Thank you Sam,
I really feel the all of us should encourage these workshops.
These workshops are teaching proper methods and teamwork.
Please pass this on to your county message boards or email lists.
I'll be there too. Love meeting everyone!
L.A.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sam Cline" <scline(a)hoosierweb.org>
To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 10:09 AM
Subject: [INPCRP] Cemetery Restoration Workshop
I received the following information yesterday from the Indiana
Historical
Society. Thought I would pass it on in case any of you might be
interested.
Sam Cline
Assembling the Pieces of History: Advanced Hands-On Cemetery Restoration
Workshop
Saturday, September 17, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Location: Friendship Cemetery, Johnson County
This full-day workshop will focus on advanced cemetery restoration
techniques.
Topics covered will include fixing simple breaks, resetting obelisks,
determining the original location of a stone once it's been moved, and how
to
mix stone dust to fill in cracks. Most of the workshop will be spent in
the
cemetery, where participants will gain valuable hands-on experience
repairing
stones. Participants must have attended one of the Indiana Historical
Society's
Basic Cemetery Preservation workshops or have prior cemetery preservation
experience.
Registration deadline: September 10 but registrations will be accepted
until the
workshop is full
Visit
http://www.indianahistory.org/lhs/workshops.html for more
information and
to register or call 317.233.8913.
Corrie E. Cook
Assistant, Local History Services
Indiana Historical Society
450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
317.233.8913
317.234.0427 fax
ccook(a)indianahistory.org
www.indianahistory.org
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