So sad that some asshats have no respect! Glad to see how much was done to try and restore the place. Great find Matt, thanks for sharing with us. 😊❤🇺🇸
I can remember as a child going with my grandma to visit the graves of her parents and her telling us kids the importance of being respectful of a cemetery..the lesson stuck with me. It's scary to think that we share a society where such evil and cruelty dwell. Bravo to the efforts of those trying to restore this place. Also thank you Matt for your devotion and concern for these places. ❤ stay safe my friend.
Such a shame that people had no respect for the grave sites. But so wonderful that others are working to repair and replace the damaged and worn headstones.
So tragic to see the Damage inflicted on the Graves There is such a sense of sadness with this video . lost monuments to forgotten heroes my Favourite was the Pink Granite one . great find thank you ❤️🌈
Why desicrate a grave? I dont get it. Im giving up on mankind. There are two kinds of people in this world...givers and takers. I am proud to call myself a giver. Its called love and compassion for others. Its not that hard . I"m gonna do what i believe is good and share the love. Thanks matt. Love what you do. Would love to be there with you! Have book on cemetary iconography. Was really into the cemetary thing at one point in my life. Was drawn to cemetary history but never persued it. Was at Mare Island in San Fran and saw grave of Francis Scott Keys daughter. Respect, my friend. You got it!
Thank you so much for saying that, I've been saying that for years. I am also a giver, and because of it we sometimes attract the opposite, you can put 2givers together and a giver and taker to but you can never put to takers together.
You are good at stumbling onto some of this neatest finds. It must be a gift. Alright we'll all get a follow up on the next one of more cool places. Later Matt stay safe. ✌
great restoration job by putting the old markers into new and thicker markers.Now they are preserved and eveyone who visits can see what they looked like before the vandalism.Better solution than leaving the pieces on the ground.
Very sad to see a lot of vandalism at cemeteries like that . It is esp terrible on older ones as often no one is left to restore it.Looks like they did a pretty good job on what they did. Looks like they even cleaned some stones. Great video. Keep Safe❤Keep Well❤
Not sure if anyone went through any of the info available on the people buried here already, but it was interesting you stopped by Eliza's grave site because I read that she was the last one buried in this cemetery. Great video.
How sad the damage but amazing that they tried to fix it. You can tell they used the money for historic the right way . Not like the sad cemetery a few weeks back.
Hi Matt Some not all places and we had it as well had a problem with people looking unfortunately for people who in some cultures are buried with their jewelry. And people unfortunately go looking
They did a wonderful job at trying to restore the one's who are laid to rest there..Just so sad and disturbing to know there are person's out there who destroy graves...
I know you touched upon this in your narrative, but I think over and above so many of the older gravestones (which would be much more vulnerable to damage or lack of legible inscriptions) being snapped off, broken or pulverized in the considerable act of vandalism there in 1992 (mentioned by the sign, which I agree was unusually informative and would at least assist the explanation of how so much damage was done to the burial grounds), a considerable amount of the damage which can never be corrected there, described thus on the sign at the front of the cemetery, might've just been the movement of the stones from where they originally stood, or catastrophic damage to the stones (or both) and their engraved surfaces (which might only require breaking the stones in significant enough places on each marker to make them nearly impossible to read). A lot of very old cemeteries, certainly ones that have not seen use in many decades and would not be regularly maintained (possibly not even visited with any frequency), might have limited or, aside from counting on the markers identifying those graves beneath them and who those people were, no other local governmental or parish records to double-check who was buried there might remain today, if many of those stones were moved from their original and proper location, or otherwise defaced or the engravings obscured or destroyed. The other item was about the one grave near the back, with a strange and rather lovely engraved 'font' used (the language it was engraved in was German, I can confirm, as opposed to English like every other grave marker you'd captured in the video that was even remotely legible) on the marker, and your search for a potential 'topper home' for the small, seemingly out-of-place 'orphan stone' before it. I don't think it was in fact not originally put there; some traditional burial methods (certainly if we're talking as long ago as the middle of the 19th Century, which is when I believe the inscription read the person buried was interred) for many cultures in Europe or those of European extraction (pioneers or recent immigrants who came to North America in those days) involved a 'breather stone', which was either a deliberate conduit for a small 'piped' passageway for air movement from down where the coffin is laid (or was laid, if more than a hundred years of decay has since broken it down) to the open air at ground level, or a symbolic 'spirit passage' for the soul of the person buried there to be allowed to rise out of the body and then, further, into whatever afterlife could be reached when above the ground where their deceased body was buried. I don't know if this is a tradition specific to old German-speaking or, say, Dutch cultural groups; you can see a tremendous number of grave markers in the middle of maintained, very old cemeteries in built-up areas of New Jersey and New York State (many dating back to when New York was called 'New Amsterdam'), almost all of which will be inscribed in Dutch and not English, where early Dutch settlers and their descendants were buried, but I do know that this practice is also present in many of those burials in not a few cases, for that same reason per tradition.
I really like your graveyard tours I do wish that you would read some of the old timing names and dates I can't see very well so it's very hard for me to read anything I just like the old-time names dates pages whatever is on their stems thank you
I believe anyone who has done this will be visited by Karma and those souls who were defiled will be grasping those vandals upon their worldly exit. Go Karma!
I cant understand why anyone would destroy a graveyard i live in the UK it happens here but not very often and most of the time its just one or two graves mainly by drunk teenagers being morons. It must be heartbreaking to find a loved ones grave in such a state very sad.
No respect for the last restingplace of people, thats even more sad, why do people do that, what do they gain from it? I hope they get haunted really bad for doing such things
So sad that some asshats have no respect! Glad to see how much was done to try and restore the place. Great find Matt, thanks for sharing with us. 😊❤🇺🇸
How very sad! Thank you for taking us there. I'm glad the county did what they could for those families.
That pink granite always seem to hold up better than anything else I've seen headstones made of. Decades later still looks brand new.
I can remember as a child going with my grandma to visit the graves of her parents and her telling us kids the importance of being respectful of a cemetery..the lesson stuck with me. It's scary to think that we share a society where such evil and cruelty dwell. Bravo to the efforts of those trying to restore this place. Also thank you Matt for your devotion and concern for these places. ❤ stay safe my friend.
I like that you go looking for Head Stone's that may have been overlooked . You're doing a great job!
Such a shame that people had no respect for the grave sites. But so wonderful that others are working to repair and replace the damaged and worn headstones.
How sad. It is good to see it marked. A awesome awakening adventure.
So tragic to see the Damage inflicted on the Graves There is such a sense of sadness with this video . lost monuments to forgotten heroes my Favourite was the Pink Granite one . great find thank you ❤️🌈
Excellent cemetery choice, great restoration, making progress. Love your knowledge and voice.
That's interesting they kept the old ones there after replacing the markers with new ones.
WoW they did alot of work on the cemetary! Hopefully they keep going. Very interesting find. Luv your videos. Thanks for sharing :)
There's a understand vibe here they are at peace
At least they are trying to fix alot of this place up
Such disrespect. So sad. Thanks for showing the restoration efforts. 🐈🐾
Why desicrate a grave? I dont get it. Im giving up on mankind. There are two kinds of people in this world...givers and takers. I am proud to call myself a giver. Its called love and compassion for others. Its not that hard . I"m gonna do what i believe is good and share the love. Thanks matt. Love what you do. Would love to be there with you! Have book on cemetary iconography. Was really into the cemetary thing at one point in my life. Was drawn to cemetary history but never persued it. Was at Mare Island in San Fran and saw grave of Francis Scott Keys daughter. Respect, my friend. You got it!
Thank you so much for saying that, I've been saying that for years. I am also a giver, and because of it we sometimes attract the opposite, you can put 2givers together and a giver and taker to but you can never put to takers together.
@@kimgarner5743 absolutely🌼
You are good at stumbling onto some of this neatest finds. It must be a gift. Alright we'll all get a follow up on the next one of more cool places. Later Matt stay safe. ✌
great restoration job by putting the old markers into new and thicker markers.Now they are preserved and eveyone who visits can see what they looked like before the vandalism.Better solution than leaving the pieces on the ground.
Cool video. Thank you! You can read many of those stones if you hold a small flashlight up to their side. You can make out the letters better.
Very sad to see a lot of vandalism at cemeteries like that . It is esp terrible on older ones as often no one is left to restore it.Looks like they did a pretty good job on what they did. Looks like they even cleaned some stones. Great video. Keep Safe❤Keep Well❤
Nice matt
Not sure if anyone went through any of the info available on the people buried here already, but it was interesting you stopped by Eliza's grave site because I read that she was the last one buried in this cemetery. Great video.
Thank you, Matt
This was a sad one but interesting .. Thanx!
How sad the damage but amazing that they tried to fix it. You can tell they used the money for historic the right way . Not like the sad cemetery a few weeks back.
How sad and disrespectful, thank you 😊 awesome explore ✌🏻❤️😊
Hi Matt Some not all places and we had it as well had a problem with people looking unfortunately for people who in some cultures are buried with their jewelry. And people unfortunately go looking
The bad folks just won’t leave you alone, even when you’re dead. Why do vandals think like that? Booze? Hormones? Self hatred? Bad parenting?! Sheesh.
Drugs?
Time fades the past.
Nice video 👍👍❤
Amazing video
Thank you for another banger video ❤️❤️
They did a wonderful job at trying to restore the one's who are laid to rest there..Just so sad and disturbing to know there are person's out there who destroy graves...
I wish I could catch someone doing that I would mess them up !😡😠
You would piss your pants and run.
@@tboman4128 lmao
I have never seen headstones inside of headstones!
So sad!! I hate seeing cemeteries destroyed!!
Can you imagine if you have the power to resurrect the dead and they would tell their stories....
Some people have no respect for the dead
Those same people have no respect for anything.
I know you touched upon this in your narrative, but I think over and above so many of the older gravestones (which would be much more vulnerable to damage or lack of legible inscriptions) being snapped off, broken or pulverized in the considerable act of vandalism there in 1992 (mentioned by the sign, which I agree was unusually informative and would at least assist the explanation of how so much damage was done to the burial grounds), a considerable amount of the damage which can never be corrected there, described thus on the sign at the front of the cemetery, might've just been the movement of the stones from where they originally stood, or catastrophic damage to the stones (or both) and their engraved surfaces (which might only require breaking the stones in significant enough places on each marker to make them nearly impossible to read).
A lot of very old cemeteries, certainly ones that have not seen use in many decades and would not be regularly maintained (possibly not even visited with any frequency), might have limited or, aside from counting on the markers identifying those graves beneath them and who those people were, no other local governmental or parish records to double-check who was buried there might remain today, if many of those stones were moved from their original and proper location, or otherwise defaced or the engravings obscured or destroyed.
The other item was about the one grave near the back, with a strange and rather lovely engraved 'font' used (the language it was engraved in was German, I can confirm, as opposed to English like every other grave marker you'd captured in the video that was even remotely legible) on the marker, and your search for a potential 'topper home' for the small, seemingly out-of-place 'orphan stone' before it. I don't think it was in fact not originally put there; some traditional burial methods (certainly if we're talking as long ago as the middle of the 19th Century, which is when I believe the inscription read the person buried was interred) for many cultures in Europe or those of European extraction (pioneers or recent immigrants who came to North America in those days) involved a 'breather stone', which was either a deliberate conduit for a small 'piped' passageway for air movement from down where the coffin is laid (or was laid, if more than a hundred years of decay has since broken it down) to the open air at ground level, or a symbolic 'spirit passage' for the soul of the person buried there to be allowed to rise out of the body and then, further, into whatever afterlife could be reached when above the ground where their deceased body was buried.
I don't know if this is a tradition specific to old German-speaking or, say, Dutch cultural groups; you can see a tremendous number of grave markers in the middle of maintained, very old cemeteries in built-up areas of New Jersey and New York State (many dating back to when New York was called 'New Amsterdam'), almost all of which will be inscribed in Dutch and not English, where early Dutch settlers and their descendants were buried, but I do know that this practice is also present in many of those burials in not a few cases, for that same reason per tradition.
I really like your graveyard tours I do wish that you would read some of the old timing names and dates I can't see very well so it's very hard for me to read anything I just like the old-time names dates pages whatever is on their stems thank you
Nice cemetery, they try.
I think there's a special place in hell for anyone who would desecrate and disrespect a cemetery like that. Thanks so much for the video Mr. 539!
Hi Matt, at 16:03 you can hear a male voice in the background, I think he said "Hello", ghost ??? real person ???? not sure lol. x
It could be a match just upside down in the dirt Mat
I believe anyone who has done this will be visited by Karma and those souls who were defiled will be grasping those vandals upon their worldly exit. Go Karma!
Shame on those who did that....
That’s so sad...when you walk through let us see ore of the gravestone
this is so sad!
I cant understand why anyone would destroy a graveyard i live in the UK it happens here but not very often and most of the time its just one or two graves mainly by drunk teenagers being morons. It must be heartbreaking to find a loved ones grave in such a state very sad.
No respect for the last restingplace of people, thats even more sad, why do people do that, what do they gain from it? I hope they get haunted really bad for doing such things
People who knock over stones have no souls.
Cemetery vandalism is as low as you can get.
Sad no respect
Why don't you read the names on the stones. Your pictures don't show the nam,e
People are stupid. Why do something like this?
Dude you need to do your homework on these old cemetery. Stop guessing