I get so much satisfaction watching all the growth coming off……I’ve done the same with my families stone……do no harm and that is EXACTLY what you are doing. Thank you so much……..❤❤❤❤❤
Good job!! I've been doing the same thing at an abandoned cemetery in my little town in Montana. I started with the veterans and then couldn't keep walking by the other headstones so I started working on them too. I feel a sense of peace when I'm out there. My first cleaning was also a Civil War veteran, Sanford Wood. He was with a Massachusetts regiment and got captured and parolled. Made his way to Montana and died at 80. So, it isn't just the cleaning, it's finding the history which makes it even more satisfying. Thank you for doing this. Retirement is the best!!
Great job! I appreciate the history of the person buried. I love what you are doing. It's a win win for everyone including those who come after us. You have a new subscriber!❤😊
Nice Job! Appreciate your focus on orthodox practices, plastic scrapers, the use of water, soft bristle brushes, and steering clear from metal brushes or powerwashers! #rvgminc
Just beautiful!!! Looks like the day it was set. Thank you for honoring him….❤❤❤. There is a saying. You are not dead until your name is no longer spoken. Mr. Reynolds. We salute you today.
I recently discovered a cemetery less than a mile from where I grew up is where many of my ancestors are buried. Some are pretty old going back to the 1700s. I am nearing retirement and plan to clean all of their graves before my time is up. I'm hoping I can work with the church to create electronic records of all of the grave sites. Thanks for making the video it educates me about how I should do this without causing any harm which has to be the primary concern.
Yes and remember to get permission. Especially with very old headstones . There is a point where cleaning them will actually do more harm. Congratulations on getting close to retirement. I love it and plan on doing a lot more this summer.
I am from Greenup, KY. Just read in the comments that you were coming to Ashland around the time of posting this video. Found your channel through @VirginiaTombstoneRevival . This happened to be the first of your videos I clicked on and lo and behold you are doing this stone. My daughter’s fiancé is from Asheville, OH. I have subscribed to your channel and look forward to seeing other videos!! Thank you for doing this. ♥️🤍💙🇺🇸 NEVER FORGET!! Laura
I do genealogy research for my family. I started with my four grand parents. On one of them I had a head start because my mother had a half uncle who researched his parents and one branch of the family has been researched for decades and has lots of information. I started in the 1980s before so much was available online. Before that happened, I couldn’t get hardly any information on the paternal side. I have photos of many of the gravestones for family members. There is a few I wish I could clean up. I am 77 and have serious back problems so even if they weren’t thousands of miles away, I couldn’t do it myself.
You are doing fine. You have asked for advice and you really mean that. I love your whole outlook. Keep doing what you are doing, you’ll continue to get better as well all do.
@@graveconcerns Oh my! How nice of you to suffer through MY videos! It’s so hot here in the South right now I am thinking I need to spend time and learn how to edit so I can put up decent videos. I have tons of footage that should make decent videos. I hope you read that I know they are terrible. It’s just a good place to land them for family to see some stuff, although I have some too bad to even throw uo there for that. LOL
Wonderful job! I have been interested in getting into grave marker/stone cleaning like this for a while, just don't know where to start. I would love to honor those who have gone before and whose current "homes" give me a place of peace and grounding.
You are really getting the hang of cleaning the stones now and you do a great job and as you say it gets you out in the air and helping preserve the stones and again as you say a lot of people don't realise how much damage lichen etc does to a stone.
Thank you - I thought this was one of my best ones yet? I am still figuring out what works best for me. I am putting the d2 in a pump sprayer soon and see if I can get an even coat without waste.
@@graveconcerns I buy the gallon jugs of D/2 and pour whatever i need in to a 1 litre garden sprayer with the adjustable nozzle so you can get the flow and shape of the spray to how you prefer it, especially if it's windy and to help save waste because as you know D/2 is quite expensive but that said the best on the market.
I have just found your channel, watched a few videos, and have been very happy to subscribe. You have some great content and I really like what you're doing! 👍
The roster of the 35th doesn't mention a William H. Reynolds, but it does mention a William Reynolds of Company G from Danville who was transferred to the 59th Illinois infantry
Thank you for that research - it has to be the same person. I believe there is a Danville Rd not to far from where he is buried? I tried to find information on him on fold3 and did get much information. I’ll look at the 59th - thank you again.
I get so much satisfaction watching all the growth coming off……I’ve done the same with my families stone……do no harm and that is EXACTLY what you are doing. Thank you so much……..❤❤❤❤❤
Good job!! I've been doing the same thing at an abandoned cemetery in my little town in Montana. I started with the veterans and then couldn't keep walking by the other headstones so I started working on them too. I feel a sense of peace when I'm out there. My first cleaning was also a Civil War veteran, Sanford Wood. He was with a Massachusetts regiment and got captured and parolled. Made his way to Montana and died at 80. So, it isn't just the cleaning, it's finding the history which makes it even more satisfying. Thank you for doing this. Retirement is the best!!
Great job! I appreciate the history of the person buried. I love what you are doing. It's a win win for everyone including those who come after us. You have a new subscriber!❤😊
Thank you so much for doing such important work. It is so good to honor our ancestors...and those who served. You are so kind!
The life purpose thing really hit home for me. I love being able to give back in this way when we clean stones also.
That is awesome
Hello Kirk and Ronan. Love to see you clean as well.
Awesome. So much resoect for maintaining these stones and memories of these people
Thank you
Nice Job! Appreciate your focus on orthodox practices, plastic scrapers, the use of water, soft bristle brushes, and steering clear from metal brushes or powerwashers! #rvgminc
Wow fantastic job! These are very satisfying to watch! Thank you for posting these.
Just beautiful!!! Looks like the day it was set. Thank you for honoring him….❤❤❤. There is a saying. You are not dead until your name is no longer spoken. Mr. Reynolds. We salute you today.
I recently discovered a cemetery less than a mile from where I grew up is where many of my ancestors are buried. Some are pretty old going back to the 1700s. I am nearing retirement and plan to clean all of their graves before my time is up. I'm hoping I can work with the church to create electronic records of all of the grave sites. Thanks for making the video it educates me about how I should do this without causing any harm which has to be the primary concern.
Yes and remember to get permission. Especially with very old headstones . There is a point where cleaning them will actually do more harm. Congratulations on getting close to retirement. I love it and plan on doing a lot more this summer.
Thank you! Just starting my adventure in this down here in southern Ohio!
I am going to do some soon down in Ashland Ky. You will enjoy it and get satisfaction of accomplishment for doing it.
Great comparison about stuff used for caring for your car.
Thank you for respecting the stones and cleaning them the way recommended. You have done a beautiful job.
So nice of you - thank you!
This is an interesting process. Thank you for doing this work.
My pleasure - I hope to do a lot more and different types
Thankyou. I would like to do this when I retire
I am from Greenup, KY. Just read in the comments that you were coming to Ashland around the time of posting this video. Found your channel through @VirginiaTombstoneRevival . This happened to be the first of your videos I clicked on and lo and behold you are doing this stone. My daughter’s fiancé is from Asheville, OH. I have subscribed to your channel and look forward to seeing other videos!! Thank you for doing this. ♥️🤍💙🇺🇸 NEVER FORGET!! Laura
I do genealogy research for my family. I started with my four grand parents. On one of them I had a head start because my mother had a half uncle who researched his parents and one branch of the family has been researched for decades and has lots of information. I started in the 1980s before so much was available online. Before that happened, I couldn’t get hardly any information on the paternal side. I have photos of many of the gravestones for family members. There is a few I wish I could clean up. I am 77 and have serious back problems so even if they weren’t thousands of miles away, I couldn’t do it myself.
Well done!
Thank you
Lovely job! It is fun watching you hone your skills. You have an amazing heart. Thank you!
Thank you - I am trying to get better
@@graveconcernsand you are succeeding!
You are doing fine. You have asked for advice and you really mean that. I love your whole outlook. Keep doing what you are doing, you’ll continue to get better as well all do.
Thank you and I started watching your videos!! Don't you enjoy doing this? I really believe it's a win - win.
@@graveconcerns Oh my! How nice of you to suffer through MY videos! It’s so hot here in the South right now I am thinking I need to spend time and learn how to edit so I can put up decent videos. I have tons of footage that should make decent videos. I hope you read that I know they are terrible. It’s just a good place to land them for family to see some stuff, although I have some too bad to even throw uo there for that. LOL
@@graveconcerns AND yes, I LOVE doing this!
Good job, sir. You are doing a very noble thing. I’d like to learn myself some day
Thank you - you can do this. It’s relaxing, exercise and makes you feel good in the end. You can start out with just water and a brush to get started.
Wonderful job! I have been interested in getting into grave marker/stone cleaning like this for a while, just don't know where to start. I would love to honor those who have gone before and whose current "homes" give me a place of peace and grounding.
It is fairly easy. At first you may feel a little intimidated but just start doing it and after the first one you will be hooked.
Very therapeutic
You're doing a great job. Seems you are brushing with a little more force (which is a good thing) and keeping your stone and brushes wet. Perfect.
Great job!
You are really getting the hang of cleaning the stones now and you do a great job and as you say it gets you out in the air and helping preserve the stones and again as you say a lot of people don't realise how much damage lichen etc does to a stone.
Thank you - I thought this was one of my best ones yet? I am still figuring out what works best for me. I am putting the d2 in a pump sprayer soon and see if I can get an even coat without waste.
@@graveconcerns I buy the gallon jugs of D/2 and pour whatever i need in to a 1 litre garden sprayer with the adjustable nozzle so you can get the flow and shape of the spray to how you prefer it, especially if it's windy and to help save waste because as you know D/2 is quite expensive but that said the best on the market.
Nice work!
I have just found your channel, watched a few videos, and have been very happy to subscribe. You have some great content and I really like what you're doing! 👍
Thank you very much - this means a lot to me!
The roster of the 35th doesn't mention a William H. Reynolds, but it does mention a William Reynolds of Company G from Danville who was transferred to the 59th Illinois infantry
Thank you for that research - it has to be the same person. I believe there is a Danville Rd not to far from where he is buried? I tried to find information on him on fold3 and did get much information. I’ll look at the 59th - thank you again.
To live to 75 yo in that time was advanced years. He also survived a war😮
I due the same thing here in California as well, and for the same reasons.
Look really good
Thank you very much!
Ohio State University has a nice page listing the exploits of the 35th Illinois infantry. I don't know if UA-cam will let me post a link though.
Civil war widows often remaried younger men! Thier were not a great deal of elligible men.
Ph of D2 is not zero, it is 9.5, so a bit on the basic side of neutral.
You are correct. I probably should just say it doesn’t hurt the stone lol
@@graveconcernsbased on everything I have read about D2, that sounds like a safe statement. 😉
Very nice. what was the rest of the inscription? GOD? 35 ILL.ine?