Hello everyone! Wow, it sure is hard to keep on top of blog posts during the field season! However, I'm laid up at home with a rock climbing injury at the moment so it seems like the perfect time to get post out about a very unique project was had the pleasure of completing this… Continue reading Fieldwork Trip: Battle Harbour, Labrador
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Gravestone Cleaning & Repair PSA
Hello friends, it has been a long time since I've updated our fieldwork blog! In that time I (Robyn) have finished my PhD, and our co-director Ian is in the throws of writing his PhD dissertation. We're nearly there, folks! We just started our 2025 field season two weeks ago, as the weather has finally… Continue reading Gravestone Cleaning & Repair PSA
Greenspond Historic Gravestone Preservation Project: Week 2, Old UC Cemetery
It's another muggy day, and we've been back from Greenspond for a week now, so I suppose it's time to write a blog post! This trip was our second week in Greenspond this field season, right at the end of August, and we had a couple of things going on during this trip, and we… Continue reading Greenspond Historic Gravestone Preservation Project: Week 2, Old UC Cemetery
New Anglican Cemetery Restoration, Greenspond, NL
Well folks, its been a pretty busy field season for us so far! Not as busy as last year, with the whole Trinity project on the go, but we've already done our fair share of driving across the province! Our big project at the moment is on the island of Greenspond, northwest of the capital… Continue reading New Anglican Cemetery Restoration, Greenspond, NL
St. Paul’s Churchyard Project, Trinity, NL: Project Complete!
After five weeks on site, our project at the St. Paul's Anglican Churchyard in Trinity, NL, has come to an end. We've had an absolutely amazing time working with the Trinity Historical Society, and would like to extend a huge thank you to Trinity Cabins, who put us up for the duration of the project,… Continue reading St. Paul’s Churchyard Project, Trinity, NL: Project Complete!
St. John the Evangelist’s Cemetery, Coley’s Point, Conception Bay, NL
Let's kick off the 2023 field season with a little report of a project we worked on the previous two seasons! Over the last two field seasons (2021 & 2022), we were invited out to the community of Coley's Point, near Bay Roberts in Conception Bay, to do work on a series of gravestones at… Continue reading St. John the Evangelist’s Cemetery, Coley’s Point, Conception Bay, NL
Port de Grave Cemetery Care Workshop
This week we had the wonderful opportunity to head out to Bareneed with the Port de Grave Peninsula Historical Society, to teach some of their seasonal staff how to safely clean and care for their historic burial grounds! We had been trying to find a warm enough day to get out there for weeks, and… Continue reading Port de Grave Cemetery Care Workshop
The Trinity Project, Phase 3: St. Paul’s Anglican Churchyard
Somehow, we are already several days into July, and we have recently finished up with the 3rd week of our project with the Trinity Historical Society! It was so exciting to get back out to Trinity at the start of the tourist season, and get to see so many visitors who were excited to see… Continue reading The Trinity Project, Phase 3: St. Paul’s Anglican Churchyard
The Trinity Project, Phase 2: St. Paul’s Anglican Churchyard
This is an exciting blog post to write, just a few days after we've wrapped up Phase 2 of this project. Ages ago, we were contacted by the Trinity Historical Society (THS) to consult on the restoration of the St. Paul's Anglican Church's churchyard, located right in the heart of historic Trinity, NL. We visited… Continue reading The Trinity Project, Phase 2: St. Paul’s Anglican Churchyard
Jane Condon’s Gravestone, New Perlican, NL (or; please do not paint your gravestones)
Long time no see, reader! For archaeologists, the winter is basically a time for hibernation and resting our weary bones from digging and moving heavy stones around all summer. We may be resting (and working on our PhD programs) but we're also thinking about the upcoming field season and how much fun we had last… Continue reading Jane Condon’s Gravestone, New Perlican, NL (or; please do not paint your gravestones)
Black Cat Cemetery Preservation 