Ohio Cemetery Preservation Society
DON'T ALLOW OHIO'S CEMETERIES TO REST IN PIECES!
Cemetery Restoration Workshop
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Where: Chester Township Cemetery |
When: Sat & Sun., Aug. 25/26 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Morning Sessions: Chester Township Town Hall
12701 Chillicothe Road (S.R. 306), north of Mayfield Road (U.S. 322), Chesterland, Ohio
Afternoon Sessions: Chester Township Cemetery, 1-1/2 miles north of Town Hall.
All times listed are Eastern Standard Time
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DAY ONE |
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8:45 - 9:00 a.m. |
Registration |
At Chester Town Hall |
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9: 00 - 9:15 a.m. |
Welcome and Introduction |
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9:15 - 10:30 a.m. |
Speakers |
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Life & Death in Early Chester Township |
Mrs. Sylvia Wiggins |
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Cemetery Preservation and the Ohio Historic Preservation Office |
Mr. Franco Ruffini |
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10:30 - 12:00 a.m. |
Cemetery Restoration Orientation |
Jim & Minxie Fannin |
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Burial Ground Documentation, Assessment & Photography |
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Resetting & Probing |
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Cleaning and Poulticing |
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Casting a New Base |
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Noon |
Lunch -- Move to Chester Cemetery for Field Exercises |
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12:45 - 4:00 |
Hands-on Stone Cleaning & Repair Demonstrations |
At Chester Township Cemetery |
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Cleanup & Storage of Field Exercise Material for use on Second Day. |
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DAY TWO |
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9:00 - |
Mortaring into a Base |
At Chester Town Hall |
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Uncomplicated Adhesive Repair |
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Noon |
Lunch -- Move to Cemetery for Field Exercises |
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Hands-on Mortaring & Adhesive Repair Demonstrations |
At Chester Township Cemetery |
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3:45 p.m. |
Closing Comments |
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Conclude by 4 p.m. |
General Cleanup of Field Exercise Site |
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