Heirlooms, Artifacts, and Family Treasures: A Preservation Emporium

• Event Date: Saturday, April 21, 2012
• Time: 1:00 pm–4:00 pm (CDT)
• Location: Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
• Cost: Free Admission

• Special Event

Organized by the Preservation Working Group of the University of Illinois, this informational event welcomes visitors to meet and talk with preservation specialists whose expertise ranges from antiquities to modern digital media. Have you ever wondered how to preserve that old film of family memories or take care of Grandma’s quilt? Bring your small, hand-held items to the Museum or come with images of larger items and have your preservation questions answered by the presenting experts.

Keynote Speaker 2:00 PM: Of Mortar and Mortality: Breaking New Ground in the Concept of Cemetery Preservation Holly Labisky will speak on cemeteries, graveyards, and tombstones and her studies on how the living memorialize loved ones who have passed on and the issues around death. Labisky and her mother Hope Labisky spent more than seven years researching and photographing over 600 cemeteries in central Illinois. "I try not to deal with urban legends because I think it detracts from the good part of cemeteries," Labisky said. Her talk will include information on Urbana’s Woodlawn Cemetery, which has a large monument to General Charles Bowen Busey, a soldier in World War I. The Busey family burial plot is in the cemetery, including Simeon and Samuel, the founders of Busey Bank.

Please note that the start time for this event has changed to 1:00pm. We are sorry for any inconvenience.