Experienced gravestone conservator Jonathan Appell will be leading a free gravestone conservation workshop at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Walnut Ridge on Tuesday, May 31, from 9 am to 3 pm.
Participants will learn safe and effective monument cleaning and repair techniques, such as resetting leaning gravestones, joining broken gravestone fragments, using a lifting tripod for repairing larger stones, and more.
The cemetery is located near the entrance of Williams Baptist University, near the junction of Mills Street and Fulbright Avenue. There is no cost to attend; details can be found at 48statetour.com/schedule/walnut-ridge-arkansas.
