48 State Tour! Niagara Falls, NY - Oakwood Cemetery

Join us at Oakwood Cemetery in Niagara Falls, NY!
The event is co-hosted by Oakwood Cemetery Heritage Foundation Inc.
All 48 State Tour events are 100% FREE & OPEN to the public
9am-3pm (local time)
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Learn more about Oakwood Cemetery:
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Participate in gravestone cleaning and learn the most common safe & effective repair techniques!

A discussion on historic preservation will begin the day with a short walk and talk tour, visually surveying some of the most historic gravestones and monuments in need of repair.

Safe & effective removal of biological activity w/ approved stone cleaners & graffiti removal + prevention. HANDS ON! Adopt a stone and perform the cleaning process yourself.

The most common repair techniques will be discussed and performed including resetting a badly leaning or sunken tablet stone and joining broken gravestone fragments using epoxy, clamps, and bracing techniques.

*If time allows* we will employ an overhead, lifting tripod and demonstrate how to rig and lift monuments safely.

*If time allows* we will review materials required and the process involved in replacing eroded or lost stone with the use of a stone infill material, including preparation, application and curing of mortars.