Anyone heading to Olkahoma? Here is another workshop and some other sites listed below. LAC > -------------------------------------------------------- > Cemetery Preservation Workshop in Oklahoma > > From: Dittmar, Frederick M. > DearMYRTLE, > As a part of the objectives of OCPA <http://rootsweb.com/~okcps/ocpa.htm> > we > have scheduled a Cemetery Preservation Workshop for the 28th and 29th of > October 2005. We have contracted with the Chicora Foundation of Columbia, > South Carolina to conduct this workshop. Mike Trinkley and Debi Hacker > both > have superb credentials and experience in cemetery restoration and > preservation and have conducted these workshops all over the country. You > can check them out at: http://www.chicora.org/ > > The contact person is: Sue Tolbert at: tolbert6@cox.net > > DearFRED (not Frank!) > THANKS for your feedback, Fred. I checked out CHICORA and find from its > website that "Chicora is a Columbia, South Carolina public, non-profit > heritage preservation organization founded in 1993. Our work includes > archaeological and historical research throughout the Southeastern United > States, public education (primarily right here in South Carolina), and > work > in conservation and preservation with museums, libraries, archives, > historic > organizations, and private citizens." > > They have a webpage describing cemetery preservation at: > http://www.chicora.org/cemetery_preservation.htm > > I trust that other regions of the world have similar organizations. We > just > can't go into these cemeteries with a bottle of bleach to supposedly clean > the tombstones. The long-term preservation is at stake. This organization > recommends: > > Association for Gravestone Studies -- they foster appreciation of the > cultural significance of gravestones and burial grounds through study and > preservation. <http://www.gravestonestudies.org/index.htm> > > Stone Faces and Sacred Spaces -- colleagues with an exceptional range of > experience in cemetery preservation. <strangstad@aol.com> > > The Center for Historic Cemeteries Preservation -- promotes the study, > documentation, and preservation of historical burial sites. > <smethompson@earthlink.net> > > Find the listing of "essential or fun reading" at: > http://www.chicora.org/considering_a_project.htm > > > Happy family tree climbing! > Myrt :) > DearMYRTLE, > 6023 26th Street West PMB 352 > Bradenton, FL 34207 > http://www.DearMYRTLE.com > > > ==== DEARMYRTLE Mailing List ====