The Adirondack History Museum in Elizabethtown hosts a Cemetery Conservation Workshop for its annual Historian’s Day on Friday, Oct. 14. Presenter Joe Ferrannini, a conservator of Grave Stone Matters, will speak on preservation, conservation and restoration issues faced within cemeteries, and then take workshop attendees to the Riverside Cemetery (next door to Museum) and demonstrate practical techniques.
The workshop takes places from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and lunch is included with workshop fee. The event is co-sponsored by the Essex County Historical Society and Wilmington Historical Society. The fee is $20 for town historians, ECHS and WHS members, and $25 for all other attendees.
The workshop takes place rain or shine, and people should dress for the weather. People with issues standing for long periods of time are asked to bring a folding chair for their comfort at the cemetery.
The workshop has a limited number of spots available, and RSVPs are required. Contact the Museum at 518-873-6466 or echs@adkhistorymuseum.org to preregister.
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