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Preservation Work on Historic Grave Sites


How to Preserve Historic Cemeteries and Burial Grounds

Creativity is key, as there are not as many resources available for burial ground restoration as for other types of preservation projects. That ...

Preserving Grave Markers in Historic Cemeteries (Preservation Brief ...

The National Park Service released its latest preservation brief that focuses on the care and preservation of historic cemetery grave ...

Cemetery Preservation Foundation (U.S. National Park Service)

These pages are meant to give a foundation to discuss the challenges of preserving our ancestors' resting places and give direction in formalizing an approach.

Cemeteries & Other Historic Resources - Missouri Preservation

The first rule in cemetery preservation is do no harm. · Tips on Cleaning Grave Markers from the National Park Service · NPS Brief 48: Preserving Grave Markers in ...

Preservation - Association for Gravestone Studies

National Park Service best practices exemplified in Preservation Brief 48: Preserving Grave Markers in Historic Cemeteries and Best Practice Recommendations for ...

Cemetery Preservation

pdf. View NPS Preservation Brief 48: Preserving Grave Markers in Historic Cemeteries​ ... Historic Sites DNR-One Natural Resources Way Springfield, IL ...

Preservation of Historic Burial Grounds - by Lynette Strangstad

officials, and working with them toward a solution. Features of the Site. Once the broad context of the site is understood, but before spe-.

Cemetery Preservation: Why Does It Matter? | Blog

With thoughtful, well-researched care of our local cemeteries, we too can preserve history for future generations. We can work ... site as a student at ...

5 Free Things Anyone Can Do To Save Historic Cemeteries - Forbes

Visit a cemetery. · Help clean up the cemetery. · Contact your State Historic Preservation Office. · Schedule cemetery events. · Record the location ...

Cemetery Preservation

Discussions focus on current issues in cemetery preservation, such as recording and documenting cemeteries and graveyards, undertaking preservation efforts, and ...

Burial Sites, Human Remains, and Funerary Objects

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation voted unanimously to adopt an updated “Policy Statement on Burial Sites, Human Remains, and Funerary Objects” ...

Gravestone Conservation

Gravestone preservation training workshops are conducted nationally by Jonathan Appell. Various training and workshop options are available.

Cemetery Preservation, Permits, and Workshops

Why Preserve? Why preserve or protect burial grounds and cemeteries? They are memorials to the past that offer a unique view of our history, culture, ...

Cemetery Preservation Basics for Proactive Preservationists

... work considered by churches and local governments. Melissa Timo, Historic Cemetery Specialist with the NC Office of State Archaeology, will ...

Overview Gravesite Preservation - Video (U.S. National Park Service)

... preservation techniques to stabilize the nation's historic gravesites. In this presentation, the Center's Chief of Materials Conservation ...

Cemetery Restoration

... gravesites within historic private cemeteries ... cemetery preservation in private cemeteries with Friends of Lebanon Cemetery in York, Pennsylvania.

Develop a Preservation Plan

The preservation plan for a cemetery should include a basic philosophical approach related to all historic properties and cultural resources.

How To Preserve A Historic Cemetery - Arkansas Heritage

If the owner can not be found, petition the quorum court for permission to conduct work at the cemetery. ... work is performed on a site feature, such as cleaning ...

Preserving Grave Markers in Historic Cemeteries

This Preservation Brief focuses on a single aspect of historic cemetery preservation—providing guidance for preserving and protecting grave markers ...

Maintenance, Conservation, and Repair | Texas Historical ...

Prehistoric grave sites contain fragile, easily destroyed remains. Investigation by qualified archeologists may be necessary if the history in these sites is to ...