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[W2] Conserving Stone Monuments and Tombstones Workshop Gibraltor Point Centre for the Arts,
Keith Blades, Conservation Consultant, Ottawa – contributor to Landscapes of Memories – A Guide for Conserving Historic Cemeteries – Repairing Tombstones, Publications Ontario Sach Killam, Co-ordinator of Monument Care program, Woodlawn Cemetery, Guelph, Ontario Victor Walker, Walker-Kluesing Design Group consultant to Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management‘s Preservation Guidelines for Municipally Owned Historic Burial Grounds and Cemeteries Sue Maltby, Maltby & Associates Inc., Toronto Dennis Montagna, Director of the US National Park Service’s Monument & Research Preservation Program Ratish Nanda New Delhi, India – author of Historic Scotland’s Conservation of Historic Graveyards Guide Per Neumeyer, Master Stone Mason, Perdan Limited, Toronto David Panton, Senior Project Leader, Canadian Battlefield Memorials Restoration Project, Veteran’s Affairs Canada Keith Powers, Geophysical Investigations Section, Archaeological Services Inc., Toronto Mary Striegel, Dir. Environmental and Materials Research, National Center for Preservation Technology & Training Scott Weir, ERA Architects, Toronto
This technical workshop will provide information on conserving outdoor stone monuments and demonstrate basic masonry repair skills for historic tombstones that are typically found in Canada and the United States. Slide presentations will focus on common concerns that cemetery managers / trustees (municipal and not-for-profit) in Canada and the US have with preserving historic cemeteries. The case studies will highlight on project management skills, preparing conservation master plans and as well as preparing RFPs for repair work. The technical aspects of stone conservation will be explained through slide presentations and hands-on demonstration. You will learn from stones experts about the different stones types commonly used for historic monuments and their decay / weathering characteristics as well as special conditions in cold and sub-tropical climates. Hear about the most current stone conservation research in the US. A panel discussion with municipal staff, a volunteer cemetery trustee, a monument builder, and cemetery managers about the challenges facing those responsible for the care and long-term maintenance of outdoor stone monuments and historic cemeteries. We will also have conservators and cemetery staff showing their different methods for recording and documenting damaged stones plus the use of GDR, ground penetrating radar, to help locate unknown graves and buried stones. The hands-on demonstrations will show stone repairs and treatments including concealed pin repairs, patching and shelter coating for marble and limestone. Participants will have an opportunity to try the repair techniques demonstrated.
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