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Caring for Historic Graveyard and Cemetery Monuments | Historic England

A free PDF document from Historic England.

Cemetery Conservators for United Standards - Cemetery Conservation Through Education and Training

Cemetery Conservators for United Standards - Cleaning

Cemetery Preservation Supply LLC Your headquarters for D/2 Biological Solution

Successfully used in cemeteries. D/2 has been successfully used to remove staining from a variety of surfaces including natural stones such as marble, granite, limestone, sandstone, slate; masonry surfaces such as brick and cast stone; concrete; wood; aluminum and vinyl siding; and canvas. The site is a supplier of D/2 Biological Solution and includes a video for how to clean gravestones, as well as news updates and a blog.

Cleaning and Preservation of Tombstones, Headstones & Gravestones

An article by Everlife Memorials.

Connecticut Gravestone Network - Cleaning Basics

Connecticut Gravestone Network - Graveyard Maintenance

European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative - ESJF

The ESJF project has begun the process of physically protecting Jewish burial sites in Europe, most particularly in places where Jewish communities were wiped out in the Holocaust. It involves a full mapping process with research, monitoring and individual proposals for protection. The ESJF has begun to survey 1,500 Jewish burial sites across five European countries, including Greece, Lithuania, Moldova, Slovakia, and Ukraine.

Grave Matters: the Preservation of African-American Cemeteries

Gravestone Conservation

Jonathan Appell, Monuments Conservator, West Hartford, Connecticut.

Gravestone Guardians of North Carolina

In Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Elkin, Dobson, Yadkinville, Mocksville, and the surrounding area, Gravestone Guardians provide professional cleaning of: headstone, gravestone, marker or foot-stone, bronze marker restoration, weeding, lichen removal, inscription enhancement, and graveside delivery or planting of flowers. We NEVER power wash, sand-blast or use harsh chemicals on any gravestones. Fully insured.

Millennial Stone Cleaner - Cemetery Conservation Services

Millennial Stone Cleaner (YouTube)

Monumental Cleaning and Restoration LLC

Headstone cleaning and restoration in Chilton, Calumet County, Wisconsin.

National Park Service - 48 Preservation Briefs, Preserving Grave Markers in Historic Cemeteries

National Park Service - Best Practice Recommendations for Cleaning Government Issued Headstones

National Park Service - Comparative Study of Commercially Available Cleaners for use on Federally-issued Headstones

Sacred Spaces LLC - Graveyard Artistry

Historical graveyard preservation and restoration company serving U.S and Canada. Located in Washington Township, Michigan.

Save Your Stones - Gravestone Cleaning and Photography

Home of the Gravestone Cleaning Kit and provider of professional gravestone cleaning services in western Wisconsin.

Saving Graves - Cemetery Preservation Alliance

Formed to educate and assist in the worldwide networking of people interested in protecting, restoring and preserving our historic cemeteries.