Bruce,
Thanks for the recommendations, which I have passed on to the organizing committee.
"Cement rock" was not an unusual description for the rock from which natural cement (also called "rock cement") was made. The quarry outside Syracuse is not mining cement rock, which is only a couple of relatively thin layers in a huge quarry producing concrete aggregates. But the layers are visible and it will make a good setting for some practical geology.
As for the free masonry fundamentals course on Wednesday, Sept. 5, there is a lot to be learned (and in some cases, "unlearned") by getting back to basics. I loook forward to seeing you there!
Michael P. Edison
Internet:http://www.rosendalecement.net
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Subject: Re: [BP] Third American Natural Cement Conference
> Mike:
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> This is less than a mile from where I work.
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> Some links that might be of interest to those attending are places to hang out at night. >
> The term "cement rock quarry" surprises me. I could see quarrying the raw materials for cement but didn't think the raw materials would be called cement. I guess I have more to learn about natural cement (big surprise there). We certainly have lots of limestone quarries around the area.
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> I might have to take in the intro to masonry course on Wednesday. The foundation on my house needs repointing and after all the time I've spent on this listserve I should do it right!
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> Bruce Marcham
> Facilites Project Engineer
> Physical Plant
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> ANCC3: Natural Cement in Syracuse, NY and the Erie Canal
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> The Third American Natural Cement Conference will be held in Syracuse NY September 5, 6 and 7, 2007. Sponsored by the Society for the Preservation of Historic Cements and the Historic Preservation Planning Program at Cornell University, along with APT Northeast and ASTM, ANCC3 will build on the success of the two previous conferences in re-introducing this once-ubiquitous material into preservation practice and our understanding of American construction history. The conference will begin with a look back at the building of the Erie Canal, and the discovery and commercial development of natural cement in the United States. Other sessions will include talks on identifying and working with historic natural cement, and on its use today. A series of site visits will include locations along the Erie Canal where natural cement can still be found, a cement rock quarry, recent preservation projects, and a "how-to" demonstration at the Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum. Presentations will be made by distinguished practitioners and historians from across the United States.
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> The audience for the conference is anyone interested in 19th-century American construction, and especially for those who are responsible for stewardship of sites with natural cement mortars or who will be undertaking conservation of the material. Students and others who are new to the field can attend (free of charge) a masonry fundamentals seminar the first day of the conference. For those who desire specialized training in the preparation and application of natural cement, a one-day workshop is available September 8 (separate fee).
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> The conference will take place at the Genessee Grande Hotel and other sites around Syracuse, NY.
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> For further information, registration and hotel links, please visit the conference web site at: www.naturalcement.org
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