The Association for Gravestone Studies

GS holds an annual conference the fourth week in June. This conference, held in a different location each year, features lectures, demonstrations, exhibits, conservation and documentation workshops, classroom sessions, slide presentations, and guided cemetery tours.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

Please see the attached registration form and additional information document to register for the conference:

2013 AGS Conference Registration Form
2013 AGS Conference - Additional Information
Willamette University Campus Map

What can you expect when you come to the Oregon conference? Stimulating research papers, late night sessions with slides, music, refreshments and laughter, field trips to a variety of cemeteries large and small, workshops and classroom/participation sessions to sharpen your skills in caring for and promoting the value of cemeteries as community treasures, college dorm accommodations and cafeteria dining experiences, and a chance to see old friends and make new ones. You can read more in our 2013 conference press release, or by clicking any of the links below for information on specific conference activities:

Tours:

Guided motorcoach tours are scheduled for both Wednesday and Saturday. Boxed lunches are included for these guided tours. For descriptions of the tours, please click the following links:

Description of Wednesday Tour
Description of Saturday Tours

Self-Guided Tours:

Please click the link below for information about the self-guided tours:

Self-Guided Tour Directions and Information

Lectures:

Formal lectures are scheduled for Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings.

2013 Evening Program Schedule

Classroom Participation Sessions:

Classroom participation sessions are scheduled for Thursday and Friday.

2013 Participation and Classroom Sessions Schedule

You may also view the 2013 AGS Conference - Schedule of Events.

More information will be added as available, so please check back often.

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INFORMATION ABOUT PAST CONFERENCES

Our 2012 Conference was held June 19-24 at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey. If you would like to see descriptions of the events offered please click here:

2012 AGS Conference Agenda

Our 2011 Conference was held June 14-19 at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. If you would like to see descriptions of the events offered please click here:

2011 AGS Conference Program Book

Our 2010 Conference was held June 22-27 at Denison University in Granville, Ohio. If you would like to see descriptions of the events offered please click here:

2010 AGS CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS, TOURS, AND LECTURES

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Our 2009 conference was held June 23-28 at Union College in Schenectady, New York.

To see what workshops and bus tours were offered and lectures presented click here:

2009 AGS CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS AND LECTURES

To see pictures from our 2009 Conference click on any of the links below
(our thanks to Beth Santore, Sue Lorraine and John O'Brien):
http://www.graveaddiction.com/~agsphoto/beth2009/
http://www.graveaddiction.com/~agsphoto/2009Conference
Foil Workshop
Rubbing Workshop
Veeder Statue

AGS Past Annual Conferences and Meetings

1978    Dublin School, Dublin, New Hampshire
1979    Salve Regina College, Newport Rhode Island
1980    Bradford College, Haverhill, Massachusetts
1981    University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
1982    Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts
1983    Assumption College, Worcester, Massachusetts
1984    Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
1985    Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
1986    Pine Manor College, Brookline, Massachusetts
1987    Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts
1988    Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
1989    Governor Dummer Academy, Byfield, Massachusetts
1990    Roger Williams College, Bristol, Rhode Island
1991    Northfield-Mt. Herman, Gill, Massachusetts
1992    Union College, Schenectady, New York
1993    Connecticut College, New London Connecticut
1994    Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois
1995    Westfield State College, Westfield, Massachusetts
1996    University of Southern Maine, Gorham, Maine
1997    Becker College, Leicester, Massachusetts
1998    Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey
1999    George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
           and Reed College, Portland, Oregon
2000    Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
2001    Pine Manor College, Brookline, Massachusetts
           and San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California
2002    Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, Georgia
2003    Green Mountain College, Poultney, Vermont
2004    Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, Connecticut
2005    St. Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2006    Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, Pennsylvania

2007 Rivier College, Nashua, New Hampshire

2008 Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts

2009 Union College, Schenectady, New York

2010 Denison University, Granville, Ohio

2011 Colby College, Waterville, Maine

2012 Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey

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