Tripod Funding Goal Reached — Restoration Work Underway
The Angels of Snow Hill Cemetery Preservation Project is proud to share that the stone-lifting tripod funding request has been 100% completed. The tripod has now been obtained and placed into active service on the grounds.
This equipment is already helping volunteers safely lift, reset, and stabilize historic headstones that could not be responsibly moved by hand. The tripod allows more controlled restoration work while reducing risk to both volunteers and the stones themselves.
During the recent work day, President Mike Woods helped teach volunteers how to use the tripod properly while restoration work was in progress.
The newly funded tripod in use during active headstone restoration at Snow Hill Cemetery.
Status: Completed and in use.
Preservation
Headstone Reset Work Day Highlights
Recent preservation efforts included foundation preparation, tripod setup, volunteer instruction, and successful headstone reset work on the cemetery grounds. The work day reflected both community support and practical hands-on preservation.
President Mike Woods teaching tripod setup and use.Foundation preparation before reset work.One of the visible results from the work day.
Next cleanup / volunteer date: TBD
Preservation
President Michael L. Woods Attends Cemetery Preservation Workshop
President Michael L. Woods of Angels of Snow Hill Cemetery traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee for a two-day
cemetery preservation workshop sponsored by the Tennessee Historical Commission and held at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
The workshop was led by nationally recognized preservationist Jonathan Appell of Atlas Preservation.
Training covered proper marker cleaning, restoration techniques, and monument stabilization, including the safe
resetting of large monuments. A key message of the workshop was that preservation work can be responsibly carried
out by community members when the correct methods and safety practices are followed.
“Your willingness to drive from Maryland and your volunteering as needed throughout the workshop speaks well about your character.
I am glad to know you had a positive experience…”
— George Kemp, President, Knoxville Re-Animation Coalition, Inc.
Calvin F. Johnson family plot- Odd Fellows Cemetery (Knoxville, TN)Tablet headstone marker- Odd Fellows Cemetery (Knoxville, TN)President Michael Woods resetting a monument with a 9′ tripodPresident Michael Woods using a tripod to reset a 600lb monument 48 State Tour VehicleMonument reset complete- Odd Fellows Cemetery (Knoxville, TN)Jonathan Appell inspecting an unsafe, cracked monumentBroken monument after assessment- Odd Fellows Cemetery (Knoxville, TN)Workshop participants digging out a monument base (President Woods pictured)Workshop participants digging out a monument base (another angle)
Church
Reconstitution of Snow Hill Church
Members and descendants gathered at Snow Hill Church to vote and celebrate the
official reconstitution of the historic church under the leadership
of President Mike Woods and a reestablished Board of Trustees, reconnecting the
church and the cemetery under a shared mission.
