Association for Gravestone Studies (AGS) meeting

The New York Chapter of the Association for Gravestone Studies (AGS)
Fall meeting

October 17, 2015
Maple Grove Cemetery
K127-15 Kew Gardens
Queens, New York
8:30 am - 4 pm

Please see

    <URL:http://www.maplegrove.biz/Directions.htm>

or

    <URL:http://www.friendsofmaplegrove.org>

for directions to the cemetery.

Program

    8:30-9:15 am        Check-in and coffee

    9:15-9:30 am        Welcome and Introduction to the Association
                        for Gravestone Studies and the New York
                        Chapter

                        Eva Bowerman
                        Chair
                        New York Chapter of the Association for
                        Gravestone Studies

    9:30-10 am          Nineteenth-Century Marble Headstones Are
                        Really About the Hands

                        Anne Tait
                        Associate Professor of Art
                        School of Architecture, Art and Historic
                        Preservation, Roger Williams University

    10-10:30 am         Now We Know: Lessons Learned at Prospect
                        Cemetery

                        Stephanie M. Hoagland
                        Principal and Architectural Conservator
                        Jablonski Building Conservation Inc.

    10:30-11 am         Break for refreshments and group photo

    11-11:30 am         The Traveling Cloud Museum

                        Melinda Hunt
                        Founding Director
                        The Hart Island Project

    11:30 am-12 pm      'Who owns the Stones?' and Other Questions
                        Posed to the New York State Division of
                        Cemeteries

                        Kerry McGovern
                        Investigator
                        New York Department of State, Division of
                        Cemeteries

    12-1 pm             Lunch break (pizza will be provided courtesy
                        of Joseph Ferrannini of Grave Stone Matters,
                        Hoosick Falls, NY)

    1-1:30 pm           Shrouds Then and Now: An Intimate History of
                        Winding Sheets and Burial Garments

                        Amy Cunningham
                        Funeral Director

    1:30-2 pm           Maple Grove Cemetery: Reaching a New
                        Audience

                        Carl Ballenas
                        Maple Grove Historian and
                        President of Friends of Maple Grove

    2-4 pm              Cemetery walking tour led by Carl Ballenas,
                        Maple Grove Historian and President of
                        Friends of Maple Grove (donations for the
                        tour will be collected at the event, with
                        proceeds to benefit Friends of Maple Grove)
                        or self-guided visit (maps will be provided)

Maple Grove Cemetery closes at 5 pm.  Attendees are welcome to
explore the grounds until that time.

RSVP: Spaces are limited and RSVPs are required.  Register through
Eventbrite or RSVP by email to evabowerman25<-at->gmail<.>com.  Please
indicate on Eventbrite (or via email) whether you plan to take the
tour.

Suggested donation for attendance is $10 per person ($5 for AGS
members, seniors and students) to help cover meeting costs and
support the chapter. Donations will be collected at the event.
Donations for the tour will be collected separately and proceeds
will benefit Friends of Maple Grove.

Refreshments: Coffee and tea will be provided throughout the
morning, and refreshments will be provided during the break.  Pizza
will be provided for lunch courtesy of Joseph Ferrannini of Grave
Stone Matters, Hoosick Falls, NY.

Organizer: The meeting is organized by Eva Bowerman, Chapter Chair
of the NY Chapter of AGS, with the assistance of committee members
Linsly Boyer, Brooke Young, Kelly Ruffel and Sarah Tietje.  For
questions about the event please contact evabowerman25<-at->gmail<.>com.

You can find more information about the New York Chapter of AGS and
its upcoming events on our new website

    <URL:http://www.nychapterags.org>

or

    <URL:http://www.facebook.com/New.York.Chapter.AGS>.

To learn more about AGS see

    <URL:http://gravestonestudies.org>
or

    <URL:http://www.facebook.com/gravestonestudies>

To learn more about Maple Grove Cemetery and Friends of Maple Grove
see

    <URL:http://www.maplegrove.biz>

and

    <URL:http://www.friendsofmaplegrove.org>

Linsly Boyer Young
Art Conservation Group


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