Northern
Arkansas has had its first Cemetery Restoration Workshop sponsored by the
Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (AHPP) - April
20th, 2013. First, I would like to thank Holly Hope in
taking the chance in believe in the necessity of a workshop to be held at
Mountain Home, Arkansas, in the historic Mountain Home Cemetery.
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| Click to go to their webpage. |
Secondly, a
would like to extend a load of appreciation to James "Rusty" Brenner and
his crew from Dallas, Texas, who were on hand to show the proper way in
restoring & preserving many of our historic & cherished monuments for
future generations. These gentlemen were
professional & knowable in every aspect.
Rusty’s company is called the Texas Cemetery Restoration and these men truly live by their motto, “Excellence
in monument and gravestone conservation, preservation, and restoration.”
While there, they taught the basics of:
- Cemetery Assessment
- GPS & GIS Mapping
- GPR – Ground Penetrating Radar
- Leveling
- Cleaning
- Repair
If anyone would like more information in contacting
Rusty to speak at a conference or would like to have him and his crew train or
restore your monuments & Cemetery & monuments, here is his contact
information.
Texas Cemetery
Restoration LLC
10122
Cherry Tree Dr.
Dallas, Texas, 75243
Dallas, Texas, 75243
Phone: (214) 686-0014
Website: www.texascemeteryrestoration.com
You may also like them on Facebook.
Texas Cemetery Restoration does:
- Free Consultation
- Cemetery Assessments
- Leveling
- Cleaning
- Repairs
I know it has been a custom for many
caring people to clean monuments with Bleach, Vinegar, Ajax, Comet, Muriatic
Acid, Lime Away, Bon Ami or Bar Keeper's Friend. But, these detergents have salts &
chemicals that will breakdown and degenerate the stone prematurely.
For those interested in purchasing a
cleaner for monuments that will not break down & destroy stone,
please contact Rusty for the biological solution D/2. I have posted a link here to see how well this solution works. Rusty even has a small instructional video to
give the basics on D/2.
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Purchase D/2 at:
Now, I will be placing photos for Saturday’s
workshop to show some of our workshop.
Click to enlarge pictures.
Click to enlarge pictures.
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| Morning Arrival |
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| Preparing for Workshop |
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| Cemetery GPS Mapping Instruction |
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| Cemetery GPS Mapping Instruction |
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| Knocking Debris Off with Water |
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| Applying D/2 and Killing The Biologicals That Are Growing In the Monument |
Part 2 Coming Soon...Showing a Major Restoration of a Gravesite in the Mountain Home Cemetery.
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