Headstone preservation project
For many years, the Old Saltillo Cemetery Board of Directors has overseen the cemetery's monument preservation activities, focusing on the oldest monuments that have sustained damage or been otherwise compromised by time, weather, and other elements. Sandstone and marble monuments are particularly susceptible to erosion. The Board makes every effort to preserve the cemetery’s original stones through adhesives, braces, concrete molds, bases, etc. Additionally, the Board has approved using Association funds to install supplemental monuments bearing the exact inscriptions of the original markers. Made of granite, these more durable monuments preserve names, dates, and epitaphs for many years to come. In recent years, limited investment earnings have constrained efforts to proactively preserve monuments. Instead, the Board acts only to stabilize or repair monuments in immediate need of attention. As investment earnings improve or earmarked funds are received for this purpose, monument preservation activities will resume.
Our hope is that these can be preserved while the inscriptions are still legible to continue the legacy and heritage of those who have gone before.