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THE MISSION OF THE STONE FOUNDATION IS:
To celebrate stone and the skillful and creative use
of stone;
To preserve and perpetuate the time-honored art
and craft of stonework, particularly structural
stonework, and to encourage and inform the
resurgence of interest in it through publications,
workshops, seminars, symposia, etc;
To research and to communicate the history, the
traditions and the culture of stonework;
To foster an international community of
stonemasons;
To serve as a resource by means of which
information and experience are shared;
To provide training opportunities;
To educate stonemasons, both professional and
aspiring, architects, contractors and their clients
regarding sound practices and acceptable
standards of workmanship.
To celebrate stone and the skillful and creative use
of stone;
To preserve and perpetuate the time-honored art
and craft of stonework, particularly structural
stonework, and to encourage and inform the
resurgence of interest in it through publications,
workshops, seminars, symposia, etc;
To research and to communicate the history, the
traditions and the culture of stonework;
To foster an international community of
stonemasons;
To serve as a resource by means of which
information and experience are shared;
To provide training opportunities;
To educate stonemasons, both professional and
aspiring, architects, contractors and their clients
regarding sound practices and acceptable
standards of workmanship.
The Dry Stone Conservancy was incorporated in 1996 as a
501(c)3, to preserve historic drystone structures, to advance
the drystone masonry craft, and to create a center for training
and expertise nationwide.
501(c)3, to preserve historic drystone structures, to advance
the drystone masonry craft, and to create a center for training
and expertise nationwide.
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