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Saturday, June 8, 2002 -- IHS Cemetery Workshop in Evansville, Indiana:
Katherine Dill <Kdill(a)indianahistory.org>, Assistant, Local History Services for the
Indiana Historical Society, advises:
The Indiana Historical Society is sponsoring a Cemetery Workshop in Evansville, Indiana on
Saturday, June 8, 2002.
Speakers will include John Molitor, a lobbyist for Historic Landmarks Foundation of
Indiana and an attorney; Jeannie Regan-Dinius, the cemetery registry coordinator for the
Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, Indiana Department of Natural
Resources; Ernie Lasley, Coordinator for the Gibson County Pioneer Cemeteries Restoration
Project; and John Walters,an independent cemetery restorer and a member of the National
Association for Gravestone Studies.
The workshop is being co-sponsored by the Indiana Historical Society, the Department of
Historic Preservation and Archaeology of the DNR, and the Vanderburgh County Historical
Society.
During the morning session, participants will learn about the state's efforts to
document the locations of Indiana's burial grounds and private citizens' efforts
to preserve and restore cemeteries. In addition, speakers will explain Indiana's
current cemetery laws, discuss property ownership research, and share techniques for
gravestone cleaning and repair.
During the afternoon session, participants will travel to a local cemetery where they will
receive hands-on experience cleaning and repairing stones.
The workshop will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. In the morning, we will be at Ivy Tech State
College located at 3501 First Avenue, and in the afternoon we will be at New Salem
Cemetery on Camp Ground Road. Cost is $20 for the public and $15 for members of the
sponsoring organizations.
INDIANA PIONEER CEMETERIES RESTORATION PROJECT
http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp/workshops.html#Evansville%20-%206-8-2002
Indiana Historical Society
http://www.indianahistory.org/