This will be the closest to Ohio for a Jason Church cemetery preservation workshop in 2015.
If you live near or plan to travel near the Paducah, Kentucky area in September this year, AND would like the unique opportunity to attend a hands-on cemetery preservation workshop taught by nationally known instructor and conservator, Jason Church, here is your opportunity as there still are some available slots for enrollment.
The National Cemetery for Preservation Technology and
Training (NCPTT) a research and training office of the National Park Service,
in partnership with the City of Paducah, Parks Department will offer a cemetery monument conservation basics workshop September 10, 2015, in Paducah, Kentucky.
This training is targeted to the nonprofessional, such as church sextons,
genealogists, cemetery grounds keepers, and family members.
The workshop
registration is $25 per person and limited to 30 people, so please register
early.
The lecture portion of the workshop will begin at 9:00 at
the Paducah Recreation Center (1527 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.).
NCPTT
Materials Conservator Jason Church will talk about techniques for cemetery
documentation and developing a preservation plan followed by a talk on cleaning
and care recommendations for historic headstones.
After lunch the workshop will
travel to Oak Grove Cemetery (1613 Park Avenue) for hands-on activities
including proper cleaning techniques. For more information on the class contact
Jason Church, jason_church@contractor.nps.gov.
More information can be found at:
http://ncptt.nps.gov/events/cemetery-conservation-workshop-in-paducah-kentucky/
http://ncptt.nps.gov/events/cemetery-conservation-workshop-in-paducah-kentucky/
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To register
for the workshop contact:
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Les Evans
Parks
Maintenance Superintendent
City of
Paducah
Parks
Department
1400 H.C.
Mathis Drive
Paducah, KY
42001
270-444-8508
levans@paducahky.gov
