Resources
A curated collection of trusted tools, organizations, and guidance for cemetery preservation, research, and documentation.
Headstone Cleaning Guide
Yucca Historic Preservation
Affordable Grave Markers
Grave markers starting at $25
Texas Cemetery Laws
Texas Historical Commission
Preserving Historic Cemeteries
Texas Preservation Guidelines – Texas Historical Commission
Cemetery Conservators for United Standards
Identifying Stone Types
Cemetery Conservators for United Standards
National Trust for Historic Preservation
National Center for Preservation Technology & Training
Central Texas/Austin Black History Research
Book Recommendations
This list is in progress.
- And Grace Will Lead Me Home: African American Freedmen Communities of Austin, Texas, 1865–1928 by Michelle M. Mears
- Images of America: Austin’s Rosewood Neighborhood by Dr Jane H. Rivera & Gilberto C. Rivera
- Images of America: Austin’s Montopolis Neighborhood by Dr Fred L. McGhee
- Ada DeBlanc Simond: Let’s Pretend Series