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Ross Mitchell (Part 3) – From Red to Black: Laurel Hill’s Fundraising Plan

July 11, 2006 by Ed Snyder

This article is part of a series on How Historic Laurel Hill Cemetery Is Reinventing Itself. It is based on an interview with Ross Mitchell, Executive Director of Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, PA. Stoneangels: I saw you on the PBS documentary, “A Cemetery Special” a few months ago. Is there a documentary on Laurel […]

Ross Mitchell (Part 2) – The Underground Museum: Philly’s New Must-See Tourist Attraction

July 11, 2006 by Ed Snyder

This article is part of a series on How Historic Laurel Hill Cemetery Is Reinventing Itself. It is based on an interview with Ross Mitchell, Executive Director of Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, PA. Stoneangels: Prior to coming to Laurel Hill, you worked for seven years as gallery director at the Barnes Foundation. You were […]

Ross Mitchell (Part 1) – How Historic Laurel Hill Cemetery Is Reinventing Itself

July 11, 2006 by Ed Snyder

On May 16, 2006, Ed Snyder sat down with Ross Mitchell, Executive Director of Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, PA to discuss the future of one of America’s most well known garden cemeteries. Here are the highlights.

An Interview with Scott Kreilick on Architectural Restoration, Conservation, and Preservation (Part 3)

March 29, 2006 by Ed Snyder

Continued from part 2. Stoneangels: What are some of the larger projects you’re involved in? Kreilick: I’ve been asked to establish a conservation plan by the Hollywood Cemetery, in Richmond, Va. They’ve got some fabulous monuments–a wonderful pyramid to the Confederate dead–the Confederate soldiers who died at Gettysburg were re-interred there, two American presidents are […]

An Interview with Scott Kreilick on Architectural Restoration, Conservation, and Preservation (Part 2)

March 29, 2006 by Ed Snyder

Continued from part 1. Stoneangels: You can’t use nails as a dating tool, can you? Kreilick: That’s right for a variety of reasons. Stoneangels: My father used to sell antique furniture he built using a bucket of actual antique cut nails he found somewhere…! Kreilick: Case in point! The Manassas house was to be restored […]

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