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.

Our 34th Annual Conference and Meeting was a success!
It was held at Colby College in Waterville, Maine
June 14-19, 2011

Our 2011 Conference logo is from North Cemetery in Skowhegan, Maine.

You can download a copy of the 2011 conference program book below (PDF format). The program book includes information about all the tours, workshops, lectures, and classroom sessions that were offered.

2011 AGS Conference Program Book

We look forward to seeing you at our 35th AGS Annual Conference
June 19-24, 2012
Monmouth University
West Long Branch, New Jersey

Call for Papers and Participation/Class Sessions

Proposals are solicited for scholarly papers, 20 minutes in length, to be presented during the evening and daytime lecture sessions at the 2012 AGS Conference and Annual Meeting. Please send your proposal and a 250- word abstract by February 1, 2012, to Lecture Programs Coordinators: Richard Veit, rveit@monmouth.edu and Mark Nonestied, mn1908@aol.com.

Proposals are solicited for Participation/Class Sessions, of 50 minutes in length, to be presented Thursday, June 21 and Friday, June 22 at the 2012 AGS Conference and Annual Meeting. Please send your proposal and a 250-word abstract by February 1, 2012 to Participation/Class Sessions Coordinators, Robert Keeler robertk@clackamas.edu, and Judy Juntunen, rycraftjuntunen@aol.com.

The registration form and more information about the conference activities will be posted here in early 2012.

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INFORMATION ABOUT PAST CONFERENCES

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

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