Jonathan Appell

He is also the CEO of Atlas Preservation and leads the educational 48 State Tour.

Jonathan Appell began as a gravestone installer in the 1980's and moved into preservation after several years.

[1] He has worked on restoration and held educational classes on restoration at hundreds of cemeteries across the United States, often as part of his cemetery restoration education effort, the 48 State Tour.

According to the website the tour is a yearly event in which cemetery restoration events are held in each of the 48 continental states.

[2] His work has included more notable restoration projects such as:

Jonathan Appell working on The Knight's Tombstone .