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2009 Cemetery Symposium

Marshall, Arkansas - November 7, 2009

The Searcy County Historical Society is sponsoring a Cemetery Symposium Saturday, November 7, 2009, in Marshall, Arkansas. The four speakers will address Arkansas cemetery law, assistance and organization in preserving old cemeteries, problems in locating graves and grave location technology, especially using ground penetrating radar.

Planned to take place in the Petit Jean Electrical Co-op Building in Marshall, the speakers and program are:

9:30 - 10:30 a.m.: Arkansas Cemetery Law
          George Butler, Washington County Attorney
10:30 - 11:00 a.m.: Break
11:00 - 12:00 a.m.: Arkansas Cemetery Law
          George Butler, Washington County Attorney
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.: Lunch break.
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.: Bold Pilgrim: Cemetery Restoration Project
          Dr Skip Stewart-Abernathy, Arkansas Archeological Survey
2:00 - 2:15 p.m.: Break
2:15 - 3:15 p.m.: Finding a Lost Grave and tips on "how to" using traditional discovery methods
          Jerry Hilliard, Arkansas Archeological Survey
3:15 - 3:30 p.m.: Break
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.: Ground Penetrating Radar and Other Tools
          Jamie Lockhart, Arkansas Archeological survey

The speakers are experienced in their fields. The last time George Butler, who has vast experience with cemetery legal problems, spoke in Marshall on Arkansas Cemetery Law, questions lengthened a one-hour presentation into two hours. Dr. Stewart-Abernathy played a major role in saving and restoring an abandoned African-American cemetery in Pope County, using local organizations and federal/state grants. Jerry Hilliard was the Arkansas Archeological Survey’s lead archeologist looking for lost graves on a to-be-developed site in Springdale, Arkansas. Jamie Lockhart is THE expert in Arkansas on technology to determine what is under the ground.

The above symposium will cost $10 for all day or $5 for half a day. Mr. Butler has prepared an abstract of Arkansas cemetery law and cases. This 78-page document is available at $2 (printing cost), or a slightly larger version can be downloaded here without charge (left click to open; right click, then left click on "Save Target as"):

Seating is limited and although indications are that the topic is popular, we do not know how popular. Seating is limited to 100. Therefore, to ensure a seat, one may send $10 (or $12 to include the Arkansas cemetery law abstract) or $5 (half day) in check or money order to: James J. Johnston, Cemetery Symposium, 2333 N. East Oaks Drive, Fayetteville, AR 72703. Please make checks/money orders payable to: Searcy County Historical Society. Print and submit this section with your check, please:

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CEMETERY SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION

Make checks/money orders payable to:
Searcy County Historical Society
Send to: James J. Johnston
Cemetery Symposium
2333 N. East Oaks Drive
Fayetteville, AR 72703-6106

$10 all day - $5 half day - $2 Abstract

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For further information or updates you may contact: James J. Johnston by telephone (479-442-3691), email () or the postal address above.

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