Hi Sharon, I respect what you are saying, and for me personally, no I would never use concrete. I understand fully what everyone is saying and why we do not use concrete to set stones. And hopefully in the future, maybe Madison Co. can request their restorers not to use it anymore. But for people on this list to slam the efforts of people who have been doing this for a long time, is cold and hurtful. They were trying to share with this group something that they are very proud of and some of the response back to them was rude. There may have been a more tactful way to suggest they look into other methods of restoring the stones. Like I said before, there are so many cemeteries needing restored, and there's only so much money for it. Not every county can afford to have a cemetery restored the way that Redenbaugh was done, and there arn't enough of the Pro's around to make sure that every cemetery gets done and is done properly. While these old cemeterys wait on someone to come in and restore them, they get worse every year and at some point will disappear and will be gone forever. I'm sorry, but if I have to choose between my Grandpa's stone being crushed or stolen, I'd far rather have him put in concrete. I have attended several of the Madison Co. Cemetery Commission meetings, and have listened to them discuss Cottrell. They are very precise on what they do, organized, and document everything. I do not agree with some of their techniques, such as the concrete, and as time goes, maybe I can help them convince the people that do the restorations to change their ways. I have been trying to organize a workshop for another cemetery in Madison Co. for several months now, in which possibly some of this could be corrected, but again, Mark and Helen are booked, the Historical Society says they are a year out, and so things are on hold for now. Again, there are more cemeterys in need, than people willing to fix them. I just wish everyone would stop judging, critisizing and argueing about everything that gets brought up on this site. There are ways to be more tactful. If I was affended by the comments, I can certainly imagine what members of the Madison Co. Commission are feeling. You can't teach someone a different way if you slam them. Amy