A Graveyard Preservation Primer (American Association for State and Local History)
An excellent tool for those working to restore and/or preserve cemeteries whether a small family project or a larger more involved project. This book should be considered a necessary reference guide for anyone contemplating a cemetery restoration project since many problems are addressed.(Linda Kennedy)Lynette Strangstad'sA Graveyard Preservation Primerset the standard for the field of cemetery studies twenty-five years ago. Her information about conservation techniques was essential for those of us who sought guidance in this new discipline. The second edition ofthePrimerprovides material regarding preservation technologies that have been recently introduced, and also addresses the myriad new methods for documentation of historic burial sites. The development of GPS, computer programs and digital photography have advanced the accuracy and efficiency of survey and recordation -- and as usual, Strangstad leads the way in telling us how to do it.(Sharyn Thompson, The Center for Historic Cemeteries Preservation)Anyone interested in the restoration and preservation of historic burial grounds will enthusiastically welcome this greatly expanded and updated edition of Lynette Stangstad's classicPrimer– an indispensable resource in harmony with 21stCentury technology and scholarship.(Richard Meyer, author of Ethnicity and the American Cemetery)