About this Event
The Wisconsin Historical Society is pleased to partner with Jonathan Appell from Atlas Preservation and the Mount Hope Cemetery Association for a Hands on Cemetery Preservation Workshop at the Mount Hope Cemetery in Osceola, WI. The date will be Saturday August 28th, and the event will be free to the public and part of the 48 State Midwest & New England Tour. This event will be recorded, edited and produced. The final production will be viewed at the Virtual Wisconsin Local History & Historic Preservation Conference on Wednesday October 20, 2021.
For more information, please contact Fitzie Heimdahl at [email protected]
A typical workshop will be conducted as follows:
Discussion on historic preservation with a focus on masonry, cemeteries and gravestones
A short walk and talk tour, visually surveying some of the most historic gravestones and monuments which are in need of repair
Cleaning demonstrations will include:
Safe and effective removal of biological activity with D/2 Biological Solution
Graffiti removal with Elephant Snot and graffiti prevention discussion
Overview for rust and lime / calcium removal from irrigation staining
Hands on! After the cleaning demonstration, workshop, participants are encouraged to adopt a gravestone and perform the cleaning process
Veteran stones will be cleaned at each event
Each cemetery will have varying preservation needs, however we will attempt to demonstrate all of the most common conservation treatments at each location:
Join a fractured tablet
Raise and/or level a badly leaning, sunken or fallen tablet stone
Reset and join elements of a multiple piece monument
Problems associated with portland cement
Historic pointing mortars, formulations, applications, curing
*If time allows* A lifting tripod will be constructed and demonstrated
What To Bring
We recommend bringing a chair, cooler, water, and snacks if you wish!
There will be a pause during the day for lunch, where you will be able to go out and grab something quickly depending on what is local.
For more information, please contact Fitzie Heimdahl at [email protected]
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Mount Hope Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Osceola, United States
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