Graveyard Preservation Primer

Name: Graveyard Preservation Primer
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ISBN: 9780759122420

ISBN-10: 0759122423

ISBN-13: 9780759122420

Edition: 2nd 2013 (Revised)

Authors: Lynette Strangstad

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A Graveyard Preservation Primer has proven itself to be a time-tested resource for those who are seeking information regarding the protection and preservation of historic graveyards. It was first written to help stewards of early burial grounds responsibly and effectively preserve their graveyards. Much information found in the first edition of the book remains valid today. Still, much has changed in the twenty-five years since its first publication, and the new edition reflects these changes. Attitudes and the understanding of historic graveyards as an important cultural resource have grown and developed over the years. Likewise, changes in treatments have also taken place. Perhaps the…

Book details

Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/28/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 236
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



List of Figures


Foreword


Preface



Assessing the Problem


The Importance of Early Graveyards


A Few Definitions



Organizational Concerns


Developing a Plan


Working with Volunteers


Public Awareness


Security


Graveyards as an Educational Tool


A Word about Funding



Documentation and Research


Documenting the Graveyard


Research


Surveys


Site Management Plan


Mapping the Graveyard


Archaeology



Conservation Issues


Safety Note


Cleaning and Maintaining the Site


Landscaping


Finding a Gravemarker Conservation Professional


Stone in Graveyards


Brick and Stone Box Tombs and Vaults


Metals



A Question of Ethics


Observing Respect


Maintaining Historic Integrity


Gravestone Rubbing


Removal of Gravestones


Appendices



Sample Gravestone Rubbing Regulations



Sample Cemetery Survey Forms



Sample Individual Marker Assessment Form



Sample Vegetation Survey Form



Ironwork Assessment Worksheet



Sample Cemetery Legislation



Consultants, Conservators, and Carvers


Glossary


Sources of Additional Information


Index


About the Author