preservation organization
experienced in working with museums, archives, and historic organizations;
staff are specialists in research, public education, conservation, and
preservation
Seminar Overview
Learn how to begin a cemetery preservation or restoration project and how to
help ensure that sound choices are made to avoid harming what you seek to
protect. Discussions focus on current issues in cemetery preservation, such
as recording and documenting cemeteries and graveyards, undertaking
preservation efforts, and exploring conservation techniques and issues.
Participants
Curators and managers of historic cemeteries; preservation consultants
Location and Dates
· Alexandria, VA
· October 4, 2001
in cooperation with Chicora Foundation, Inc. and
the National Cemetery Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
Related Conferences and Programs (for registration information on seminars
being held in conjunction with conferences and programs, contact NPI at
703.765.0100 or info(a)npi.org <mailto:info@npi.org>)
Chicora Foundation, Inc., 803.787.6910, info(a)chicora.org
<mailto:info@chicora.org>,
www.chicora.org <
http://www.chicora.org>
Cost (see Register <
http://www.npi.org/register.html> for more information)
$210
Cemetery Preservation
Agenda
· Understand the difference between "restoration" and "conservation"
or
"preservation"
· What are the essential issues in cemetery preservation?
· Recognize the different types of American cemeteries and how their
preservation varies
· What are the critical components in a "typical" cemetery preservation plan
· Why accurate, complete transcription is so critical as a first step
· Learn to identify the major types of monuments found in most cemeteries
· Identify the most common stone materials and their critical differences
· Critical landscape issues that are often overlooked
· Developing appropriate maintenance plans
· Just what is deterioration-and how can it affect cemetery markers?
· Understanding cleaning
· Appropriate and inappropriate repairs
· Why is concrete the single greatest threat to cemetery markers?
· What are the options for treating ironwork?
· The role of volunteers in cemetery preservation
· Understanding and developing a conservation ethic
· How to prepare scopes of work for cemetery projects