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25 VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATE IN A RESTORATION WORKSHOP AT THE OLD STONE CEMETERY

7/5/2017

 
​On Monday, June 26, 2017, at the Old Stone Cemetery, 25 volunteers from local communities and the Preserve WV AmeriCorps program, cleaned and repaired over two dozen tombstones under the instruction of cemetery preservationists, Morgan and Kate Bunn, of Friends of Old Stone Cemetery.  This was a record number of tombstones cleaned in a one day workshop.  In addition, volunteers helped uncover most of the antique fencing of a lost family plot dating to 1857.

The restoration workshop, organized by Preservation Alliance of West Virginia (PAWV) and Friends of Old Stone Cemetery, began with a short instruction of the do’s and don’ts of tombstone restoration and a demonstration of the process of cleaning the stones with plenty of water and D/2 (a non-toxic biological cleaner that removes stains from molds, algae, lichen, and air pollutants).  Each volunteer was given a take-home bucket of the necessary cleaning tools.

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VOLUNTEER TO PRESERVE THE DUNBAR SCHOOL ON OCTOBER 10TH

9/29/2016

 
Preservation Alliance of West Virginia (Preserve WV AmeriCorps) is organizing a historic preservation workday at the Dunbar School in Fairmont as a Civic Service Project on Monday, October 10, 2016, from 10am – 4pm.

Volunteer activities will include: scraping paint (no lead paint), minor plaster repairs to walls where needed, sanding plaster repairs, and possible priming/painting of the hallway walls (if the plaster repairs are dry), clean up of paint scrapings as well as in the gymnasium.
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​The Dunbar School Foundation, the benefited organization, is working to preserve and repurpose the Dunbar School for a community and recreational facility.The school is the only nationally-recognized historic site in Marion County that considers the segregated African American educational experience.

Attire: Wear closed-toed shoes and work clothes
Supplies: Tools and paint will be provided.
Lunch: Lunch will be provided
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To sign up and for more information, please visit:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e45afad29a2fd0-historic1

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9/9/2016

 
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  • Programs
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      • 2025 Awards
    • Blair Footsteps Interpretive Trail
    • Frances Benjamin Johnston: A West Virginia Icon >
      • Selected Photos
      • Behind the Lens Activity
    • West Virginia Historic Preservation Conference >
      • 2025 Conference Sponsorship
      • Lodging for PAWV Conference
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