| On November 5, 1999, about 50 interested people, ranging from family historians to monument dealers, attended a day-long workshop held by the SSGS in Lunenburg. This workshop was sponsored by NS Department of Tourism and Culture and the Town of Lunenburg. |
| Deborah Trask, Curator of Buildings, Museum Services, and Heather Lawson, Certified Restoration Stone Mason were the commentators and on-site demonstrators. In the morning session, Deborah talked about what to do and what not to do with cemeteries and stones, her talk being accompanied by slides. The afternoon session featured both Deborah and Heather in Hillcrest Cemetery. Deborah talked about and demonstrated such things as how to read inscriptions with the aid of a large mirror (it really works!) and how to remove lichen from stones (use your fingers, a popsicle stick or a small wedge-shaped piece of wood). Heather spent over three hours actually straightening a tablet stone on site - see her hard work below! |
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| Heather Lawson by the stone "before" | Talking about the stone before starting the restoration. | After the initial digging with a shovel, it's on to a trowel. | Still digging - notice that all the soil is being carefully placed on a tarpaulin. | Answering the innumerable questions! |
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| Notice the props at left of the stone. |
