The purpose of this project is to capture the traditions surrounding burial practices of African-American and Creole community members in the Cane River area to preserve this information for future generations.
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Trataremos de enseñar los procedimientos básicos para recolocar una lápida de piedra. Hay dos cosas importantes que recordar. Lo primero es asegurarse de la seguridad personal y lo segundo es no hacer daño a la lápida como tal. Estas son estructuras delicadas pero pesadas y se debe de ejercitar una gran cantidad de cuidado y precaución al moverlas.
Antes de empezar, tenemos que asegurarnos de que todas nuestras partes estén seguras y estables.
Hola, en este video le estaremos enseñando los procedimientos básicos para limpiar lápidas de piedra. Hay dos cosas que se deben de recordar: lo primero es que siempre hay que asegurarse de la seguridad personal y lo segundo es no hacer daño a la lápida como tal.
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NCPTT, in partnership with the Wisconsin State Historic Preservation Office, will offer a cemetery monument conservation basics workshop May 2012, in Lake Geneva, Wisc. The training is targeted to the nonprofessional, such as church sextons, genealogists, cemetery grounds workers, and family members.
This one-day workshop will focus on cemetery documentation, condition assessment, master plans, and proper cleaning techniques. For more information contact Jason Church, jason_church@contractor.nps.gov
Read more →NCPTT, in partnership with Great Smokey Mountains National Park, will offer a cemetery monument conservation basics workshop March 2012, in Gatlinburg, Tenn. The training is targeted to park seasonal interpretation staff, regular yearly staff, and the public who have family members located in cemeteries within the park.
The workshop will focus on cemetery documentation, condition assessment, master plans, simple resetting techniques, and proper cleaning techniques. For more information contact Jason Church, jason_church@contractor.nps.gov
Read more →NCPTT, in partnership with the Canadian Ministry of Culture, will host a two and a half day conference in Niagra Falls, NY-Ontario, Canada, July 2012. The conference will include oral presentations, posters, and a half-day field session on the conservation of all aspects of cemetery care and conservation. The conference is open to conservation professionals, cemetery managers, board members, archeologist, grounds keepers, and all who work in and are interested in cemeteries.
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NCPTT, in partnership with Monroe County History Center at Indiana University, will conduct a workshop focused on the techniques and knowledge needed to preserve ornamental ironwork in an architectural setting, October 7-8, 2011 in Bloomington, Ind.. The class will be split between classroom lectures and in the field hands-on activities. For more information contact Jason Church, jason_church@contractor.nps.gov
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In 2004, the Department of Veteran Affairs National Cemetery Administration turned to NCPTT when it wanted advice on chemical cleaners for their marble headstones. This began and partnership and extensive research on the subject of commercially available cleaners for removing biological growth and general soiling from marble headstones.
This week, NCPTT’s Mary Striegel reported [...]
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Cemetery Monument Restoration Workshop at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana on June 4, 2010 from 9:00AM to 4:00PM. $30 registration fee.
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Landscape maintenance is a critical element in historic cemetery preservation. Yet often the landscape is neglected or improperly maintained, resulting in damaged historic features and a loss of historic landscape character.
NCPTT will present a webinar addressing landscape maintenance in historic cemeteries on April 7, 2010 at 2 p.m. CST. The webinar can be [...]
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