Historic Cemetery Conservation

A cemetery will be considered eligible for funding assistance if the cemetery derives importance by:

• containing graves of historically significant provincial or national figures/individuals; or
• possessing distinctive historic design features such as landscape or grave architecture; or
• association with a significant historical event; or
• demonstrating or yielding important information related to distinctive mortuary or burial practices (e.g. particular ethnic customs in burials).

Eligible for Funding:

• planning - site survey, mapping, marking;
• site clearing;
• grave architecture restoration;
• preservation or restoration of significant landscape features;
• restoration of historic fencing, gates, signage, furnishings;
• sympathetic fencing to preserve/protect historic portion of cemetery.

Ineligible for Funding:

• regular maintenance - annual grass cutting, flower planting;
• construction of modern structures/features/landscaping;
• purchase of tools, equipment, machinery;
• modern materials, e.g. chain link fencing

For further information, please contact the Program Coordinator, Alberta Historical Resources Foundation, (780) 431 2305.

Print guidelines and application form for this category.

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