[HistoricCemeterieslistserv] The latest from Association for Gravestone Studies

[GILL Kuri * OPRD]

1.   National Award for historic cemeteries work

2.   New cemetery art article

3.   Grants for WWI monument restoration available



1.   Call for Nominations: Forbes and Oakley Awards

We are seeking nominations for the 2017 Forbes and Oakley Awards. The deadline for nomination applications is November 30, 2016. The Awards Ceremony will be held June 24th at the Annual Conference in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

For nomination forms and more information, visit the Awards Page on the AGS website:
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2.    Article: The Art of Commemoration and America's First Rural Cemetery, Mount Auburn

This article, featured in Harvard Magazine, features Melissa Banta and Meg Winslow's new book, The Art of Commemoration and America's First Rural Cemetery, Mount Auburn's Significant Monument Collection.

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3.    Grants Available to Support Restoration of WWI Monuments

Project 100 Cities - 100 Memorials

The U.S. Centennial Commission and Chicago's Pritzker Military Museum & Library have launched a new initiative ahead of next year's centennial commemorations to restore old World War I monuments. The project, 100 Cities/100 Memorials, is encouraging anyone with an interest in renovating war memorials across America to come to the Commission with their ideas.

Any municipal government, individual or organization interested in restoring an existing WWI monument is eligible to apply for funding - and likewise any company or person willing to sponsor the drive is being urged to come forward.

Grants of up to $2,000 each, match-funding, are available for any approved scheme; but it's also hoped that funding might rise over time if the hoped-for extra sponsorship and donations do start to flood in.
The deadline for applications is November 11, Armistice Day, 2016. Full details can be found at http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/100-cities-100-memorials-home.html<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001gUhGsPMv7n4ggGXFoZo10JAMhG9RUEzjkYVbV2MYOZJgj5ml20m0vjgGYzjACY1CZNwJ7w5RgIekVXSRCsen1opTY3gAXaZdeFjlPyhxBL6L21pa7Owc-EZzkET3Wg2VqqHuZm5_kFXtn1CbaX3tqbXogBcNnja1OCZYRp6evOW61m2iMgg7404Mil2DNP66deqq_DMir1fkn6mkAJ6HnR2QWQRVCwGnfj0RBO_t4-w=&c=KR2JE_heo7hY7l0r65DzNAAhNXi54TcbGdzwzBihMwEFVzi-ZyU2Lw==&ch=33el61tsBz7wGUKLaiDrfH44C5ykRqFbKJLd7gKHlHVG4SCSnf1MVw==>.<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001gUhGsPMv7n4ggGXFoZo10JAMhG9RUEzjkYVbV2MYOZJgj5ml20m0vjgGYzjACY1CZNwJ7w5RgIekVXSRCsen1opTY3gAXaZdeFjlPyhxBL6L21pa7Owc-EZzkET3Wg2VqqHuZm5_kFXtn1CbaX3tqbXogBcNnja1OCZYRp6evOW61m2iMgg7404Mil2DNP66deqq_DMir1fkn6mkAJ6HnR2QWQRVCwGnfj0RBO_t4-w=&c=KR2JE_heo7hY7l0r65DzNAAhNXi54TcbGdzwzBihMwEFVzi-ZyU2Lw==&ch=33el61tsBz7wGUKLaiDrfH44C5ykRqFbKJLd7gKHlHVG4SCSnf1MVw==>

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