Exploring Almost Forgotten Gravesites in the Great State of Ohio

Dedicated to cemetery preservation in the great state of Ohio


"A cemetery may be considered as abandoned when all or practically all of the bodies have been Removed therefrom and no bodies have been buried therein for a great many years, and the cemetery has been so long neglected as entirely to lose its identity as such, and is no longer known, recognized and respected by the public as a cemetery. 1953 OAG 2978."

Monday, April 25, 2022

International Preservation Trades Network - Cemetery Conservation Workshop - May 17, 2022 & May 18, 2022 - Methodist Cemetery in St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio

I was informed that this cemetery conservation workshop by the International Preservation Trades Network will be open to the public.  

This hands-on cemetery conservation workshop will be held at the Methodist Cemetery in St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio on May 17 & May 18, 2022.  

"This is a Pre-Conference workshop 8:00AM - 4:30PM Tuesday and Wednesday (5/17-18). 

Snacks and lunch are provided."

"The Preservation Trades Network will be holding a pre-conference workshop May 17-18, 2022 at the Methodist Cemetery in St. Clairsville, Ohio. James "Rusty" Brenner, owner of Texas Cemetery Restoration LLC, and Sarah Marie Jackson will be leading the workshop and bring decades of experience in cemetery conservation.

Participants will get the opportunity to practice hands-on conservation treatments on several stones. The main objectives of the workshop will be to demonstrate:

- working safety in a cemetery

- documentation

- cleaning stones

- resetting

- minor repairs and patching

Location: Methodist Cemetery, Newell Street, St. Clairsville,Ohio

Dates: May 17-18, 2022

Cost: $150"

Email:  info@ptn.org

Link to Registration

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 The Methodist Cemetery on Find A Grave