Haven of Rest Cemetery Conservation Workshop, 27 September | Event in Little Rock | AllEvents

Haven of Rest Cemetery Conservation Workshop

Arkansas Historic Preservation Program

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Sat, 27 Sep, 2025 at 09:00 am

7 hours

Haven of Rest Cemetery, 7102 W 12th Street, Little Rock

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Date & Location

Sat, 27 Sep, 2025 at 09:00 am to 04:00 pm (CDT)

Haven of Rest Cemetery, 7102 W 12th Street

7102 W 12th St, Little Rock, AR 72204-2405, United States

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Haven of Rest Cemetery Conservation Workshop
**Workshop is free, but registration is required: Contact Holly Hope at 501-324-9148 or SG9sbHkgISBIb3BlIHwgYXJrYW5zYXMgISBnb3Y= (Day of workshop 501-681-2120)**

This free workshop on the basics of cemetery conservation, featuring instruction by Jonathan Appell of Atlas Preservation, will address common concerns in preservation and maintenance of cemeteries and offer hands-on training.

Attendees are encouraged to participate in cleaning, leveling and straightening gravestones and making basic repairs. Tents will be provided in case of rain. If you need a stool, you are encouraged to bring one. Gloves and comfortable clothing are also encouraged.

Workshop is limited to 40 registrants. Lunch will be provided by the AHPP. Please inform us if you need a vegetarian option.

Directions and Parking:
Haven of Rest Cemetery is located at 7102 W 12th Street in Little Rock (on 12th Street off the Rodney Parham exit from I-630). Parking is at the cemetery.

About Jonathan Appell
Jonathan Appell of Atlas Preservation in Connecticut is an expert in repair and conservation of the nation’s gravestones. He has researched the most efficient and appropriate methods of caring for burial grounds and works hard to ensure that those techniques can be put to work in local cemeteries by laypeople, as well as professional maintenance groups.

This important workshop will allow attendees to perpetuate links to their past, their families, and their community by preserving unique funerary art and architecture. This work can also incite interest on the part of younger participants in maintaining and carrying on the stories. Please join us for this important workshop and take part in carrying on the history of these significant sites.

Agenda – Saturday, September 27

9 a.m. – noon
Introductions and workshop overview.
Cleaning, leveling and basic repairs will be covered.

Noon – 1 p.m.
Lunch on the grounds provided by the AHPP.

1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Continue with cleaning, leveling and basic repairs.


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Haven of Rest Cemetery Conservation Workshop, 27 September | Event in Little Rock | AllEvents
Haven of Rest Cemetery Conservation Workshop
Sat, 27 Sep, 2025 at 09:00 am