By: Rebecca Hudson
Murray County News Staffwriter
Two of the county’s historic sites received some tender loving care last week at the capable hands of staff of the Northern Bedrock Preservation Corp, a historic preservation organization based out of Duluth.
Throughout the seven day period, crews took on projects at the End-O-Line Park in Currie and the historic Wornson Cabin in Slayton and also provided a workshop, “Cemetery Grave Marker Care, Cleaning and Repair”, for those interested in cleaning and restoring historic headstones.
It was a productive week for the workforce of six and their leader, Rolf Hagberg, who serves as Executive Director of the Preservation Corps. Time at the railroad park allowed for the re-glazing of several of the depot windows, and the Wornson cabin’s walls and roof received repairs as well.
Hagberg and his crew also provided a day long workshop on the proper cleaning and restoration of grave stones last week. Participants attended a lecture where they learned of restoration methods and then visited a local cemetery where the crew demonstrated first hand various restorative procedures.
“The historic preservation community has a need,” Hagberg says. “There are lots of maintenance and repairs that need to be done.” Because of this, the Preservation Corps was established in 2011, to meet the dual needs of preserving aging historic structures and landscape and creating a pathway for young adults to learn preservation trades.
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