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Tombstone Conservation Workshop
Tombstone Conservation Workshop
a collaboration of
Preservation Oklahoma, Inc.
and
Cherokee Nation Enterprises
and
Saline Preservation Association
May 16-17, 2013
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Tahlequah Cemetery
1251 West Fox
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Space is limited so please register now! Register online via the link at the top of this page, or contact Preservation Oklahoma to learn how to register by mail.
This workshop will provide two days of hands-on training on the conservation and maintenance of cemetery momuments and tombstones. Jonathan Appell, a member of the Preservation Trades Network, will lead hands-on, interactive training for participants, covering topics including how to re-set stones, repair to fragmented stones, appropriate repair materials, use of infill material, and methods for repointing and cleaning masonry. The $25.00 fee for the two-day workshop includes materials and lunch.
Mr. Appell is a professional gravestone and masonry conservation specialist with expertise in cemetery preservation planning. He has performed gravestone preservation and planning projects on many historically significant cemeteries throughout the United States, including Congressional Cemetery in Washington DC, The Granary in Boston MA, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Tarrytown, NY, The First Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Greensboro, NC, and The New Haven Crypt in New Haven, CT.
This workshop will provide two days of hands-on training on the conservation and maintenance of cemetery momuments and tombstones. Jonathan Appell, a member of the Preservation Trades Network, will lead hands-on, interactive training for participants, covering topics including how to re-set stones, repair to fragmented stones, appropriate repair materials, use of infill material, and methods for repointing and cleaning masonry. The $25.00 fee for the two-day workshop includes materials and lunch.
Mr. Appell is a professional gravestone and masonry conservation specialist with expertise in cemetery preservation planning. He has performed gravestone preservation and planning projects on many historically significant cemeteries throughout the United States, including Congressional Cemetery in Washington DC, The Granary in Boston MA, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Tarrytown, NY, The First Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Greensboro, NC, and The New Haven Crypt in New Haven, CT.