Establishing Preservation Priorities

Answering the following questions can offer guidance in evaluating projects, setting priorities, and determining outcomes.

• Stewardship - does the project enhance the organization's stewardship of the cemetery?
• Respect - does the project respect the qualities that make the cemetery significant?
• Consistency - is the project consistent with the overall preservation philosophy and needs for the burial ground?
• Significance - does the project improve a historically or archaeologically significant feature or adversely affect the feature?
• Visibility - is the project aesthetically important or prominently located within the cemetery?
• Safety - does the project eliminate or reduce existing or potential safety hazards?
• Public Interest - is this a project that will generate public interest and support?
• Condition - does this project protect a deteriorating resource or improve an unsightly area?
• Funding - are funds available for the project from either public or private sources?
• Management - will the project generate additional maintenance needs and, if so, have the needs been addressed?

Note

This is a static, archived version of the PHMC Cemetery Preservation and Recordation website which will not be updated. It is a snapshot of the website with minor modifications as it appeared on August 26, 2015.

Pages in this Section

• Overview
• Data Gathering and Documentation
• Site Survey and Condition Assessment
• Grave Marker Inventory and Condition Assessment
• Develop a Preservation Plan
• Establish Preservation Priorities
• Create Priority Levels