The New York Chapter of the Association for Gravestone Studies (AGS) and Green-Wood Cemetery invite you to a hands-on cemetery conservation workshop at Green-Wood Cemetery on May 5, 2018 from 8:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The workshop will be led by Neela K. Wickremesinghe, Manager of Restoration and Preservation at Green-Wood. Spaces are very limited and registration is required. See below for the program and further information.
*As a courtesy to those on the mailing list of the NY Chapter of AGS we are sending this invitation to you before we announce it to the general public on March 12. We anticipate this event will sell out, please register as soon as possible if you would like to attend. * *PROGRAM:* *8:15 to 9:00 a.m.:* Check-in and coffee *9:00 to 10:00 a.m.:* *Cleaning* Attendees will learn proper cleaning techniques of historic monuments comprised of marble, granite, and brownstone. Green-Wood’s restoration team will demonstrate the use of their steam-cleaning machine on one larger monument. *10:00 to 11:00 a.m.:* *Resetting* The Green-Wood restoration team will show attendees how to correctly reset larger headstones with a tripod, as well as other hand-resetting techniques. *11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.:* *Restoration* Attendees will see a tutorial on two different types of common cemetery repairs, those for broken headstones and broken vases. There will also be a small hands-on tutorial on on-site mold making for casting missing sculptural ornament on monuments. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Registration:* Spaces are very limited and RSVPs are required. The fee for the event is $30 for the general public; $25 for members of AGS or Green-Wood. Register on Eventbrite HERE <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/conservation-workshop-at-green-wood-cemetery-tickets-42153092033> . *Details:* Please wear sturdy shoes. Coffee, tea and light refreshments will be available during check-in, and bottled water will be provided during the workshop. *Organizers:* The meeting is organized by Eva Bowerman, Chair of the New York Chapter of the Association for Gravestone Studies and Neela K. Wickremesinghe, Manager of Restoration and Preservation at Green-Wood. For questions please contact [email protected]. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can find more information about the New York Chapter of AGS at www.nychapterags.org, or www.facebook.com/New.York.Chapter.AGS. To learn more about Green-Wood Cemetery, see <http://www.cajac.us/> www.green-wood.com/ or www.facebook.com/historicgreenwood/. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you are receiving this as a forwarded message and would like to be added to the NY Chapter of AGS mailing list please email [email protected]. *Please forward this announcement to colleagues and other interested parties.* -- Brooke W. Young Russell Architectural Conservation M.S. HP Columbia University ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
