presents a

Cemetery Preservation Workshop

October 8, 2014

9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Cost:

$35.00 – Includes Gravestone cleaning kit & lunch

Workshop FULL

The workshop is now filled to capacity.  If you are interested in more information about Cemetery Preservation, visit the web site of the trainer for the workshop.  http://www.saveyourstones.com/

Agenda

GOAL: Participants will learn the importance of cemetery preservation, understand deterioration mechanisms, implement basic resetting techniques and known proper cleaning techniques 9:00am: Meet at The Armory Arts & Music Center 1624 London Road Duluth, MN 9:00am – 11:00am “Cemetery Preservation Basics” presentation

• “Why cemetery preservation?”
• Cemetery preservation ethics and safety
• Stone types, gravestone shapes/meanings
• Cemetery preservation planning
  • Prioritizing which gravestones to clean and reset
  • Cemetery landscaping and grounds clean up
• Documenting preservation work (cleaning, resetting, repair)
• Gravestone cleaning visual demonstration (do’s and don’ts)
• Gravestone resetting visual demonstration

11am-12pm Lunch provided Noon: Meet at Scandia Cemetery (Park in Glensheen Mansion parking lot at 3300 London Road Duluth, MN) Noon – 3:00pm: Gravestone Cleaning and Gravestone Resetting Demonstration in the Field. Trainer will first demonstrate to the group and then the workshop participants will do both cleaning and resetting.

This workshop has been financed in part with funds provided by the State of Minnesota from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the Minnesota Historical Society.