Updated: September 30, 2009, Published: July 28, 2009
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NCPTT
The following schedule and abstracts are for the Nationwide Cemetery Preservation Summit from October 19-21, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Key sessions include Archeology, Mapping and Documentation, Landscapes, Engineering Challenges, Issues in National Cemeteries, and Materials Conservation.
Schedule
| Day Two Tuesday, October 20, 2009 |
| 7:30 AM |
Registration |
| 8:00 AM |
Materials II: "Conservation of the Augustus Bloedner Monument, Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville Kentucky" Miller |
| 8:20 AM |
Materials II: "Care of Zinc Monuments" Grissom |
| 8:40 AM |
Materials II: "Balancing Cultural Considerations & Preservation Priorites in African American Cemeteries" Henderson |
| 9:00 AM |
Materials II: "Case study of the restoration of the Monument at Massacre Bay, A’asu, Tutuila, American Samoa" Johnson & Slavid |
| 9:20 AM |
Questions |
| 9:40 AM |
Poster Session |
| 10:00 AM |
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| 10:20 AM |
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| 10:40 AM |
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| 11:00 AM |
Documentation: "Mount Auburn" Streeter & Wampler |
| 11:20 AM |
Documentation: "African American Material Culture in Cemetery Trees" Teal |
| 11:40 AM |
Documentation: "GIS Tools for the Cultural Resource Management of Cemeteries" Stein |
| 12:00 PM |
Questions |
| 12:20 PM |
Lunch |
| 1:00 PM |
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| 1:20 PM |
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| 1:40 PM |
National Cemeteries: "National Cemeteries: Post Civil War Landscapes in Transition" Leach |
| 2:00 PM |
National Cemeteries: "What is historic? Issues at Poplar Grove National Cemetery" Dinger |
| 2:20 PM |
National Cemeteries: "Piece by Piece: The Restoration of Battleground National Cemetery" Dewey |
| 2:40 PM |
National Cemeteries: "Comparative Study of Commercially Available Cleaners for Use on Federally-issued Headstones" Church |
| 3:00 PM |
Questions |
| 3:20 PM |
Break |
| 3:40 PM |
National Cemeteries: "The Evolution of Government Headstones and Markers" Perunko |
| 4:00 PM |
Engineering: "Reverend Nathaniel Chauncey, Jr. Crypt, Old Burying Ground, Durham, Connecticut" Miller |
| 4:20 PM |
Engineering: "(Re)removal and (Re)relocation of gravestones: First (Scots) Presbyterian Church,Charleston, South Carolina" Ford |
| 4:40 PM |
Engineering: "Making it Better Than it Was: Poor Design & New Problems in Cemetery Restoration" Russell |
| 5:00 PM |
Questions |
| 5:20 PM |
Take posters down |
| Day Three Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Two Concurrent Sessions Will Take Place |
| National Cemetery Session At Homewood Suites Conference Center |
| Kirk Cordell: Chair of Session |
| 8:00 AM |
NCA Policy |
| 8:30 AM |
NPS National Cemetery Policy & Practice |
| 9:00 AM |
Roundtable Discussion of National Cemetery Related Issues |
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10 min |
Sara Amy Leach: historical documentation |
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10 min |
Dennis Montagna: headstone cleaning |
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10 min |
Elizabeth Dinger: resetting issues |
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10 min |
Don Murphy: historic headstone replacement |
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10 min |
Debbie Smith: Landscape issues |
| 9:50 AM |
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Open floor to discussion |
| 10:25 AM |
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Load buses |
| 10:45 AM |
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Buses depart for features tour of Nashville National Cemetery |
| 12:15 PM |
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Return by Bus to Homewood Suites |
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| Hands-on Session At Nashville City Cemetery |
| Jason Church : Chair of Session |
| This session will be in three rotational groups each event lasting for one hour |
| 8:45 AM |
Buses depart for Nashville City Cemetery |
| 9:00 AM |
Groups Start |
| 10:00 AM |
Groups Rotate |
| 11:00 AM |
Groups Rotate |
| 12:00 PM |
Return by Bus to Homewood Suites |
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Events |
Tour of Nashville City Cemetery Highlighting Conservation Work Led by Fred Zahn |
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Grout Injection Workshop Taught by Francis Miller |
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Cleaning Techniques Featuring; |
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ColdSweep |
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SpongeJet |
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And Others TBA |
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