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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Researchers at NCPTT are discovering new treatments for historic stone conservation with the help of Hybrid Plastics, the University of Southern Mississippi, and a grant from the National Science Foundation. The team is developing new stone strengtheners, also called consolidants, based on the latest advances in polymer science. The National Science Foundation is awarding the [...]
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NCPTT recently released Spanish-language translations of its “Basic Stone Monument Cleaning” and “Basic Resetting Vol. 1″ instructional videos.
Read more →NCPTT Student interns, Stace Miller and Ifrah Jamil, represented the Center at the Northwestern State University of Louisiana Annual Research Day on Wed., April 11, 2007.
Read more →NCPTT’s Mary Striegel and Jason Church completed a progress report, “Comparative Study of Commercially Available Cleaners for Use on Federally-Issued Headstones” for the Department of Veteran Affairs National Cemetery Administration.
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