Hunched over, propping himself up with one arm with his hand firmly on the earth, Rick Brown delicately digs dirt and debris from the top of an aging grave marker. He didn't know the man, a veteran, ...

Casey Stuart, a local preservationist and president of the Genealogical Research Society of New Orleans, will discuss “Tips for Cleaning Grave Markers” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, at the East Bank ...