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><channel><title>NCPTT &#187; Cemeteries</title> <atom:link href="http://ncptt.nps.gov/tag/cemeteries/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov</link> <description>National Center for Preservation Technology and Training</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:24:37 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Historic Uses of Lime Mortar, and Its Continuing Importance Today (Podcast 33)</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/podcast-episode-33-andy-degruchy-on-the-historic-uses-of-lime-mortar-and-its-continuing-importance-today/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/podcast-episode-33-andy-degruchy-on-the-historic-uses-of-lime-mortar-and-its-continuing-importance-today/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:58:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jeff Guin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Architecture & Engineering]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Andy DeGrunchy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[built heritage]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cemeteries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lime]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mortar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Preservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[trades]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=14175</guid> <description><![CDATA[Download this episode as an mp3 or Subscribe via iTunes
Welcome to the Preservation Technology Podcast; the show that brings you the people and projects that are advancing the future of America’s heritage.  I’m Kevin Ammons with the National Park Service’s National Center for Preservation Technology and Training.  Today we join NCPTT’s Jeff Guin as he [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/podcast-episode-33-andy-degruchy-on-the-historic-uses-of-lime-mortar-and-its-continuing-importance-today/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> <enclosure url="http://ncptt.nps.gov/Podcasts/archive/Preservation-Technology-Podcast-Episode-33-Andy-deGruchy.mp3" length="22440982" type="audio/mpeg" /> </item> <item><title>What to Do When Disaster Strikes Historic Cemeteries</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/what-to-do-when-disaster-strikes-historic-cemeteries/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/what-to-do-when-disaster-strikes-historic-cemeteries/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:34:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Disaster Preparedness & Recovery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cemeteries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cemetery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Disaster Response]]></category> <category><![CDATA[grave]]></category> <category><![CDATA[graveyards]]></category> <category><![CDATA[headstones]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=10439</guid> <description><![CDATA[On April 14-16, 2011, at least 153 confirmed tornadoes led to severe destruction across 14 U.S. states in one of the largest single-system tornado outbreaks in the country's history. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/what-to-do-when-disaster-strikes-historic-cemeteries/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Best Practice Recommendations for Cleaning Government-Issued Marble Headstones</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/best-practice-recommendations-for-cleaning-government-issued-marble-headstones/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/best-practice-recommendations-for-cleaning-government-issued-marble-headstones/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:56:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Cemetery Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Materials Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[best practice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Biological Growth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cemeteries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cemetery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cleaning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Department of Veterans Affairs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[headstones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maintenance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marble]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National Cemetery Administration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stone]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=11745</guid> <description><![CDATA[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 the results [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/best-practice-recommendations-for-cleaning-government-issued-marble-headstones/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>11</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>NCPTT Sponsors New Orleans Cities of the Dead Seminar at the AIA</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-sponsors-new-orleans-cities-of-the-dead-seminar-at-the-aia/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-sponsors-new-orleans-cities-of-the-dead-seminar-at-the-aia/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 18:55:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AIA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cemeteries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Orleans]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=10708</guid> <description><![CDATA[Do you sometimes wonder how New Orleans cemeteries came to be made up of unique above ground graves we see today?  What were the cultural practices that led to these burials? Why are the graves reused?  What can you learn today from these past cemetery practices?  What can we do to preserve some of these [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-sponsors-new-orleans-cities-of-the-dead-seminar-at-the-aia/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ornamental Iron Workshop 2011</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/ornamental-iron-workshop-2011/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/ornamental-iron-workshop-2011/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:59:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sean Clifford</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Materials Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Training]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cast iron]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cemeteries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fencing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ornamental iron]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rust converter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wrought iron]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=10062</guid> <description><![CDATA[May 18-19, 2011
Savannah, GA
The purpose of this event is to educate people about the differences in cast and wrought iron and preservation/restoration methods for each type of material. This workshop will be useful to anyone who cares for historic buildings (that contain railings, balconies, or other decorative elements), parks, or cemeteries.
$399 Registration
$299 Student Registration &#8211; [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/ornamental-iron-workshop-2011/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>2010 Annual Report</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/2010-annual-report/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/2010-annual-report/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:57:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>NCPTT</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Architecture & Engineering]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Grants]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Heritage Education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Historic Landscapes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Materials Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PTT Board Reports]]></category> <category><![CDATA[annualreport2010]]></category> <category><![CDATA[APT]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bousillage]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cane River]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cane River Creole National Historic Park]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cane River National Heritage Area]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cemeteries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Consolidants]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Disaster Preparedness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Disaster Preparedness & Recovery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Disaster Response]]></category> <category><![CDATA[green preservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Historic Preservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Iron]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Limewash]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mortar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nantucket]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nondestructive Testing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Preservapedia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Preservation Institute]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PTTGrants]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rapid documentation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Research]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rust converter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[steel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category> <category><![CDATA[taliesin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Training]]></category> <category><![CDATA[USICOMOS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wiki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wood]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Workshop]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=8478</guid> <description><![CDATA[The NCPTT 2010 Annual Report outlines research, training, and grant activities undertaken by the Center during FY2010.
<br /> <br /> NCPTT advances the application of science and technology to historic preservation. Working in the fields of archeology, architecture, landscape architecture and materials conservation, the Center accomplishes its mission through training, education, research, technology transfer and partnerships.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/2010-annual-report/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Nationwide Cemetery Preservation Summit Poster Abstracts</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/nationwide-cemetery-preservation-summit-poster-abstracts/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/nationwide-cemetery-preservation-summit-poster-abstracts/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:00:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>NCPTT</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Cemetery Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Training]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cemeteries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cemetery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Concrete]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[conservators]]></category> <category><![CDATA[damage]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Disaster Preparedness & Recovery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Disaster Response]]></category> <category><![CDATA[graves]]></category> <category><![CDATA[headstones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marble]]></category> <category><![CDATA[markers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Repair]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=4296</guid> <description><![CDATA[This post outlines the contents of the poster presentations at the <a href="http://ncptt.nps.gov/nationwide-cemetery-preservation-summit/" title="Nationwide Cemetery Preservation Summit">Nationwide Cemetery Preservation Summit</a> which will be held from October 19-21, 2009 in Nashville, TN.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/nationwide-cemetery-preservation-summit-poster-abstracts/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Preservation Field School</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/preservation-field-school/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/preservation-field-school/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:02:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>NCPTT</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Architecture & Engineering]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Andrew Ferrell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Andy Ferrell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[architectural history]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Architecture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cemeteries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[documentation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[funerary iconography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[History]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Landscape Architecture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lime wash]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Limewash]]></category> <category><![CDATA[masonry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Methodology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mortar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Orleans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[plaster]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Preservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[preservation technology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[preservation trades]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Preservation Trades Network]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tombs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tulane]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=3836</guid> <description><![CDATA[NCPTT joined Tulane School of Architecture, Preservation Trades Network and Save our Cemeteries to host “Cities of the Dead: Above-Ground Cemetery Preservation, Conservation, Documentation Methodology and History,” July 13-31, in New Orleans, La.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/preservation-field-school/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Nationwide Cemetery Preservation Summit Abstracts and Video</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/nationwide-cemetery-preservation-summit-schedule-and-abstracts/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/nationwide-cemetery-preservation-summit-schedule-and-abstracts/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:45:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>NCPTT</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Cemetery Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Materials Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Abstracts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[archaeology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[archeology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cemeteries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cemetery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[documentation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Engineering]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Landscapes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mapping]]></category> <category><![CDATA[national cemeteries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Preservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Schedule]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Summit]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=3863</guid> <description><![CDATA[Schedule and abstracts for the Nationwide Cemetery Preservation Summit from October 19-21, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee.<br /><br /> <a href="http://ncptt.nps.gov/index.php/training/?regevent_action=register&#038;event_id=5">Register before September 11, 2009</a> for $299 ($399 thereafter).<br /><br />Key sessions are expected to include Archeology, Mapping and Documentation, Landscapes, Engineering Challenges, Issues in National Cemeteries, and Materials Conservation.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/nationwide-cemetery-preservation-summit-schedule-and-abstracts/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Identification of Unmarked Graves (2008-01)</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/identification-of-unmarked-graves-2008-01/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/identification-of-unmarked-graves-2008-01/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:11:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>NCPTT</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Archeology & Collections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cemetery Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Grants]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Product Catalog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2008-01]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cemeteries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[grave]]></category> <category><![CDATA[graveyards]]></category> <category><![CDATA[identification]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PTT Grant]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unmarked graves]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=1239</guid> <description><![CDATA[Near-surface geophysical techniques, including ground-penetrating radar, magnetometry, electrical resistivity, and electromagnetic conductivity, have become primary tools in the detection of unmarked human interments.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/identification-of-unmarked-graves-2008-01/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Deadline: Call for Presentations for the Nationwide Cemetery Preservation Summit</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/call-for-presentations/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/call-for-presentations/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:54:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason Church</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Cemetery Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Materials Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Training]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cemeteries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cemetery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cemetery Preservation Summit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cleaning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[graveyards]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hands-on]]></category> <category><![CDATA[headstones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[historic vegetation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Monument]]></category> <category><![CDATA[monuments]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National Cemetery Administration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Preservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stone]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unmarked graves]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Workshop]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=2789</guid> <description><![CDATA[NCPTT is soliciting oral and poster presentations that focus on research and innovation in cemetery conservation and preservation for the NCPTT’s Nationwide Cemetery Preservation Summit to be held in Nashville, Tenn., October 19-21, 2009.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/call-for-presentations/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Wooden Artifacts in Cemeteries: A Reference Manual (2007-10)</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/wooden-artifacts-in-cemeteries-a-reference-manual-2007-10/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/wooden-artifacts-in-cemeteries-a-reference-manual-2007-10/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:18:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Cemetery Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Materials Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Product Catalog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2007-10]]></category> <category><![CDATA[artifacts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cemeteries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[grave]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wood]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=965</guid> <description><![CDATA[This project is about saving historic wooden artifacts in cemeteries. Cemeteries are important repositories of local and national history, valued not only for the stories they tell, but also for their emotional and civic connections.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/wooden-artifacts-in-cemeteries-a-reference-manual-2007-10/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Smithsonian workshop to feature NCPTT research</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/smithsonian-workshop-to-feature-ncptt-research/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/smithsonian-workshop-to-feature-ncptt-research/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:00:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>NCPTT</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Cemetery Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Training]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Biological Growth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cemeteries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cemetery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Museum]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Smithsonian]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stone]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Washington DC]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=612</guid> <description><![CDATA[NCPTT’s comparative research on cleaners for cemetery headstones will be featured as part of the Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute’s workshop on microbial colonization of stone. The workshop will be held April 20-22, 2009 in Washington, DC.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/smithsonian-workshop-to-feature-ncptt-research/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>NCPTT completes Historic Congressional Cemetery Monuments Study</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-completes-historic-congressional-cemetery-monuments-study/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-completes-historic-congressional-cemetery-monuments-study/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:00:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Cemetery Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Materials Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cemeteries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cemetery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Congressional Cemetery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HPTC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marble]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Monument]]></category> <category><![CDATA[monuments]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=616</guid> <description><![CDATA[NCPTT researchers, in partnership with masonry experts from NPS Historic Preservation Training Center, recently completed a study to develop treatments for use on marble monuments in Historic Congressional Cemetery.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-completes-historic-congressional-cemetery-monuments-study/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>NCPTT holds its first Cemetery Landscape Preservation Workshop</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-holds-its-first-cemetery-landscape-preservation-workshop/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-holds-its-first-cemetery-landscape-preservation-workshop/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:54:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Debbie Smith</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Cemetery Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Historic Landscapes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Training]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cemeteries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cemetery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[historic vegetation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Landscape]]></category> <category><![CDATA[vegetation management]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.com/?p=268</guid> <description><![CDATA[NCPTT hosted a two-day Cemetery Landscape Preservation Workshop in Natchitoches, Louisiana, September 16-17, attended by both NPS and non-NPS cemetery managers, maintenance personnel and volunteers.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-holds-its-first-cemetery-landscape-preservation-workshop/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>NCPTT holds sixth Cemetery Monument Conservation Workshop</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-holds-sixth-cemetery-monument-conservation-workshop/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-holds-sixth-cemetery-monument-conservation-workshop/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:51:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Cemetery Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Materials Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cemeteries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cemetery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Connecticut]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jason Church]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mary Striegel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New London]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Training]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Workshop]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.com/?p=264</guid> <description><![CDATA[NCPTT's held its sixth annual Cemetery Monument Conservation workshop October 7-9, 2008, in New London, Connecticut. Twenty-six registrants participated in a variety of hands-on sessions.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-holds-sixth-cemetery-monument-conservation-workshop/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Wooden Artifacts in Cemeteries: A Reference Manual</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/wooden-artifacts-in-cemeteries-a-reference-manual/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/wooden-artifacts-in-cemeteries-a-reference-manual/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:48:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Cemetery Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Grants]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Materials Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[artifact]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cemeteries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cemetery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mary Striegel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wood]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.com/?p=260</guid> <description><![CDATA[NCPTT has received the PTT grant product "Wooden Artifacts in Cemeteries: A Reference Manual," submitted by the Historic Preservation Commission; the City of Aspen, Colorado, and Anthony &#038; Associates.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/wooden-artifacts-in-cemeteries-a-reference-manual/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Comparative Study of Commercially Available Cleaners for Use on Federally-Issued Headstones</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/comparative-study-of-commercially-available-cleaners-for-use-on-federally-issued-headstones/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/comparative-study-of-commercially-available-cleaners-for-use-on-federally-issued-headstones/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 05:19:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Cemetery Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Materials Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Product Catalog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cemeteries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cemetery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[headstones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National Cemetery Administration]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.com/?p=200</guid> <description><![CDATA[This report provides information and progress on the comparative study of commercially available cleaners for federally issued headstones.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/comparative-study-of-commercially-available-cleaners-for-use-on-federally-issued-headstones/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>NYC Parks seeks Monuments Coordinator</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/nyc-parks-seeks-monuments-coordinator/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/nyc-parks-seeks-monuments-coordinator/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:23:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>NCPTT</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Cemetery Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Careers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cemeteries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cemetery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Employment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[grave]]></category> <category><![CDATA[graveyards]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jobs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Monument]]></category> <category><![CDATA[monuments]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New York]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New York City]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=284</guid> <description><![CDATA[The City of New York Parks and Recreation seeks a Monument Coordinator. Salary: $43,000 - $50,000.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/nyc-parks-seeks-monuments-coordinator/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Resetting a Stone Grave Marker (2007-02)</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/resetting-a-stone-grave-marker-2007-02/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/resetting-a-stone-grave-marker-2007-02/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:23:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason Church</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Cemetery Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Product Catalog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Training]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2007-02]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cemeteries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Grave Marker]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Resetting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stone]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=1085</guid> <description><![CDATA[Materials Conservator Jason Church demonstrates how to properly reset stone grave marker.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/resetting-a-stone-grave-marker-2007-02/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> <enclosure url="http://ncptt.nps.gov/wp-content/uploads/cmc-resetting.flv" length="27465388" type="video/x-flv" /> </item> </channel> </rss>
