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National Cemetery Policy Review

On July 22, 2009 By

NCPTT’s Executive Director, Kirk Cordell, joined representatives from the Southeast Region and the Washington Office to review current NPS policy and treatment of historic national cemeteries and to make recommendations to Deputy Director Quintana.

The review included site visits to Andersonville National Cemetery (ANDE), Andrew Johnson National Cemetery (ANJO), Fort Donelson National Cemetery (FODO), and Stones River National Cemetery (STRI) to examine operations at the national cemeteries managed by those parks.

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Figure 1. This early 1900s image shows the historic character of Old North Cemetery. Initially focused on functionality, the character was enhanced over time as impressive tree plantings created a scenic, park‐like landscape. Courtesy City of Hartford Archives.

Nationwide Cemetery Preservation Summit Abstracts and Video

On April 20, 2009 By

Schedule and abstracts for the Nationwide Cemetery Preservation Summit from October 19-21, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Register before September 11, 2009 for $299 ($399 thereafter).

Key sessions are expected to include Archeology, Mapping and Documentation, Landscapes, Engineering Challenges, Issues in National Cemeteries, and Materials Conservation.

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Jason Church cleans a monument

Church Conducts Field Work on Comparitive Study of Commercially Available Cleaners for Headstones

On July 2, 2007 By

NCPTT’s Jason Church conducted fieldwork as part of a comparative study of commercially available cleaners for use on federally issued headstones.

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