Dead Space: Preserving the Historic American Cemetery

Written by John Ellingsworth

Wednesday, 07 July 2004

A 2-day working colloquium is planned to address the issues surrounding the preservation of the American burial ground and cemetery and to discuss problems and methods of approach and practice in documentation, intervention, planning and management. Invited speakers will review a broad range of key issues and tours will be made of Christ Church Burial Ground, Woodlands Cemetery and Laurel Hill Cemetery. Participants will include professionals familiar with the subject through research and practice to ensure dialogue across the many related disciplines of history, geography, folklore, anthropology, architecture, landscape architecture, planning, site managment and conservation. Dates: November 7-8, 2003 Location: University of Pennsylvania Cost $75.00 (Includes Colloquium, Lunches, Tours, Reception at the Architectural Archives) For more information or for a brochure of details, Contact: Judy Peters, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it http://www.upenn.edu/gsfa From the ebsite ( http://www.upenn.edu/gsfa/events/hspv_events.htm ): This 2-day working colloquium will initiate and facilitate scholarly debate on the issues of managing and conserving the unique cultural landscapes of historic cemeteries and burying grounds that make up the necrogeographies of America. Speakers and participants, familiar with the subject through research and practice, will ensure dialogue across the many related disciplines of history, geography, folklore, anthropology, architecture, landscape architecture, planning and conservation. Speakers Include: John Carr / Fairmont Park Historic Preservation Trust Jeff Cohen / Bryn Mawr College Carol Grissom / Smithsonian Institution Frank Matero / University of Pennsylvania Elizabeth Milroy / Wesleyan University Dennis Montagna / National Park Service Richard Moylan, President and CEO, Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY Susan Olsen / Executive Director, Friends of The Woodlawn Cemetery Judy Peters / University of Pennsylvania John Toale, Jr. / President and CEO, The Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY Liz Vizza, ASLA / Elizabeth Vizza Consulting Jean K. Wolf / Wolf Historic Preservation Aaron Wunsch / University of California, Berkeley Anne E. Yentsch / Armstrong Atlantic State University Contact the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation for a brochure of the full details, 215-898-3169. B-1 Meyerson Sponsored by the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation

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