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Subject: [GEN-EVENTS-L] OCPS Cemetery Restoration Workshop
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2000 18:02:10 EDT
The OHIO CEMETERY PRESERVATION SOCIETY will be conducting a CEMETERY
RESTORATION WORKSHOP fundraiser on Saturday, September 30 at Pittsfield
Cemetery on Rt. 303 near Rt. 58 in Lorain County. Demonstrations will be
given in general cemetery clean-up and stone resetting and repair. There
will also be instruction on reading faded inscriptions using noninvasive
methods and symbolism interpretation. We will begin at 8:30 A.M. and
continue all day until about 5:30 P.M.
If you are interested in the preservation of Ohio's cemeteries, please be
sure to attend. The cost will be $30 for reservations and payments made
before Sept. 25, $35 after. Lunch, beverages and informative handouts will
be included in the fee.
More information about the Workshop, membership in the Ohio Cemetery
Preservation Society, and Ohio cemeteries can be found at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcps
Please come prepared for hands-on experience. We will look forward to seeing
you there!
Katie Karrick
Ohio Cemetery Preservation Society
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