Gravestone Conservation - Training and Workshops: Southern Tour
Upcoming Workshops
: Southern Tour
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Past Workshops
This Fall, Jonathan Appell will be conducting a southern tour of gravestone and monument conservation workshops.
At each event held, attendees will learn how to safely clean, re-set badly leaning stones, perform stone epoxy repairs, and carry out all of the most common stone conservation treatments on gravestone and cemetery monuments.
At this point in time there are 4 definite workshops scheduled in Georgia, and 3 likely unconfirmed events in North Carolina. New locations and dates will be listed as soon as they are approved. If you are interested in hosting an additional workshop to be conducted in the southern region, please contact us.
We are filling them first come first serve.
Basic Gravestone
Restoration Workshop
October 27, 2008 Columbus, GA
HPD will co-sponsor Gravestone Conservation Workshops
The Historic Preservation Division is pleased to announce its
co-sponsorship of four "hands-on" gravestone conservation
workshops around the state this fall, during October and November.
The workshops will be one-day events held in cemeteries in Gainesville,
Columbus, Sandersville, and Decatur. HPD is partnering with the
Decatur Preservation Alliance and Friends of Decatur Cemetery
to conduct the Decatur workshop, and with the Georgia Municipal
Cemetery Association to conduct the remaining three workshops.
Mr. Jonathan Appell, noted gravestone conservator from West Hartford,
Connecticut, will be teaching these workshops, http://gravestoneconservation.com.
He'll discuss various kinds of stones, why they decay or get broken,
and an overview of how to repair them, followed by instruction
in the most common gravestone preservation techniques. Cemetery
caretakers can learn effective, hands-on skills for doing simple
repair and resetting of tombstones in their own cemeteries.
Mr. Appell recently conducted a three-day cemetery conservation
workshop in the respected historic preservation program at the
Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies in Mt. Carroll,
Illinois, www.campbellcenter.org, and has worked in several Georgia
cemeteries in the past.
HPD is able to provide financial support for these workshops using
proceeds from the sale of our cemetery preservation guidebook,
Grave Intentions: A Comprehensive Guide to Preserving Historic
Cemeteries in Georgia, fulfilling our commitment of using those
funds to advance cemetery preservation in Georgia. See this page
on our website for book information: http://www.gashpo.org/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=103)
Please site our Web site at http://www.gashpo.org/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=443
for workshop registration information.
Basic Gravestone
Restoration Workshop
October 29, 2008 Sandersville, GA
HPD will co-sponsor Gravestone Conservation Workshops
The Historic Preservation Division is pleased to announce its
co-sponsorship of four "hands-on" gravestone conservation
workshops around the state this fall, during October and November.
The workshops will be one-day events held in cemeteries in Gainesville,
Columbus, Sandersville, and Decatur. HPD is partnering with the
Decatur Preservation Alliance and Friends of Decatur Cemetery
to conduct the Decatur workshop, and with the Georgia Municipal
Cemetery Association to conduct the remaining three workshops.
Mr. Jonathan Appell, noted gravestone conservator from West Hartford,
Connecticut, will be teaching these workshops, http://gravestoneconservation.com.
He'll discuss various kinds of stones, why they decay or get broken,
and an overview of how to repair them, followed by instruction
in the most common gravestone preservation techniques. Cemetery
caretakers can learn effective, hands-on skills for doing simple
repair and resetting of tombstones in their own cemeteries.
Mr. Appell recently conducted a three-day cemetery conservation
workshop in the respected historic preservation program at the
Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies in Mt. Carroll,
Illinois, www.campbellcenter.org, and has worked in several Georgia
cemeteries in the past.
HPD is able to provide financial support for these workshops using
proceeds from the sale of our cemetery preservation guidebook,
Grave Intentions: A Comprehensive Guide to Preserving Historic
Cemeteries in Georgia, fulfilling our commitment of using those
funds to advance cemetery preservation in Georgia. See this page
on our website for book information: http://www.gashpo.org/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=103)
Please site our Web site at http://www.gashpo.org/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=443
for workshop registration information.
Basic Gravestone Restoration Workshop
October 31, 2008 Gainesville, GA
HPD will co-sponsor Gravestone Conservation Workshops
The Historic Preservation Division is pleased to announce its
co-sponsorship of four "hands-on" gravestone conservation
workshops around the state this fall, during October and November.
The workshops will be one-day events held in cemeteries in Gainesville,
Columbus, Sandersville, and Decatur. HPD is partnering with the
Decatur Preservation Alliance and Friends of Decatur Cemetery
to conduct the Decatur workshop, and with the Georgia Municipal
Cemetery Association to conduct the remaining three workshops.
Mr. Jonathan Appell, noted gravestone conservator from West Hartford,
Connecticut, will be teaching these workshops, http://gravestoneconservation.com.
He'll discuss various kinds of stones, why they decay or get broken,
and an overview of how to repair them, followed by instruction
in the most common gravestone preservation techniques. Cemetery
caretakers can learn effective, hands-on skills for doing simple
repair and resetting of tombstones in their own cemeteries.
Mr. Appell recently conducted a three-day cemetery conservation
workshop in the respected historic preservation program at the
Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies in Mt. Carroll,
Illinois, www.campbellcenter.org, and has worked in several Georgia
cemeteries in the past.
HPD is able to provide financial support for these workshops using
proceeds from the sale of our cemetery preservation guidebook,
Grave Intentions: A Comprehensive Guide to Preserving Historic
Cemeteries in Georgia, fulfilling our commitment of using those
funds to advance cemetery preservation in Georgia. See this page
on our website for book information: http://www.gashpo.org/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=103)
Please site our Web site at http://www.gashpo.org/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=443
for workshop registration information.
Basic Gravestone Restoration Workshop
Decatur, Georgia
November 3rd, 2008
Jonathan Appell of Gravestone Conservation will conduct a one
day, hands on gravestone workshop in the historic Decatur (Ga.)
Cemetery.
Listed on the National Register, Decatur Cemetery is the oldest
pubic burial space in the Atlanta area with some graves dating
back to the 1820's.
The workshop will involve active participation in repairing some
of the older gravestones. A limited number of people can participate
for a $60 fee.
Monday, November 3rd 8:30 to 3:30. For more information or to
register for the workshop, please contact David Crenshaw of the
Decatur Preservation Alliance at davidmcrenshaw@gmail.com
or 440-285-8372
Meetings for the Georgia Municipal Cemetery Association
September 9, 2008....Gainesville, GA, Alta Vista Cemetery, Soil
Scientist Jim Lathem will do a 1/2 day class on Soil Types and
a Demonstration on Ground Penetrating Radar. Contact person...Vince
Evans 770 535.6883 or vevans@gainesville.org
September 17, 2008....Sandersville, GA, Sandersville Firehouse,
Dr. Erv Garrison, Archeologist will speak on disinterment
in historic cemeteries. Contact Person ...Susan Lewis slewis@cantella.com
October 23, 2008....Elberton, GA, Georgia Municipal Cemetery
Association's Annual Meeting, featuring changes to By -Laws, Election
of 2009 Officers and Directors, and monument education. Contact
Person.... James Adams JAdams@cityofelberton.net
October 27, 2008....Columbus, GA, Conservator Jon Appell will
do a one day workshop on monument repair and restoration. Contact
person....Deborah Abraham DAbraham@columbusga.org
October 29, 2008....Sandersville, GA, a second one day workshop
by Conservator Jon Appell on monument repair and restoration.
Contact person....Susan Lewis slewis@cantella.com
October 31, 2008....Gainesville, GA, a third one day workshop
by Conservator Jon Appell on monument repair and restoration.
Contact person....Vince Evans 770 535.6883 vevans@gainesville.org
October 2009....Rome, GA, a Natural Disaster Preparedness Conference
for Georgia Cemeteries. Contact person.... Stan Rogers
srogers@romega.us
Cemetery Conservation Workshop
November 7th and 8th, 2008
Location: Brunswick Town, Old Smithfield and Oakdale Cemeteries,
North Carolina
Jon Appell, Workshop Director
When historic cemeteries are overgrown or damaged it can be
hard to know where to begin. The Southport Historical Society,
the Historic Wilmington Foundation, the Friends of Oakdale, the
North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office, and the North
Carolina Office of State Archaeology’s Cemetery Survey and
Stewardship Program are sponsoring two workshops that will address
cemetery conservation and maintenance. Join in, for either or
both days, for a fast paced workshop designed to educate and explore
acceptable methods to restore and conserve our historic cemeteries.
Well intentioned people are often fooled by the seemingly strong
materials from which cemetery markers, monuments and structures
are made. Marble, granite, concrete and other materials are quite
sensitive and should be treated with great care. The focus of
the workshops is to provide attendees with a solid background
of current cemetery conservation strategies and techniques that
are designed to reduce inadvertent damage to cemetery markers,
monuments and structures. This workshop promises to be an invaluable
resource for those community members interested in learning the
latest and best practices for cemetery conservation and preservation.
Day one of the workshop, which will be held on November 7th
and only allow for twenty registrants, will be spent at Brunswick
Town Cemetery, which is half-way between Wilmington and Southport,
and the Old Smithfield Burying Ground in Southport. Registered
participants will take an active role in cleaning, resetting,
and restoring gravestones at these historic locations. Day two
of the workshop, which will be held on November 8th and allow
for thirty registrants, will be spent at Oakdale Cemetery in Wilmington.
This workshop will address the conservation issues demonstrated
in the first workshop; however, the focus will include demonstrations
instead of “hands-on” experience for attendees.
The fee for the workshop is $20.00 for Day 1 and $30.00 for
Day 2. Registration is required to attend the workshop. To register
for Day 1 please mail checks to Gravestone and Cemetery Conservation
Workshop, c/o Southport Historical Society, P. O. Box 10014, Southport,
NC 28461. To register for Day 2, please mail checks to Gravestone
and Cemetery Conservation Workshop, c/o Historic Wilmington Foundation,
516 North Fourth Street, Wilmington,, NC 28401. Inquiries can
be made to: Kevin Donald, Cemetery Survey and Stewardship Program,
(919) 807-6563; Jeff Adolphsen, State Historic Preservation Office,
(919) 807-6572; Pat Kirkman, Southport Historical Society, (910)
457-0579; or George Edwards, Historic Wilmington Foundation, (910)
762-2511. The pre-registration deadline is Oct 31st. The fee for
late registration is $30.00 for Day 1, $40.00 for Day 2.
