2257 Main Street | Munhall, PA 15120
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48 State Tour! Restoring America's Cemeteries
Wed, Jul 13
|Homestead Cemetery
Join the Homestead Cemetery Board as we welcome Mr. Jonathan Appell of Atlas Preservation for a FREE workshop on how to restore, reconstruct, and preserve our historic monuments.
Time & Location
Jul 13, 2022, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Homestead Cemetery, 2257 Main Street, Munhall, PA 15120, USA
About the event
For more information, you mayy visit the official 48 State Tour! website!
Jonathan Appell is a gravestone and monument conservator working in the field for over two decades. He has collaborated with numerous people and organizations around America performing jobs and workshops teaching people how to preserve historic monuments. In 2016, Jon reconstructed and reset the Knight’s Tomb in Jamestown, Virginia, which is arguably the oldest gravestone in the country. He has developed simple and effective hands-on techniques in the trade and has helped to create a movement in restoring America’s burying grounds. The 48 State Tour is hosted by Atlas Preservation and all workshops are performed by Jon.
The 48 State Tour was created in 2020 when Jon embarked on a mission to travel the country performing 48 Gravestone Preservation Workshops in 48 States in 48 Days. These workshops are completely free and open to the public. Each workshop…