First, "Do No Harm": A Guide for Preserving and Maintaining Our Cemeteries
Cape Girardeau Historic Preservation Commission, Creative Sculpture and Restoration, Inc., Keshner G. 2007. First, "Do No Harm": A Guide for Preserving and Maintaining Our Cemeteries. Cape Girardeau Historic Preservation Commission; Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Cape Girardeau, Missouri
From introduction: "The purpose of this manual is to provide information to assist in conserving and repairing markers in old cemeteries, specifically Old Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. It provides basic methods and guidelines for conservation of markers, and points those interested to other sources that may provide more detailed information. It is not intended to be an exhaustive treatment of the topic, nor the final word in gravestone conservation and repair. Those interested in more thorough information on the topic are referred to the sources in the bibliography at the end of this manual." Project funding was provided in part by a 2006 Historic Preservation Fund grant to the City of Cape Girardeau (project number MO-06-019) administered by the Missouri State Historic Preservation Office (grant number 29-06-21528) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Cape Girardeau, Missouri is a Certified Local Government.
- Type
- Generic Document
- Authors
- Cape Girardeau Historic Preservation Commission; Creative Sculpture and Restoration, Inc.; Keshner, Gary
- Date of Issue
- 2007-08
- Publisher
- Cape Girardeau Historic Preservation Commission; Missouri Department of Natural Resources
- Units
- HPF
- Keywords
- Historic Preservation Education and Training