Events: A Note of Appreciation -To All Those Who Helped with Numerous Stone Preservation Training Events- During the Year of 2008

Upcoming Events : Past Events

I graciously would like to thank all those who enabled me, to hold so many great and educational training sessions, and lectures during the past year of 2008. Working in conjunction with numerous, dedicated and wonderful organizations and individuals, has allowed me to reach a greatly expanded audience.

It would be impossible to mention every person who has helped and encouraged me in my overall mission, towards helping to preserve our heritage constructed from stone and historic masonry. I will however, mention a few organizations, which have contributed to my knowledge base, and helped create an expanded network of friends with a common cause.

And most importantly I want to thank all those who traveled to be at my workshop events, in some cases very far, dedicated there free time and often spent personal funds to learn about how they could help preserve our heritage of gravestones, monuments, sculpture and historic masonry.

The Campbell Center for Historic Preservation: Mount Carroll, IL

Where I held a gravestone preservation workshop last year, and will hold a basic and an advanced gravestone preservation workshop in July of 2009.

The Preservation Trades Network: Amherst, New Hampshire

Who I have worked with over the past few years, and where I will join in August of 2009, for our first western venue, in Leadville, Colorado.

The Association for Gravestone Studies: Greenfield, MA

Where I am a trustee, and conservation committee chair, and will lead two days of conservation workshops at this year’s annual conference, in June at Vale Cemetery, Schenectady, New York

The New England Cemetery Association:

Where at there Annual conference in Durham, New Hampshire, I held what was meant to be a power point presentation, until I found out that my new macbook would not interface, which then turned my lecture into a extemporaneous talk on grave stone preservation.

The Barre Granite Museum- Stone Arts School: Barre, Vermont

Where I held a gravestone preservation lecture last year during the Barre granite Festival, and who also hosted the IPTW, where I was a demonstrator.

The Sculpture Center and Carving Studio: West Rutland, Vermont

Where I will hold two, 2 days workshops this year, in the spring and fall.

The Elberton Granite Association: Elberton, Georgia

Who provided me with a great tour of the quarries, a wealth of knowledge, and complimentary information relating to the history of stone manufacturing and quarrying of granite in Georgia.

The Association for Preservation and Technology International: Springfield, IL:

Where I was an exhibiter at last year’s annual conference, in Montreal, Canada, and made many new contacts, and friends.

The Georgia Municipal Cemetery Association and the State of Georgia

Archaeology Department: With a special thanks to Christine Neal for making the entire workshop tour possible.

The North Carolina Archaeology Department: Oak Hill Cemetery: Wilmington, North Carolina
The Southport Historical Society: Southport, North Carolina
Historic Brunswick Town: North Carolina

Thanks so much to everyone else who I failed to mention here, that was also a host and or involved in the planning aspect, and most importantly thanks to all those who attended the workshop events.

Last but surely not least, thanks so much to Jenn Marcelais, at Soul Oyster Studios, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Jenn has worked with me for many years, and been extremely patient and incredibly creative. Together we have endeavored, to build great websites, which are always in the process of being updated and improved.

Regards, Jonathan Appell February 3, 2009