he following list contains links to web sites pertaining to the study and preservation of gravestones. While efforts are made to update this site regularly no guarantee is made that all links are current or monitored.

Cemetery Pages/Gravestone Resources by Region or Topic

Global
EarthTrek Gravestone Project
Gravestone pix: Gravestones, memorials, headstones from around the world

Alabama
Alabama Historical Commission-Historic Cemeteries
Alabama Cemetery Preservation Alliance
Magnolias & Peaches (Cemetery transcriptions in Alabama, symbolism info)

Alaska
Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery
The Lutheran Cemetery, Sitka

Arizona
Pioneers' Cemetery Association

Arkansas
Arkansas Gravestones

California
Colma Cemeteries
Old City Cemetery, Sacramento
Sea Breeze Pet Cemetery, Huntington Beach
Orange County Cemetery District
California Stone Carvers

Colorado
City of Boulder, Columbia Cemetery Conservation
Colorado Cemetery Conservation, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Historic Cemetery Association
Evergreen Cemetery Benevolent Society
Fairmount Heritage Foundation

Connecticut
Connecticut Gravestone Network
The Ancient Burying Ground Association

District of Columbia
Historic Congressional Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery

Florida
Florida Division of Historical Resources: Information and Laws Regarding Abandoned Cemeteries
Greenwood Cemetery, Orlando, FL

Georgia
Georgia State Historic Preservation Office: Cemetery Preservation Page

Illinois
Cemeteries in Peoria County
Illinois Ancestors Tombstone Project

Indiana
Indiana Pioneer Cemetery Association
Madison County Cemetery Commission
Crown Hill Cemetery
Sunset Memory Gardens Cemetery in Harrison Township
Howard County, Indiana Cemeteries
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Tombstone Trail

Iowa
State Association for the Preservation of Iowa Cemeteries

Kansas
Kansas cemetery list by county

Kentucky
Governor's Office Cemetery Preservation Fund

Louisiana
Save Our Cemeteries
Dead Space: St. Louis Cemetery #1
Louisiana State Division of Archaeology

Maine
Maine Old Cemetery Association
Boneyard Art (Maritime Imagery on ME stones)
First Parish Cemetery - York

Maryland
Coalition To Protect Maryland Burial Sites

Massachusetts
Massachusetts Cemetery Guide
Amherst Cemetery Records
Cape Cod Gravestones, by Robert Carlson
Middlesex County Cemetery Directory
Massachusetts Cemetery Association
Historic Landscape Preservation Initiative
Jewish Cemetery Association of Massachusetts 
Nantucket Cemeteries Inscription Project
Bradford Burial Ground in Haverhill

Michigan
Redford Cemetery Association
Whispering Pines Pet Cemetery
Michigan Tombstone Transcription Project
Friends of Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles

Minnesota
Minnesota Association of Cemeteries

Missouri
St. Louis Area Cemeteries List

National
Searchable gravestone photos from 23 states
Grave Addiction

New Hampshire
New Hampshire Old Graveyard Association
New Hampshire Cemetery Association
Lane Tavern Burial Ground - Sanbornton

New York
Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands
Green-Wood Cemetery Brooklyn
New York Marble Cemetery, Manhattan
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx
New York State Division of Cemeteries
Hartsdale Pet Cemetery
Moravian Cemetery, Staten Island
Trinity Wall Street Cemetery
Evergreens Cemetery

New England
New England Cemetery Association
A Very Grave Matter

North Carolina
North Carolina Cemetery Survey, by the NC Office of State Archaeology
Memorial Stones and Markers of Catawba County Confederate Soldiers

Ohio
Ohio Cemetery Preservation Society
Grave Addiction
Gravestoned: Musings on Gravestones and Genealogy
Historic Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo
Westwood Cemetery, Oberlin (database)

Oregon
Oregon Historic Cemeteries Association
Oregon Parks & Recreation Dept.: Heritage Programs: Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries
                    
 Pennsylvania
Christ Church Burial Ground
Pennsylvania German Gravestones
The Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia
Phillygraves.com
Berks County Association for Graveyard Preservation

Rhode Island
Rhode Island Cemeteries Database Home Page
African Slave Markers in Colonial Newport 
Rhode Island Advisory Commission on Historical Cemeteries

South Carolina
Low Country, Inc.
The Chicora Foundation

Texas
Texas Historical Commission-Cemeteries
(Included on their site is a downloadable brochure "Rescuing a Historic Cemetery"
Save Texas Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Texas (Transcriptions)
Glenwood Cemetery (Houston) database

Vermont
Vermont Old Cemetery Association
Vermont Cemetery Association
Brattleboro Cemeteries

Virginia
The Old City Cemetery, Lynchburg
VA Dept. of Historic Resources FAQ Page: Cemetery Preservation
Fairfax County Cemetery Preservation Association

Canada
Old Cemeteries Society of Victoria, British Columbia
StonePics-Cemeteries of Newfoundland, Newfoundland
InfoPEI-List of all cemeteries on Prince Edward Island
Canadian Headstones - searchable database of gravestone photos

Czech Republic
Czech Cemeteries Database

Europe
Association for Significant Cemeteries

France
Pere-Lachaise Cemetery, Paris

Germany
Museum fur Sepulkralkultur

Italy
The 'English' Cemetery, Florence

The Netherlands
The Terebinth an association devoted to the preservation of funerary culture in the Netherlands

United Kingdom
The Cemetery Research Group
Scottish Graveyards
The Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery


Jewish Cemeteries
International Survey of Jewish Monuments
International Assn. of Jewish Genealogical Societies-Netherlands Cemetery Project
Hebrew Free Burial Association
Reading Hebrew Tombstones
Jewish Cemetery Association of Massachusetts
Cemetery Associations
N.E. Cemetery Associations

New England Cemetery Association
http://www.newenglandcemetery.org/    We are an educational organization dedicated to the       collection and dissemination of information pertaining to the operation, maintenance and improvement of New England cemeteries. Our members represent all types of cemeteries including municipal, religious, private and non-profit; historical and newly developed; active and inactive. Our members come from all six of the New England states and even beyond and subscribe to the association’s Code of Ethics. 

New Hampshire Cemetery Association
http://www.nhcemetery.org/   The purpose of the New Hampshire Cemetery Association is to promote the advancement of knowledge in the operation and maintenance of cemeteries, to facilitate the exchange of information, to create and maintain high ethical standards in cemetery administration, both active and historical, and to secure the advantage to be obtained by mutual cooperation. Any person or organization directly engaged in the operation of a cemetery in the State of New Hampshire should be a member of this Association. The dues are $20 per year per person.   Contact: Jeff Snow, Edgewood Cemetery, 107 Amherst St., Nashua, NH 03064 - 594-3327 or snowj@nashuanh.gov

The New Hampshire Old Graveyard Association
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nhoga/   The New Hampshire Old Graveyard Association is a non-profit organization composed of genealogists, historians, cemetery officials and other interested individuals dedicated to preserving the historical graveyards of New Hampshire. Our bylaws can be
viewed here. We seek to promote the knowledge of New Hampshire History by bringing together people interested in old graveyards. We continue to foster an interest in the discovery, maintenance, records preservation and cataloging of graveyards and cemeteries. Contact: Jean Mertinooke, President - 24 Highland Road, Kensington, NH 03833-5850

 Massachusetts Cemetery Research
http://www.mass-doc.com/cemetery_research.htm Cemetery research in Massachusetts is probably one of the most unique research tools available to the family genealogist. Stones in some cemeteries date back to the early 17th century. Clues found in this type of research can help to positively prove relationships, find "unknown" relatives and provide birth and death information that has been forever lost.

Vermont Cemetery Association
http://www.vermontcemeteryassociation.org/ The fundamental purpose for which this association exists is to inspire continued effort toward the improvement of Vermont cemeteries. To this end it seems essential that we declare the principles and ethics upon which rests the successful administration of our affairs.

Maine Cemetery Association
http://www.mainecemeteryassociation.org/  The goals of the Association shall be the advancement of good, ethical cemetery management, and the free exchange of ideas between the Association’s members.  Maine Cemetery Association PO Box 663 Bangor, ME 04402         (207) 945-6589

Connecticut Cemetery Association
http://www.ctcemetery.org/   The objective of the association shall be to promote the advancement of practical knowledge in the operation and maintenance of cemeteries, to create and maintain high ethical standards in the conduct of cemetery administration, and subscribe to the established code of ethics.  Raymond C. Scholl, President, Connecticut Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 63, Ansonia, CT  06401   (203) 734-3577

Connecticut Gravestone Network
http://www.ctgravestones.com/aboutCGN.htm  Organized in 1995, the Connecticut Gravestone Network's purpose is to educate the public on the importance of old graveyards and cemeteries in our history. It also promotes an appreciation for gravestone carving respected for the valuable art form that it is.

New York State Association of Cemeteries
http://www.nysac.com/   The New York State Association of Cemeteries (NYSAC) is comprised of approximately 525 cemeterians and crematory members throughout New York, and approximately 50 supplier members throughout the United States and Canada - all working together to provide professional services to the communities they serve.  The purpose of the New York State Association of Cemeteries is to the furtherance of effective cemetery management and operation for better community service

Cemetery Theft Issues
Theft of cemetery ornaments in Northeast Texas
http://www.ctgravestones.com/theft.htm

Carvers and Links
Karin Sprague
904 Tourtellot Hill Road
North Scituate RI 02857
401-934-3105
karinsprague@aol.com

Houmann Oshidari
433 Bedford St
Lexington MA 02420
781-862-1583

The John Stevens Shop
29 Thames St
Newport RI 02840
401-846-0566

Douglas Coffin
8 Park St
Belfast ME 04915

Michael Fanning
182 Gulf Rd
Middletown Springs VT 05757
802-235-2412
fanning@vermontel.com

David Gillespie
225 Dovehaven Drive
Pickens, SC 29671
(864) 306-9929
www.pumpkintownprimitives.com

Allison Blake Schofield
Gravestone Carver
610 Albany Tpke.
Old Chatham, NY 12136
518 794 0047
www.wordstoobigtoread.com

Stone Conversations Mailing List
Carolina Sculpture Studio
Raspberry Bay Stone
Stone Quarries and Carvers

Conservators
Please be advised - AGS does not assume any responsibility for the  performance of those listed below. Anyone using this directory assumes full responsibility for checking the consultant's credentials. Listing does not imply endorsement or recommendation by AGS and is not a demonstration of professional competence. 
American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC)
Colorado Cemetery Conservation, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Monument Conservation Collaborative LLC, based in Colebrook, CT, works throughout the U.S.
New England Cemetery Service, W. Hartford, CT
Beij, Williams and Zito Inc., Hartford, CT
Conservation Solution, Inc., Washington, DC
The Center for Historic Cemeteries Preservation, Tallahassee, FL
Ponsford Ltd. Acworth, GA
Stonehugger Cemetery Restoration, Martinsville, IN
Stone Revival Cemetery Restoration, Franklin, IN
The Graveyard Groomer, Connersville, IN
Donna Walcovy - Marking Burials, Mashpee, MA
Fannin-Lehner Preservation Consultants, Concord, MA, DENTILS@aol.com
Ta Mara Conde, New Salem, MA, historicgravestone@yahoo.com
Blackwell's Stain Glass Restoration, Jamaica Plain, MA
Cathedral Stone Co., Hanover, MD
Grave Groomers, LLC, Minneapolis, MN
Gravestone Cleaning Service (Marianne Greenfield), Delhi, NY
Gravestone Services of New England, Bedford, NH
Cultural Preservation and Restoration, Blairstown, NJ
C.R. Jones, Cooperstown, NY, jonesp2@telenet.net
Joseph A. Ferrannini, Hoosick Falls, NY, jaferrannini@aol.com
Gone But Not Forgotten, Fulton and Lucas Counties, OH
H.C. Wood, Inc., Lansdowne, PA
Mosko Cemetery Monument Services, Hanover, PA
The Chicora Foundation, Columbia, SC
Texas Cemetery Restoration, Dallas, TX
Tracy Coffing, Purcellville, VA , tlcoffing@earthlink.net
David Via, Round Hill, VA, dvia357@aol.com
Charles Marchant, Townshend, VT, cemassoc@svcable.net
Stone Faces & Sacred Places, Mineral Point, WI, strangstad@aol.com
Heather Lawson, Raspberry Bay Stone, Bass River, NS, Canada
Restoration Trades Directory
Sacred Spaces LLC - Graveyard Artistry