Workshops & Seminars on Cemetery and Headstone Preservation

Workshops fill up fast, be sure to register early!

If you are having or know about a workshop or Seminar that we can post on this page, please email us at saveagrave@gmail.com

Indiana Historical Society
Upcoming Workshop Page
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Jonathan Appell, Monuments Conservator
Click here for Workshops and Training across the country.

Kentucky Historical Society
Free Workshops to help people learn how to preserve local cemeteries. The workshops will cover topics such as state cemetery laws, access to family cemeteries, preservation efforts and introduction of two new programs, Pioneer Cemetery and Adopt-a-Cemetery.
Registration is required for the free workshops. Contact Ann G. Johnson at
(502) 564-1792, extension 4404, or anng.johnson(at)ky.gov
April 13 in Williamsburg KY
April 20 in Cumberland KY
April 26 in Paintsville KY
May 11 in Olive Hill KY
May 18 in Richmond KY
June 15 in Winchester KY
June 29 in Carlisle KY
July 13 in Jamestown KY
July 20 in Munfordville KY
July 27 in Burkesville KY

May 18 & 19, 2013 Roslyn, WA
Gravestone & Monument Restoration
NWI Buidling
9:00 am to 5:00 pm Saturday & 9:30 to 12:00 pm Sunday
$60 Per Person—includes coffee and Saturday Lunch
For additional information contact Rhoda Lawrence at
206-447-4749 or email rlawrence@bolarch.com

June 18th – 23rd, 2013 – Salem, Oregon
36th Annueal Association for Gravestone Studies Conference
Wilamette University
Click Here for Registration Page

November 13,14,15, 2013 Honolulu, HI
Cemetery Landscapes: A Practical Guide to Care and Maintenace in cooperation with the Chicora Foundation, Inc., the Hawaii State Historic Preservation Division, and Historic Preservation Program, University of Hawaii Registration. A registration form is available online at www.npi.org/register.html. The regular registration rate is $500 (2 days – Cem Pres) / $325 (1 day – Cem Landscape) / $650 (3 days – both seminars).

Workshop on Video
The video’s below are John Heider of Monticello spoke at the Harrisburg District Library about cemetery preservation and dowsing for graves. John received a Studs Terkel Humanities Service Award for 2006/2007, in recognition of his work in restoring many cemeteries in Piatt County, IL. Harrisburg