Events

Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies
Gravestone & Cemetery Monument Preservation
Mount Carroll, Illinois, May 19-21, 2008

Instructor- jonathan Appell
Please contact the Campbell Center directly, http://www.campbellcenter.org

The Association for Gravestone Studies Conference
Amherst, MA, June 18- June 22

AGS, Basic Gravestone Conservation Workshop
June 18 evening lecture, June 19 conservation workshop
at the historic West Cemetery in Amherst, MA
Please contact AGS directly,
http://www.gravestonestudies.org/conferences.htm

Previous Events

10th Anniversary International Preservation Trades Workshop
Thursday, October 11 - Saturday, October 13, 2007
Frederick, Maryland

PTN is proud to announce that the 10th Anniversary International Preservation Trades Workshop will be held in partnership with the National Park Service Historic Preservation Training Center (HPTC) at the historic Jenkins Cannery.  By co-sponsoring the 1st IPTW in 1997, HPTC played a critical role in the birth and development of PTN, and has been a strong partner in the PTN's subsequent growth.  This joint event will give the preservation trades community an opportunity to honor another significant milestone - the 30th Anniversary of the Historic Preservation Training Center.  Make plans now to attend what promises to be a very special celebration of homecoming, and the vitality of the traditional trades.

Jonathan Appell will be be holding a gravestone conservation workshop at the event. For more information, visit http://www.iptw.org

Casey Farm Preservation Trades Workshop
Saturday, June 2nd-Sunday, June 3rd, 2007
Saunderstown, RI

On June 2nd and 3rd, 2007, Casey Farm in Saunderstown, Rhode Island will host the Preservation Trades Network's regional Preservation Trades Workshop in partnership with Historic New England and Heritage Restoration, Inc. This two-day event will bring together preservation tradespeople, architects, preservation organization staff members, historic property stewards, state and local government employees, preservation students, and homeowners.  The event will help to promote the preservation trades, educate, and create exchanges between preservation professionals and the public through interactive demonstrations, learning sessions, and one-on-one discussions.

Jonathan Appell will be holding the workshop Basic
Gravestone Conservation & Cleaning and Graveyard Preservation Philosophy both days which will be an instruction in gravestone conservation techniques.

For more information, visit http://www.iptw.org/Casey-FarmPTW.htm

AGS Conservation Workshop 2007
Wednesday, June 20 and Thursday June 21, 2007
during their Thirtieth Anniversary Conference
Rivier College , Nashua, New Hampshire
June 20-24, 2007

AGS holds an annual conference the fourth week in June. This conference, held in a different location each year, features lectures, demonstrations, exhibits, conservation and documentation workshops, classroom sessions, slide presentations, and guided cemetery tours.

The Conservation Workshop will be held Thursday, June 21
9:00 AM to 3:30 PM at Woodlawn Cemetery, Nashua.
Woodlawn Cemetery was established in 1848 on a seventeen acre tract of land and the first interment took place the following year. Today, it consists of just over forty acres and is the largest cemetery in the city.

For more information, visit http://www.gravestonestudies.org/conferences.htm

Basic Gravestone Conservation Workshop

Location: Plainfield Massachusetts
Date: Sunday, July 16th, 2006
Time: 1:00 PM- Meet at the Plainfield Town Hall
Instructor: Jonathan Appell- Gravestone Conservator
Contact: Phil Allessio pjma@gls.net or Jonathan Appell historicstone@msn.com

Brief Overview:

Walk through the graveyard, survey and overview various gravestones and monuments.

Discuss different types of stone and problems often associated with them.

Explain what correct preservation procedures and treatments involve and pick a few gravestones in need of cleaning and conservation treatments.

We will learn how to clean gravestones.

The products and materials will be discussed, and a demonstration will follow.

Basic gravestone resetting will be explained.

A few gravestones will then be reset which have fallen or are leaning at a large angle from plumb.

Gravestone adhesive repair will be explained.

At least one gravestone, or more if time allows will be inspected, cleaned, and joined together into one piece using a stone epoxy.

The infilling to replace lost or damaged stone will be demonstrated.

All other subject matter relating to historic gravestones will be touched upon, and interaction is encouraged.

I look forward to seeing everyone there.

Regards, Jonathan Appell
860-558-2785

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