Thanks, Cathy, that does look interesting. Wish it was in the fall, we might be back there in the fall. Would be a good program followup. The newspapers have all been notified of our winners, you have the essays from Esther, am I correct? I need to bring you the photos. Anything else? See you Wednesday night. Susan ---------- Original Message ---------- From: CYLGowdy@aol.com To: MarinGenSoc@rootsweb.com Subject: [MarinGenSoc] graveyard/gravestone restoration Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:39:53 EST Hi guys, The following came through on a list to which I subscribe, and it occurred to me that if any of you need a reason to go to Ohio, you might enjoy this event. I am half way tempted myself, just because it would be interesting, not because I have any gravestones in need of repair. Cathy January 18, 2010 Contact: Terry Easton 937-746-8534 Clinic@CrossonCemetery.org ----------------------------- The Crosson Cemetery Restoration Clinic, Harlan Township, Ohio April 10, 2010, 9 am - 4 pm Sponsored by the Warren County Genealogical Society & the Clinton County Genealogical Society This advanced clinic in cemetery restoration will teach in-depth techniques of gravestone repair as well as the fundamentals of cemetery preservation. The clinic will empower participants providing them with the tools they will need to document, preserve and restore gravestones. The clinic will demonstrate in a step-by-step fashion how to preserve and restore a graveyard. Restoration is described with recommendations as to what lay people should and should not undertake. In the workshop you will learn basic and advanced techniques of gravestone repair and preservation, proper cleaning of gravemarkers, leveling stones, building new bases and repairing cracked and broken stones. Under the supervision of experienced professionals, participants will learn techniques and regulations of probing for finding hidden stones and will have the opportunity to work on actual gravestones. The clinic will include detailed handouts and carefully describe the correct and incorrect ways to approach preservation and conservation. The clinic will be conducted by professional restorers educated in the principles of gravemarker restoration and graveyard conservation as established by and studied at the Association for Graveyard Studies of Greenfield, Massachusetts. The Crosson Cemetery is located five miles southeast of Morrow. The daylong clinic, including workshop materials, is $35. For more information go to www.CrossonCemetery.org Info: Clinic@CrossonCemetery.org ______________________________________ A big "THANK YOU" to all of you that give so generously of your time volunteering for the Society. --------------------------------- Visit our website: http://www.maringensoc.org Read the meeting notices: <http://www.maringensoc.org/News/newsletters.htm> Read the Society's blog run by Gene Pennington: http://maringensoc.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINGENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message