Oh boy. I really shouldn't answer anything the morning. I meant Jeannie. DID see our point. See I need more coffee. LA ----- Original Message ----- From: "L.A. CLUGH" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2004 8:19 AM Subject: Re: [INPCRP]"Certified Cemetery Restorationist". > Good morning all, > I'm with you Ernie, If I remember right, INPCRP folks > talked about this whole thing with Jeannie/DHPA a couple > of years ago. And she didn't see our point. But there is > a big line we cross with what were doing by resetting > these old monuments. Sooner of later we all have to > disturb the ground somewhat to reset or find the > missing pieces. The very thing that law protects. > Something I guess the DHPA or probably any other > Historical Society won't want to govern for a Certificate. > It could become a legal issue when things go wrong. > So who really should be the one handing out these > Certifications? Who can/should step up to that challenge? > > My question is why dose anyone need this now? I was > asking for this 4 years ago. I guess as long as > I'm working under a trustee's permission I'm doing exactly > what I wanted to do anyway. Repair these wonderful > old family monuments and restore the cemeteries in my county. > So I guess I don't need a certificate to do this. > And most of us on this list are doing this as a hobby > to save our history anyway. I'm hearing that there are > several out there for big money. Maybe they need this. > Credibility is something we all earn in our communities. > And that is better that an certificate anyway. > > Shoo, I better go get more coffee. > Lots of good discussion going this week. > > Happy Sunday. > > L.A. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ernie & Connie Lasley" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 10:53 PM > Subject: Re: [INPCRP]"Certified Cemetery Restorationist". > > > > Larry, > > > > You have put a lot of thought into this, and I also would like to see > > the > > certification idea revived. I had shared some Ideas with Katherine Dill > > back in November 2002, and we discussed the idea briefly on this list in > > February 2003. You have taken the idea a little further with your idea > > of > > the "governing body" to determine the "standards", "performance > > objectives" and "testing" required to be a "Certified Cemetery > > Restorationist". > > > > One thing I did not see in your ideas (unless I missed it) is > > determining > > who will be the "qualified instructors" to teach this certification > > program, something else the governing body will need to determine > > standards > > for. I have been involved in Fire Service Education and Certification > > for > > quite a few years now, and have some ideas on the education end of the > > certification process that I think will help, and would very much like > > to > > be involved in this again if you get enough interest from the group to > > make > > this a reality. I have done presentations on a small scale locally with > > a > > powerpoint presentation on local cemeteries showing various groups some > > of > > the "do's and don'ts" of cemetery cleanup and restoration. I would > > love > > to be more involved on the teaching part of cemetery restoration. > > > > Ernie > > > > (I also changed the "Subject:" line of this topic, since we have drifted > > from "A novel way to raise money for a cemetery" to "Certified Cemetery > > Restorationist") > > > > > > > > At 10:15 PM 10/08/2004 -0500, you wrote: > > >Not too long ago there was some discussion of creating some sort of > > >certification for cemetery restorationists. This idea, however, didn't > > >seem > > >to really catch on. I would like to bring this issue back into play. > > > > > > > > >What do you all think? I think something like this would provide the > > >tools > > >for those involved in cemetery restoration to improve their efforts. > > >Keep > > >your eye on the big picture. We need to stay focused on the actual > > >results > > >achieved. Will this help achieve a high standard of quality in the > > >restoration of the cemeteries? I believe strongly that it would. > > > > > >Larry Tippin > > >Putnam County Coordinator > > > > > >-- > > > > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > > INPCRP State Coordinator: Brad Manzenberger < [email protected] > > > http://www.inpcrp.org > > > > > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > INPCRP State Coordinator: Brad Manzenberger < [email protected] > > http://www.inpcrp.org > >