A Headstone Breaks In Half: And No One Knows
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- čas přidán 30. 06. 2023
- Of the headstones I've seen and worked on, the ones that are broken always capture my heart and attention. Even though this stone is relatively simple in nature and the story we have is limited, it tells us there is something here worth preserving.
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I love that you honor the memory of those who are buried by speaking their name and telling what you know about them.
I am so happy that someone is repairing these tombstones. Keep up the good work.
So beautifully done that the casual observer would never know you'd been there. I love that you care enough to want to put things back to right, but care deeply enough to find out whose marker or monument you are setting straight. It's the personal, human to human connection... 🕊️
I just stumbled across your channel! This is such a lovely thing you're doing. Very respectful ❤ thank you!
So proud of you and everyone who are repairing these forgotten people and broken headstones. Thank you.
I stupidly just assumed these were only ever in one piece? Im 51 and the loved ones I've lost have always been cremated and scattered... I love learning about all this amazing stuff, your history is so much longer than that of Australia where I'm from 😊
Thank you for doing this. It makes me incredibly sad when I see forgotten stones like these.
Unfortunately it comes to us all.
Wade: As you are working with a head stone, I’m sure the person is standing right there with you. This is very meaningful.
No. It is APPOINTED unto man to die then your SPIRIT goes back to God who gave it.
@@ramonortiz7462 Hermano Ortiz, I wonder what then happens when a spirit returns to God. It is sure that there is an after-life, though the Bible is quiet about what it looks like. Yet I am certain about one thing: I have had experiences myself that make me certain that ancestors do return and at times give aid to us. Be blessed, Hermano. 🙏🏽💛
@@Glen.Danielsen It is APPOINTED unto man to die and then the JUDGEMENT. I'm sorry but the only thing made up is that spirits roam the earth after death of the body yet after death of the PHYSICAL body sets the spirit free and returns to God who issued it.
@@Glen.DanielsenHave you considered the Catholic Church?
@@garrettb.4257 I am a Latter-day Saint, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Yet I love the tradition of beautiful stained glass art in the Catholic Faith! 🙏🏽 😊
Absolutely beautiful work in caring for the dead....😊
From all the loved ones resting in those graves...Thank you sir❤❤❤😊
I just found your channel. What a beautiful thing you are doing. So very respectfull of these departed souls. Bless you.
I had to fix my dads stone because a heavy storm blew the stone off the base,i just cleaned it best i could,and used F26 to bond it back together,bend standing nearly 20 years now!!
Appreciate your kind work
You are amazing! Thank you for caring about these people and their headstones.
I went to school with a prigge and we where best friends from 3rd grade into 12th grade when he moved and stopped contacting me , he's in Florida now and I hope Jacob is doing well
This is good testament to the person, and allowing their legacy to live on, after 50 to 100 years (seems like a long time to us) there is doubtfully any material from the body left in the ground. This leads a lot of people to say, why do we use so much ground for burial when it is all gone after 100 years. I think about this and wonder, maybe some truth to that ?
I have a nearby cemetary that has a few headstones that are just flat rocks. No carving or inscription on any of them. Appalaichian people, i figured just poor mountain folk.
Brother, you are a Saint with the work you do.
I'm a new subscriber, and an instant fan! I love what you're doing here, respecting the deceased, and putting things right. In my family, I'm the only one to visit, clean, place flowers at my ancestors' graves (whenever I'm in the old country). Since I'm a newcomer to the channel, I'm curious as to whether or not you are paid and compensated for your work. Do you have to contact the family, if they're even available, before engaging in this kind of restoration? You seem like a very kindhearted individual. Much ❤
Thanks!
Much Respect ✊
Thank you so much for what you do
You do amazing work!
Well done my friend, thank you for doing this.
Thank you! Good music good description and great work. I love how you tell the story of the family as you restore it
You do such an amazing job !!!! Bless you for all you do and with such great respect . Love watching your videos !!!!
Nice work
I only hope that someday I have half the knowledge you do. You keep me inspired to do better.
Could really use you at the Plainfield vt cemetery, the one in the village. Plus both cemeteries in Northfield VT. It's amazing how they're all just falling apart. Who's in charge of the upkeep anyway? The village cemetery in Plainfield is literally falling into the river, and you can see where things are starting to um...come up. 1812 was the oldest death I've found there.
Veteran cleaning grave stones
Great work as always!! 👍👍
Hope you gave Mr Klucas a quick wash for holding the camera.😊
Oh geez, looks like you needed some knee guards. What makes me come back to your channel is the background information you find about the individuals whose headstones you repair and clean. Being into genealogy I know that's not something you can quickly gather together and takes some research.
Really cool stuff. Looks like I live less than an hour away if you ever want some help.
In our local cemetery in Scotland they have knocked down any headstone in disrepair due to a child being accidentally killed by one falling, have you come across something like this in your line of work ? It’s Sad but also an understandable state of affairs for this to happen.
Explain the lead strips. I don’t understand what purpose they serve unless you’re using them as shims.
Just found this clip and I am amazed. What a noble job you are doing, Sir.
One question, if I may. What is the purpose of the lead wedges?
To support the weight so all the putty he rolls into the seam has a chance to set up and not get squeezed out from the weight.
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Thanks
When there are so many headstones that need repair and cleaning in every cemetery, how do you choose one to work on? Are you volunteering to do this, or does someone else request your help, or are you paid?
Wade….I love your videos! What do the wedges do? Do you put your goop on the outside of the wedges to seal them under the stone?
It is to create a space to allow the epoxy putty to adhere the 2 pieces. Otherwise the weight of the stone would squeeze it all out.
You may not want to machine that, but I would, make perfect surfaces, make a few dowels and then coat both entire surfaces with contact cement or two stage epoxy and be done with it !
THERE ATE 3 HOUSES ON TOP OF A HILL IN MY TOWN. IT USE TO BE A FAMILY PLOT IN THE MID 1809S WITH 5 KNOWN BURIALS. ME AND MY FATHER FOUND THE HEADSTONES OF 5 ON THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL AND FOUND THE INFI AT ARE LIBRARY. BACK IN 2002 THEY BUILT THOSE HOUSES, BUT NEVER MOVED THE BODIES OR TOLS THE PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT THE HOUSES. I COULS NEVER FIND ANY LIVING RELATIVES OF THE OLD FAMILY. WHAT SHOULD I DO? TELL THE HOME OWNERS
When you this restoration do you try to find any relatives from them?
❤❤❤ wow how did you get started ? A nd how did you learn what to do .? HOW do you get approval for your work..?😊 God bless . Thank you 😮
Forgive my ignorance but what exactly is the lead wedge for?
It is to create a space to allow the epoxy putty to adhere the 2 pieces. Otherwise the weight of the stone would squeeze it all out.
Do you have to have permission to handle/repair the stones?
Good question. Yes, technically, you should seek permission from the family. However, as one who cleans old gravestones, I can tell you that in most every instance, the family can’t be found for those who died in the 1800’s or earlier. Thus, I don’t try to contact family, but assume they’d be fine with me cleaning the gravestones of their ancestors.
@@libertyvilleguy2903 I only asked out of curiosity. What you do is a testament to the human spirit to help others past or present...
@@ramonortiz7462 Thank you!
I bet Jesus has a good spot for you thanks