The Grafton Historical Society’s Cemetery Committee and the Grafton Lakes State Park are sponsoring a seminar on cemetery restoration on Saturday, June 9, from 9 am to 3 pm. The seminar will be held at the Grafton Lakes State Park.
These seminars are hands on … you will get dirty….. you will learn techniques in resetting stones, cleaning and adhesive repair.
The presenter will be Joe Ferrannini of Grave Stone Matters of Hoosick Falls. Ferrannini has attended many seminars on the subject of cemetery restoration, preservation and conservation in New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Maryland. Since 2005 he has been a member of the Association for Gravestone Studies and Chairman of the Abandoned Cemetery Committee for the Town of Pittstown.
The class is free but donations are welcome at your discretion. Lunch will be provided.
To register, please contact Dorothy Surprise at 641-9660 or email the Historical Society at historicgrafton@aol.com with your name, address, email address, phone number and the number of persons attending.
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