[MassHistPres] Cleaning gravestones

[Rowcroft, Jessica (DCR)]

General guidelines for cleaning gravestones is included in DCR's book,
Preservation Guidelines for Municipally Owned Burial Grounds and
Cemeteries.  If your commission or library does not already own a copy,
you can download an order form from the DCR website (see the link
below).  These books are available free of charge - however, we do ask
that you submit a postage paid, self addressed stamped envelope.
Postage information can be found on the order form.

Jessica A. Rowcroft
Preservation Planner
Department of Conservation & Recreation
251 Causeway St, Suite 600
Boston, MA 02114
ph:  617.626.1380
fax:  617.626.1370
http://www.mass.gov/dcr/stewardship/histland/histland.htm


-----Original Message-----
From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu
[mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of
Dcolebslade at aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 9:01 AM
To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
Subject: [MassHistPres] Cleaning gravestones

We have a project in Westport to survey all the historic cemeteries.
We are 
also trying to read the inscriptions.  In many cases, it would help  to
clean 
the stone to make it legible.  Does anyone have a suggestion for
cleaning 
them?
 
Thanks.  
 
Betty Slade,
Westport
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