This free workshop on the basics of cemetery conservation, featuring instruction by Jonathan Appell of Atlas Preservation, will address common concerns in preservation and maintenance of cemeteries and offer hands-on training.

The workshop will be hands-on, attendees are encouraged to participate in cleaning, making basic repairs, and the leveling and straightening of gravestones. Tents will be provided in case of rain. Chairs are available, but if you need a stool, you are encouraged to bring one. Gloves and comfortable clothing are also encouraged.

Workshop is limited to 40 registrants. Lunch will be provided by the AHPP. Please inform us if you need a vegetarian option.

Workshop is free, but registration is required:
Contact: Holly Hope 
(501) 324-9148
Day of workshop call, (501) 681-2120)

Directions and Parking:
The Huntsville Cemetery is located at Missouri Street and Cemetery Drive, Huntsville. Parking is at the cemetery.

About Jonathan Appell
Jonathan Appell of Atlas Preservation in Connecticut is an expert in repair and conservation of the nation’s gravestones. He has researched the most efficient and appropriate methods of caring for burial grounds and works hard to ensure that those techniques can be put to work in local cemeteries by laypeople, as well as professional maintenance groups.

This important workshop will allow attendees to perpetuate links to their past, their families, and their community by preserving unique funerary art and architecture. This work can also incite interest on the part of younger participants in maintaining and carrying on the stories. Please join us for this important workshop and take part in carrying on the history of these significant sites.

Agenda – Saturday, October 5

9 a.m. – noon
Introductions and workshop overview.
Cleaning, leveling and basic repairs will be covered.

Noon – 1 p.m.
Lunch on the grounds provided by the AHPP.

1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Continue with cleaning, leveling and basic repairs.