NCPTT

We do not advocate the use of shaving cream for investigating inscriptions on stone. The shaving cream has natural emollients for softening the skin. These emollients have oils and moisture holding agents that can have detrimental effects on the stone.

Due to weather issues and conflicts with other events, we are postponing the March 3rd Cemetery & Monument Care and the March 4th Iron Fencing Care TEL classes. All employees registered in DOI Learn have been notified.

Here are nine tips for cemetery preservation that I have learned.

On Feb. 1, NCPTT offered technical advice to the Historic Preservation Training Center about the cleaning and repair of 165 cenotaphs located in Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C.

NCPTT was awarded the Harriette Merrifield Forbes Award for its Cemetery Preservation Initiative.