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Gravestone Restoration at Traditional Building Skills Institute (TBSI) at Snow College, Ephraim

Posted by: kirk on Aug 05, 2009

Date: August 20-22, 2009

Participants in this workshop will learn many of the various aspects of gravestone and cemetery preservation. Participants are encouraged to bring photographs of historic masonry, sculptures, or gravestones that they have concerns or questions about.

For more information: www.gravestonepreservation.info

Learning Experiences:

• • Re-setting of a leaning/sunken tablet-stone
  • Repair of broken gravestones by joining stone fragments with stone epoxy
  • Re-construction of fallen and or badly leaning cemetery monuments
  • Historical use and when to employ blind pinning
  • Use of historic pointing mortars and composite patching material
  • Compatible mortars with the historic substrate
  • The process and need for consolidating weak and decayed stone
  • Issues/problems associated with sealing stone
  • The philosophy of cleaning and safe cleaning techniques

For more information call (435) 283-7572 or Register Online

Gravestone Preservation Workshop at Logan City Cemetery

Monday, August 24, 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

By Jonathan Appell

Gravestone Conservator, Monumental Mason

Sponsored by Bear River Association of Governments and Bear River Heritage Area

Learning Experiences:

• • Re-setting of a leaning/sunken tablet-stone
  • Repair of broken gravestones by joining stone fragments with stone epoxy
  • Re-construction of fallen and or badly leaning cemetery monuments
  • Historical use and when to employ blind pinning
  • Use of historic pointing mortars and composite patching material
  • Compatible mortars with the historic substrate
  • The process and need for consolidating weak and decayed stone
  • Issues/problems associated with sealing stone
  • The philosophy of cleaning and safe cleaning techniques

Logan City Cemetery, 950 N 1200 E, Logan

Cost: $30 per person (lunch included)

Workshop limit: 30 persons

To resgister: Call Lisa at 435-713-1426 or lisad@brag.utah.gov

For more information about gravestone preservation see www.gravestonepreservation.info.

Photos courtesy of www.gravestonepreservation.info.

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