I invite you to browse through the links found on the website and Facebook page of: "Stone Revival Historical Preservation".
The documented information provided will lead you to explore, armed with a comparative approach, toward a better understanding why conducting gravestone conservation the right way, is the best way for both short-term and long-term results.
Finding our ancestors' gravestones has not always come easy -- some had to be unearthed, others were found cracked and unredable. Now we want to ensure that they will last beyond our own lifetime as well. The reality becomes that we will need to invest our time and other resources to accomplish this goal, whether we hire a professional conservator or not. We learn there are some mistakes that are truly irreversible; so we have to choose carefully. We can only make wise choices based on a well-rounded knowledge of this subject.
I have personally read through the links found below, and can say that they have helped me stay on the proper path for choosing cleaning practices and approved products that have been used and tested at national historic sites and cemeteries. We shouldn't have to be relegated to learning from mistakes caused by experimentation.
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"Specializing
in the preservation of historical masonry, specifically grave markers
as well as non-cemetery monuments and memorials and some historical
architecture."
Founded 2004.
Brad Manzenberger, Conservator
Founded 2004.
Brad Manzenberger, Conservator
Description:
"Stone Revival Historical Preservation accepts payments in cash, check, Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express and PayPal."
Contact Info:
Phone(317) 410-9992
Located in Greenwood, Indiana
Email address:
brad@stonerevival.net
Main website:
http://www.stonerevival.net/
Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/
