Cemetery Preservation Intensive Online Course for Puerto Rico

Friday, May, 14, 2021

9:00 AM Eastern Time to 12:00 NOON

1. NCPTT Intro
2. Chiefs Intro
3. Test equipment, internet connections resolve technical issues
4. Intro to class methods and process
5. State of cemetery preservation Presentation

Presentation Materials:

• Cemetery Preservation Intensive Course for Puerto Rico
• Curso Intensivo de Preservación de Cementerios para Puerto Rico

Objectives

This course emphasizes sound maintenance techniques for cemeteries that are sustainable, cyclic, non-invasive, and do no harm.

After this workshop, learners will be able to

• Prepare their cemetery for future disasters and how to handle the aftermath
• Visualize a cemetery’s safety concerns and make note of said issues.
• Prioritize safety hazards and act in an order of concern.
• Reference ethical principles for decision making.
• Describe the causes and effects of stone deterioration.
• Describe different methods to remove volunteer plants in cemeteries.
• Distinguish between planted and volunteer plants in a cemetery.
• Understand the choice to use traditional materials vs modern materials appropriate to use in a historic site.

Additionally, learners will be able to:

• Perform visual inspection of headstones.
• Document the general overview of a gravesites condition.
• Document the condition of grave markers.
• Understand the complex nature of decision making necessary in a gravesite,
• Know the basics for up-keep and care of the monuments.
• Remove volunteer plants in cemeteries.
• Create a plan for volunteer plant removal.
• Choose from different ways to technically document gravesites.