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Information for your cemetery research and preservation. 

Historic Cemeteries Preservation Guide - This guide outlines essential steps for engaging with cemetery ownership, obtaining permissions, and surveying monuments. It also delves into conservation and preservation, ensuring that these sites are managed effectively for future generations. Explore how cemeteries can serve as rich resources for research, providing insights into our past.

****Please understand that this document was published in 2004; there are some methods that are no longer acceptable. For instance, using household ammonia and calcium hypochlorite.  If there are questions, please ask. Any volunteer we list on this site has been questioned on their methods and have been approved by our team. ****

Cemetery Conservation Terms and Definitions  

Preservation Brief PDF

Best Practices for Cleaning Government-Issued Headstones 

Apply for a grant through the National Parks Service 

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