Lena,
There are several folks that call themselves professional
in the repair business. Saving the pioneer tombstones-
is what sparked the INPCRP/Indiana Pioneer Cemetery
Restoration Project. I'm the coordinator for Tippecanoe
county and also work the state page.
Many monument companies work on stones. INPCRP works
on education for restoration. There is a difference in
restoring a tombstone from the 1800's and dumping it
in cement. I know most genealogist have seen this.
These workshops have been ongoing for six or seven
years. They are sponsored by the Ind. Historical
Society and the DNR. and they are held June and
Sept., usually. Through this process there are
many folks working on restoring and re-recording
the old pioneer cemeteries in Indiana.
I'm working on my eighth cemetery, and my second
destroyed project. Where nothing was showing before
we started. I'm proud to say we have over 12 standing
now. And a whole bunch more to work on. :-)
While I don't do this for a living, there are some in
Indiana that will charge up to $150 to 200.00 per stone.
I prefer to teach and share the knowledge. So if anyone
is interested in joining us here in Tippecanoe County,
I'd love to hear from you.
As far as the best professional restoration person,
that would be John Walters from Fayette Co. Indiana.
His email: graveyardgroomer(a)skyenet.net
L.A. Clugh
Indiana Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Projects
http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp/
Tippecanoe County pioneer cemetery projects.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~intcpcrg/Index.html
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lena C." <gostraka(a)yahoo.com>
To: <INTIPPEC-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 10:54 AM
Subject: [INTIPPEC] Fwd: Monument Repairers
Is there anyone in the Indiana area who does monument
repair work on a professional basis? Is this something
that a person could reasonably have done just for a
stone or 2 or is this something expensive enough that
it's generally left to serious restoration groups with
outside funding?
I'm mostly asking just out of curiosity...
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