Gravestone Preservation Workshop
June 2-3, 2012 |
Gravestone Preservation Workshop: June 2-3
Old Wethersfield, CT- Village Cemetery
Led by Jonathan Appell
Saturday, June 2, and Sunday, June 3
9 a.m. to 4 p.
At the Village Cemetery- Ancient Section
1 Marsh Street, Wethersfield, CT 06109
The goal of this workshop, is to overview and educate those who attend, regarding the various aspects of gravestone and cemetery monument preservation, including all the most common problems and conservation treatments.
The workshop will begin with a walk and talk tour, through one of the oldest graveyards in New England. This interactive discussion will also highlight, David Kelly, who has had a life long involvement with the cemetery, and is the president of the Wethersfield Cemetery Assoc.
Topics to be covered will include:
- Basic geology relating to gravestones and monuments
- Typical gravestone and monument styles and common problems
- How to clean gravestones
- Raising, re-leveling and re-setting gravestones
- How to repair fallen gravestones
- We will create a cast socket base, and reset a gravestone broken at the ground level
- Repairing fractured gravestones and monuments
- Stone Epoxies, pros and cons and proper mixing and application
- Mortars, a brief historic overview, lime & NHL mortars, problems with Portland cement
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Website:
www.gravestonepreservation.info |
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| Location Information |
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Vlllage Cemetery |
1 Marsh Street
Wethersfield, CT 06109 |
| Website:
www.gravestonepreservation.info |
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| Contact Information |
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Jon Appell |
| Email:
historicstone@msn.com |
| Phone:
860-558-2785 |
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