Was West Street Cemetery NOW Evergreen Cemetery
We are honored to step up with the Moose Lodge to give this cemetery the attention it deserves. You may know that it's been in the news recently but if you didn't, do a quick search to find numerous articles about the plight of this cemetery.
Clean-up/Preservation Workshop
We'll be demonstrating preservation techniques and then breaking into smaller work groups to carry out monument straightening, repairing, cleaning, bonding, etc.
Bring whatever you need to be an active participant... Everyone should have:
- work boots or sturdy shoes, gloves, hat
Depending on what you want to do, we recommend either:
- cleaning: bucket/pail, 2 soft nylon brushes, 1 toothbrush, 1-2 large new spray bottles, wooden paint stick
or
- repair: bucket/pail, shovel + 1 from optional: trowels, hand maul, pry bar, tamper, rake, pruner, level
Don't forget bug repellent, sun screen and water.
End time is approx 1pm but may be weather-dependent.