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Historic Richmond Foundation Receives Award
Heather Beattie, a representative of AGS, presented the award to Monument Replication Committee Chair and Historic Richmond Foundation Board member Mimi Sadler. The Monument Replication Committee headed the recreation of Monumental Church’s famed outdoor memorial. Significantly, May 4, 2006 was the 192nd anniversary of the original dedication of Monumental Church. The monument suffered irreparable damage and decay from exposure to pollutants that culminated in 1999 when the funerary urn fell to the ground. A conservation study concluded that damage was too extensive for a conventional restoration, so the Monument Replication Project began. The new monument was installed at Monumental Church in September 2005. The mission of AGS is to foster appreciation of the cultural significance of gravestones and burying grounds through their study and preservation. The Oakley Award is presented periodically to groups that have helped to advance the mission of AGS. Historic Richmond Foundation thanks Heather Beattie and AGS for recognizing the importance of the Monumental Church memorial and the significance of its replication.
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On May 4, 2006, Historic Richmond Foundation was awarded the Oakley Certificate of Merit from the Association for Gravestone Studies (AGS) for the replication of the Monumental Church memorial to the victims of the 1811 Richmond Theatre fire. The award ceremony took place at 10 am on the south portico of Monumental Church. Board members and staff of Historic Richmond Foundation were on hand to celebrate the occasion.