[MassHistPres] Repair of a very old cemetery marker

[Edward Andrews]

Ta Mara Conde can do this work.  She has done good work in the Richmond, MA,
cemetery, and lives in New Salem.


978-575-1034
 <mailto:tamara at historicgravestone.com> tamara at historicgravestone.com

 

Edward Andrews

 

From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu
[mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Lee Wright
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 1:51 PM
To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
Subject: [MassHistPres] Repair of a very old cemetery marker

 

Any recommendations for experts to repair or consult on the repair of this
very old cemetery marker:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8256974@N05/7233543442 ?

 

Following the efforts of descendent of someone else who was buried in this
same cemetery, and of the historical society, the city has recently
expressed an interest in repairing the marker.  Before they try, we at the
Society would like to recommend an expert that they can hire to do the
repair or at least talk with.

 

 

Background:

 

Our city has long-neglected this cemetery, which is the final resting place
for some of the earliest residents of Marlborough, including the first
pastor, whose marker is the one in the photo.

 

Ten years ago the city received a detailed report on the specific repairs
that should be made to the cemetery.  it appears that nothing was ever done
with the report.  Certainly nothing was ever done with this marker.  Thanks
to some digging by a concerned descendent (who lives in Vermont), who
connected with a helpful person at the DCR, we found out about this report
and about a state report, "Preservation Guidelines for Municipally-Owned
Historic Burial Grounds and Cemeteries" (Third edition), which we put
online.  And thanks to Shary Berg, who wrote the Marlborough report, we have
been able to put it online, too.

 

Links to both documents are in the Cemeteries section toward the bottom of
this page: http://historicmarlborough.org/Genealogy_and_Cemeteries.html

 

Note: This is also another reminder of the useful information that can be
shared, for free, with others in Massachusetts and elsewhere.  The state
guidelines document has been read more than 1,200 times since I uploaded it
in May of last year.  The credit should go to the people who wrote the
report.  My uploading it required no skill and took about 3 minutes.

 

 

As always, thanks for your help and suggestions--

 

Lee

 

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Lee Wright  |  Marlborough  

 

 

 

 

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