I am trained to preserve and restore stone. Please do not attempt this without training or guidance from someone who knows what they are doing. This is not as simple as it seems, and it is very easy to permanently damage the stones. If you would like to find out how to participate or learn, contact your local historical society and ask them about programs and groups where you can learn. If you would like to help clean cemeteries in other ways, please see my friend Olives post: https://imgur.com/gallery/N27pVMj I do this as a hobby, I do not get paid. I provide everything from cleaning agents, to brushes, and I even bring my own water. I use a cleaner called D/2, which costs roughly $50 a gallon, and I can clean 5-7 stones. I use bamboo piques, plastic breakaway scrapers, various other brushes, and lots of gloves. https://ko-fi.com/springchikun
In some countries, the cemetery will only sell a plot for 100 years. Then, the body is removed and disposed of or offered to family (this part depends on the cemetery).
This makes my day! Thank you for giving me such validating validation!
You are excellent at what you do! ❤️ I appreciate you!
I hope you do! This is an amazing form of community service and it is much needed.
I've done work ar Liberty Nye but if your brother ever wants some help, all I need is permission. Hes only an hour from me. 🙂
The previous user is correct. Wet and forget as well as its fancier counterpart Endurance, are not reccomended.
That's beautiful and Granite lasts forever.
It was more of a rhetorical question, my apologies for not using "one" instead od "you". I just eant to make sure everyone is aware of the different types of cemeteries, so they can tell family and friends what they prefer and what to avoid. No disrespect to your perspective, I was honestly just clumsily trying to protect it.
Thank you!!
Why would you spend thousands of dollars for that to happen? Why not do an unmarked or even a green burial? Most of the cemeteries I volunteer in are perpetual care cemeteries. For people with your view, if you ever find yourself making end of life plans, perpetual care may be a good one to avoid.
This is also about the art. Prior to 1875, these stones were all hand carved. Some of them with multiple fonts and images. It's funerary art. Like any other art, it should be preserved.
It depends on your skill level. I can repair broken stones, so it would simply change the way I brace the stone while its being cleaned, that way more breaking doesn't occur when the moss and lichen die and break their hold. I would also make sure that I start early in the season to allow for enough time to get the entire process done before it gets too cold and wet.
The entire thing will eventually be completed and I'll post a final update. This stone won't be done for at least a couple months.
This man's descendants still live on the land he farmed when he was alive. More than that, this entire cemetery is full of people who settled the area and made it what it is today. This isn’t a person's stone; it's a historical record and a beautiful example of the skill required to hand carve stones prior to the invention of sand blasting. This is funerary art.
Looks can be deceiving. This stone has sugaring, which is basically the death of stone. It turns the stone to sand. That's caused by lichen seeping into the micro pores. It secretes an acid which breaks down the stone from the inside out. Proper restoration will preserve a stone and stave off deterioration for decades.
Just show up!
You clearly don't know what you're talking about on both points. How embarrassing for you.
Of all the things in the world to be upset about, an AI poster for a free cemetery preservation workshop seems like a strange hill to die on. I’m focused on protecting historic graves and teaching others how to do it correctly. Feel free to focus on perpetuating negativity (the real problem in the world), I'm busy volunteering my time and skills for my community.
So?
I used AI to design a poster. I still spent years learning how to restore headstones and I’m sharing that knowledge for free. You can't expect someone to be an expert in everything. One thing is enough.
It was stated verbally in a tiktok.
Not all cemeteries are connected to churches, oddly angry person. I'm sorry you're so unhappy with yourself that you came here to try and argue with experts on a subject you're basically illiterate on, but thanks for reminding me about the block option.
Do you mean the burial plot? These usually are taxed, paid by the cemetery owner (unless they're a registered non-profit). Normally these pioneer cemeteries were land that was given to a community by someone who usually lived near the edge of town, or nearest the church. The land isn't technically allocated, it is usually purchased.
That's amazing!!
It was everything I could do to keep it together. I have a strict "no crying at work" rule and I very nearly broke it for the first time in a decade.
Most of memorials I've worked on in this specific cemetery actually belong to mostly people descended from the Meteé or Metis culture. These were Canadian half white, half first nations people.
I can't tell you how much I appreciate the /s
It is possible. The area wasn't largely populated and people often had friends many towns away.
I have been invited! I hope to spend some time there in the spring!
"Power washer" is a 4 letter word.
The best place to start is your local historical societies and the state or regional cemetery board. Usually they have great resources for learning.