Where To Go For More Information
Maine Old Cemetery Association (MOCA)
A treasure trove of information about preservation, restoration, laws pertaining to cemeteries and other resources for those of us in Maine working with cemeteries
https://moca-me.org/resources/Documents/cleaning-brochure.pdf
http://www.moca-me.org/inscription-repositoriesWhere you can find MOCA's published cemetery transcriptions from the whole state
National Center for Preservation Technology and Training
https://www.ncptt.nps.gov/articles/cemetery-conservation/
NCPTT is part of the National Park Service; another terrific source of useful and well-researched technical advice.
http://www.thc.texas.gov/about/publications#cat_471
Texas has developed an outstanding set of guidelines for cemetery preservation, which can be viewed here:
http://www.thc.texas.gov/public/upload/publications/preserving-historic-cemeteries.pdf
http://www.chicora.org/cemetery-preservation.html
A treasure trove of excellent advice when considering work in a historic cemetery.
http://gravestonepreservation.info/
by Jonathan Appel. Another excellent source of information, tools, resources for anyone taking on a cemetery restoration.
Photo Essay of the Mill Pond Cemetery Restoration
This restoration project was undertaken by members of Seaside Grange in Corea over a ten-year period, resurrecting the original village cemetery, abandoned for nearly 100 years and almost completely lost. The photo essay covers the first view years of the Mill Pond Cemetery restoration, highlighting the process they followed and sharing some of their important finds.
Click on the first image, the map at the top left, and scroll through the photos. Explanatory text will appear at the bottom left of your screen.
http://www.phototree.com/article_gravestone_lighting.htm
An excellent step-by-step description of how to photograph a hard-to-read gravestone
Association for Gravestone Studies (AGS)
http://www.gravestonestudies.org/
The international version of MOCA. The "Knowledge Center" on their website has an excellent compilation of links on this and related topics.
Another indexed collection of cemetery transcriptions. This one is crowd-sourced and has a great cemetery mapping tool.