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
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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!
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)
“Adopt A Headstone” with the Trinity Historical Society
We are pleased to announce that we are working with the Trinity Historical Society this year, to begin the restoration of the gravestones at the historic, 18th-century St. Paul's Anglican Church in the heart of Trinity. If you've ever been to the community, you'll remember the striking wood church, surrounded by primarily grey limestone gravestones,… Continue reading “Adopt A Headstone” with the Trinity Historical Society
General Protestant Cemetery, St. John’s, NL
This August and early September we worked on our largest project to date, the restoration of four large monuments at the General Protestant Cemetery in St. John's. These markers were selected for restoration because of their obvious need for repair, as well as being significant figures in the history of St. John's. It was really… Continue reading General Protestant Cemetery, St. John’s, NL
Black Cat x Heritage NL – Gravestone Repair Workshop
Earlier this month we ran a gravestone repair workshop with HeritageNL, at the historic cemetery in the Cape Broyle. Just like our first workshop earlier this summer, we had a wonderful turnout and everyone really put in their all! We had 18 participants in this workshop and 26 in the earlier gravestone cleaning workshop. Today's… Continue reading Black Cat x Heritage NL – Gravestone Repair Workshop
Black Cat Cemetery Preservation 