HEADSTONE PRESERVATION WORKSHOP
EAST QUOGUE METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY
574 MONTAUK HIGHWAY
EAST QUOGUE, NEW YORK
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JUNE 2 & 3, 2017
9:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Stone conservator Joel C. Snodgrass leads this two-day workshop
for residents interested in the preservation, restoration and care of
Southampton Town’s historic burying grounds.
Presented under the auspices of Sundy A. Schermeyer,
Southampton Town Clerk, the Historic Division offers this
opportunity to observe “best practices”
in restoring the Town’s surviving historic gravestones.
From gentle cleaning methods to reattaching fragments and resetting
tilted headstones, Snodgrass will demonstrate
the procedures used by today’s conservation professionals.
ü The workshops are open to the public and free of charge
ü No tools are required, but comfortable clothing is recommended
ü Space is limited and reservations are requested
For information, call the Town Historian Julie Greene
#631-702-2406 or email JGreene@southamptontownny.gov.