Replace the path to the monument with a brick walk way. Phase III Replace the entrance to the cemetery with new brick columns and an arch way identifying the cemetery. Phase IV Replace the existing brick wall with one that will last well into the next century. We estimate there are approximately 33,000 bricks in the wall surrounding the cemetery. Until we have sufficient funds to replace the old wall with new brick, we will probably have to repoint the existing brick, i.e. replace the crumbling mortar between the bricks.
Old brick is often softer than modern brick and the mortar used has to be appropriate for the brick.
If modern portland cement is used full strength with old brick, then as the brick and mortar expand and contract with the seasons, they will expand and contract at different rates. That may lead to a condition known as spalling where fragments of the the brick break off. Spalling often shows up on the edges of the brick. To avoid this we're looking into what has been done successfully with brick of the same age and quarry. We may also analyse the mortar for specific content.