Samuel Hatheway was a colonist. He was born in a different time. He lived through the French and Indian War. A.k.a. the 7 years war, 1756-63. 1765 was the year that the Stamp Act was passed. 10 years before the American Revolution. Ty for cleaning this colonist's headstone. History is important to the living. I have much respect for what you do. Keep up the good work. You're doing humanity a great service by keeping our American history alive. God bless you!
You sir, are providing such an amazing service...I tip my hat to you and thank you immensely! As you say, no one should be forgotten! Take good care now and have yourself a great weekend. Bruce and Otis
@@garbagepailpixels9830There are many reasons someone would post a video like this. You don't know how many graves this person cleans off camera. Money may be one motive to post these videos, but there's also the fact that this person researches all that he can from someone that died 250 years ago, and takes the time to film and edit a video in a timely manner, and gets on his hands and knees to make sure the grave comes out spotless. Please think critically.
True story. I went to the cemetery to pay respects to my grandfather. The cemetery is very old and some parts overgrown. While I walked around looking for his grave site, I heard a woman calling me. She kept saying, "I'm over here." I couldn't see her but I could hear her. I just started following her voice until I ended up at a tree line to a wooded swampy area. She pleaded with me, "Please, come a little further. I'm right here." I sucked it up and took a few steps inside the tree line. There it was. A headstone on the ground broken, covered in ivy and leaves. I cleared it off, scrubbed it with the napkins in my pocket, and slowly poured the rest of my bottled water on it. When I was done, I heard her say, "Thank you. They don't remember that I'm here." Broke my heart. I pulled branches, twigs, and vines from the area as I walked out from the tree line to make a small path for her. I couldn't really tell when she passed away but she was born in 1807.
It is not really , with a normal generation gap of 22 years and a (conservative) generation factor of 3 he will have about 10 million decendents by now and you like everybody else will also have that many ancestors from that period. If you go back far enough everybody is related. That is simple math. Chances are decent I am related too. It is a completely meaningless statement to claim ancestry more than 5 or 6 generations back. There will be a huge number of very unsavoury people amongst your ancestors as well if you want to claim all 10 million of them going that far back. This is a can of worms you might not want to open.
@@volker.kreutzer852That’s an amazing fact, fascinating to think that you and I could be related. My family moved from Ulster in 1649 to the Channel Islands.
@@camz8755 True, it depends what you consider related. Is sharing 25% DNA enough ? Everyone would agree we are related. Is sharing 0.0001% of DNA enough? Most people would disagree. But that is what you imply if you claim ancestry from anybody from centuries ago. If you are accept 0.0000000001% then everybody on the planet is related since our common ancestors walked out from the Ethiopian plains many many moons ago.
@@camz8755 Most people don’t realise when they introduce a large bias into their ancestry research. Ask yourself what the statement “My family moved … in 1649 .. “ really means. It is great and interesting that you managed to trace an event in the life of a single one of your Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Grand parents. But you didn’t find out what your other 32767 Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great grand parents from the same time period did. And all these other people were exactly as much “your family” as the one person you found out about. That is why your first statement doesn’t really add up. It sounds fascinating and we would love it to be true but it is not a real thing. Your bias was probably introduced because you may currently live in the Channel Islands. DNA gets diluted by 50% each generation. 2 parents 4 grand parents 8 great grand parents etc…. And that is just direct bloodline. If you include uncles and aunts and if you go back far enough the number of your “relatives” becomes crazy high very quickly - and it will likely include even me , as well as some farmer in Ghana and that factory worker in China..
This is the most beautiful stone. I love the dark around the edges. So beautifully preserved in time. I was so excited to see you on notifications. Fantastic cleaning. God bless.
The dark coloring you see on a lot of old stones, especially when it's mostly deposited on the tops, with streaks and runs, is from coal dust being rained out of the air. This is from when we burned coal and had no filters. Imagine what peoples lungs looked like then.
The scripture on his headstone starts out by saying; “A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death, than the day of one’s birth…” The whole chapter of Ecclesiastes 7 is very somber, and speaks of very puritan character values. ❤
Excellent job. Looks great. I enjoyed the story/history about the family. I am from New England...Massachusetts. I can't believe the house still exists.
What a beautiful stone and the inscription font is gorgeous! I was thrilled to see his home still stands. Thank you for honoring him. You work so hard, you need a new brush!!! I clean my family stones and really enjoy the rewarding feeling that I took care of them. D2 is a miracle product. ❤❤❤❤. God Bless!!
What a wonderful gesture for an ancestor! This will only survive for decades if this kind of care is given to the memorial. All of that mold an lichen and whatever will only speed up the degradation and that you so lovingly cleaned it means it will last at least another century!. Kudos to you for taking such care of your family history.
They used to make stones out of cement line this one. The cement is porous and attracts the lichen and molds when it gets wet. They eventually turn dark like this one. It cleaned up beautifully. What a generous soul. Now they're all carved in granite and things. Built for the next lifetime, I guess.
This video has the most mysterious calming/soothing affect on me. I love watching it over and over. I love the loneliness of the scene and the subdued daylight. Also the diligent sound of the brush rasping across the stone... Even the sound of pumping that pressure container. Of course, I appreciate your valuable and kind efforts to clean the stone too, but somehow you've touched onto something psychologically extraordinary in creating this restoration video. CONGRATULATIONS!
You're a good guy for doing this. In my grandparents' cemetery, there are some headstones that need attending to like this one. I plan to work on them this autumn. The verse of Scripture on the stone is Ecclesiastes 12:8 -- "Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity." 🙏
I love visiting old graveyards too although i only take pictures of the headstones and their artwork. The best material for preserving writing and artwork is slate IMHO. I visited Copp's Hill cemetery in Boston last year on holidays and not only could you clearly see all the detail as if it was done yesterday, but you could also make out the faint guide lines that were used to keep the lettering of the inscriptions straight. These gravestones were from the 17th. and 18th. centuries. It's a fantastic graveyard to visit if you're ever in the North End.
What an outstanding job you did. Beautiful job. I have been doing cemetery restoration and cleaning for years and I am impressed. Keep up the fantastic work.
Crazy. Last time I visited a cemetery I couldnt help but think at some point down the generations nobody is going to ever come visit these graves again.
NO BODY SHOULD NEVER BE FORGOTTEN NEVER I LOVE 😍 WHAT YOU ARE DOING TO THE HEADSTONE CLEANING IT UP LIKE NEW THANK YOU I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT I KNOW THE FAMILY WILL APPRECIATE IT TOO MORE
This is very touching this type of work requires quality care and service love and devotion patience and grace is a virtue also ❤ so bless yah ❤ hope that restorative grave folks get a pay rise and more genuine support from the community ❤
Based on the blue liquid used I'm going to assume you're cleaning with Wet & Forget. That stuff is excellent from my experience of cleaning and refurbishing old gravestones.
Hi,just come across this channel by accident love what you are doing so I subscribed. I like that you find out about the person what a fabulous channel !!!! Much love and respect from England xx
I have always been fascinated by cemeteries and when traveling would often stop in the town I was traveling through and visit a local cemeteries viewing the headstones and wondering about the lives the dead buried there lived. It is a shames that so many cemeteries have become derelict and overgrown.
It’s crazy to me how little specks we are in our time on earth and how quickly things change. This person died before the United States existed. The tombstone has been there through the revolutionary war, a civil war, two world wars, various other conflicts, the pioneer days, the invention of the airplane, cars, computers, internet, and on and on.
My Dad used to clean and photograph old headstones near our vacation property in NH. He also made a few headstone rubbings which he posted with the (b&w) photos in his basement woodshop. At the time, the rest of the family thought his hobby was macabre and weird. My mother wanted him to stop. The summer cabin was sold in 1970 to finance the purchase of a Winnebago camper. Dad now rests beneath the headstone he shares with Mom. What became of his photos and rubbings, I don’t know. It’s too bad. He was just five decades ahead of his time.
what a wonderful job on this stone. Do you know what the stone is made of? Also what are the liquids used? I understand that you rinse with clear water.
For anyone who is wondering about the scripture at the bottom, it's from Ecclesiastes, Chapter 12, Verse 7. "and the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it."
Please enjoy the sounds of this video. The sounds: *scrub, squirt, hiss*. "This is not my fu__k__g day." Couldn't help but laugh out loud at that moment. Nice work.
I noted in this video that you didn't let it sit very long before scrubbing. That's not a bad thing. I found that giving it 10-15 minutes to set yield a great result.
What is that black mold around the edges at the top and sides? I know straight bleach will kill black mold and get rid of it. Did you try that to see if it would come off? Great cleaning job, the stone has been beautifully preserved all these decades, scores, centuries, it must have been a high end stone and expensive to begin with.
As far as I know, bleach doesn't actually kill molds. It just bleaches the color out and washes some of it away, so that it looks like it's gone, but it's really still there and will just keep growing. I think certain acids kill mold best, but I don't know how safe those are for headstones. I've often heard of people using D/2 Biological Solution as a safe cleaner that removes most molds, moss, algae, etc. I think he's using Wet and Forget, which is a brand of that. Though I'm not 100% certain that it is the same thing.
Don’t know if anyone lives in his former home. (It could be some kind of historical site.) But if I lived there, and learned the history of the house, I would definitely want to visit the man’s grave, just purely out of respect.
Please list the solutions you use and directions tons on chemicals if used. I want to do this, but I also don't want to damage the head stones. Thanks!
Do you ever get thank yous from the owner of the grave? Little gifts that appear? Recently 6 - 8 teenagers destroyed 100 headstones in my towns cemetery they were all from the time when my town was settled around the 1800s. You do great work and the ASMR sounds are 🤌🏻 🖤
What are the solutions you are using? I am just curious if something like Thompson's Water Seal would protect the stone for future generations. (not wanting to damage the stone)
Samuel Hatheway was a colonist. He was born in a different time. He lived through the French and Indian War. A.k.a. the 7 years war, 1756-63. 1765 was the year that the Stamp Act was passed. 10 years before the American Revolution. Ty for cleaning this colonist's headstone. History is important to the living. I have much respect for what you do. Keep up the good work. You're doing humanity a great service by keeping our American history alive. God bless you!
Thank you so much for the kind words and the knowledge!
Great comment!
You sir, are providing such an amazing service...I tip my hat to you and thank you immensely! As you say, no one should be forgotten! Take good care now and have yourself a great weekend. Bruce and Otis
Thank you so much and have a great one yourselves!
I cant believe how perfectly this headstone had been perserved and cleaned, thank you sir
It's a real treasure. Thanks for stopping by!
The care you give the forgotten is a kind and noble thing🙂
Thanks!
@@garbagepailpixels9830There are many reasons someone would post a video like this. You don't know how many graves this person cleans off camera. Money may be one motive to post these videos, but there's also the fact that this person researches all that he can from someone that died 250 years ago, and takes the time to film and edit a video in a timely manner, and gets on his hands and knees to make sure the grave comes out spotless. Please think critically.
True story. I went to the cemetery to pay respects to my grandfather. The cemetery is very old and some parts overgrown. While I walked around looking for his grave site, I heard a woman calling me. She kept saying, "I'm over here." I couldn't see her but I could hear her. I just started following her voice until I ended up at a tree line to a wooded swampy area. She pleaded with me, "Please, come a little further. I'm right here." I sucked it up and took a few steps inside the tree line. There it was. A headstone on the ground broken, covered in ivy and leaves. I cleared it off, scrubbed it with the napkins in my pocket, and slowly poured the rest of my bottled water on it. When I was done, I heard her say, "Thank you. They don't remember that I'm here." Broke my heart. I pulled branches, twigs, and vines from the area as I walked out from the tree line to make a small path for her. I couldn't really tell when she passed away but she was born in 1807.
Wow incredible story 😮
Amazing story!
@@oddities-whatnot I'm pretty sure no one would make that up. I can only tell you what happened to ME. I can't speak for anyone else.
I guess my mom has the same perception ability as yours.
Nice but nonsense.
This video made my cry . My father used to clean headstones at a graveyard he lived next to ,
He’s buried there now . ❤😢
Sorry to make you sad but glad you are remembering him
Thank you for preserving and sharing our great American heritage. 👏👏👏
It's my pleasure! Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment!
He’s my ancestor, thank you for this
That is awesome!!!!!!!
It is not really , with a normal generation gap of 22 years and a (conservative) generation factor of 3 he will have about 10 million decendents by now and you like everybody else will also have that many ancestors from that period. If you go back far enough everybody is related. That is simple math. Chances are decent I am related too. It is a completely meaningless statement to claim ancestry more than 5 or 6 generations back. There will be a huge number of very unsavoury people amongst your ancestors as well if you want to claim all 10 million of them going that far back. This is a can of worms you might not want to open.
@@volker.kreutzer852That’s an amazing fact, fascinating to think that you and I could be related. My family moved from Ulster in 1649 to the Channel Islands.
@@camz8755 True, it depends what you consider related. Is sharing 25% DNA enough ? Everyone would agree we are related. Is sharing 0.0001% of DNA enough? Most people would disagree. But that is what you imply if you claim ancestry from anybody from centuries ago. If you are accept 0.0000000001% then everybody on the planet is related since our common ancestors walked out from the Ethiopian plains many many moons ago.
@@camz8755 Most people don’t realise when they introduce a large bias into their ancestry research. Ask yourself what the statement “My family moved … in 1649 .. “ really means. It is great and interesting that you managed to trace an event in the life of a single one of your Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Grand parents. But you didn’t find out what your other 32767 Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great grand parents from the same time period did. And all these other people were exactly as much “your family” as the one person you found out about. That is why your first statement doesn’t really add up. It sounds fascinating and we would love it to be true but it is not a real thing. Your bias was probably introduced because you may currently live in the Channel Islands. DNA gets diluted by 50% each generation. 2 parents 4 grand parents 8 great grand parents etc…. And that is just direct bloodline. If you include uncles and aunts and if you go back far enough the number of your “relatives” becomes crazy high very quickly - and it will likely include even me , as well as some farmer in Ghana and that factory worker in China..
What a beautifully decorated headstone, and so well preserved for being over 200 years old! Well done bringing this person’s marker back to its glory
Thank you so much!
This is the most beautiful stone. I love the dark around the edges. So beautifully preserved in time. I was so excited to see you on notifications. Fantastic cleaning. God bless.
The dark coloring you see on a lot of old stones, especially when it's mostly deposited on the tops, with streaks and runs, is from coal dust being rained out of the air. This is from when we burned coal and had no filters. Imagine what peoples lungs looked like then.
@Elysian777 that sounds horrible. Just like the poor miners.
That's dirt ma'am
Love these old stones .amazing the way it came out . Incredible job
The scripture on his headstone starts out by saying; “A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death, than the day of one’s birth…” The whole chapter of Ecclesiastes 7 is very somber, and speaks of very puritan character values. ❤
Great job! Much appreciated
I thought it read chapter X11 ( 12 ) verse 7 not chapter 7 .
@@bruceshaw2402
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. (Ecc. Ch. 12 v7; KJV)
@bruceshaw2402 yes, it says 12 chap 7 verse
You are doing something wonderful here! Thank you for respecting and honoring those who have passed on ❤
Thank you so much for the kind words
You sir are a heaven sent angel taking time to remember people of the forgotten past !
Excellent job. Looks great. I enjoyed the story/history about the family. I am from New England...Massachusetts. I can't believe the house still exists.
Thank you very much!
To expose such beautiful detail and history.
Very well done.
Kindest Wishes from New Zealand.
What a beautiful stone and the inscription font is gorgeous! I was thrilled to see his home still stands. Thank you for honoring him. You work so hard, you need a new brush!!! I clean my family stones and really enjoy the rewarding feeling that I took care of them. D2 is a miracle product. ❤❤❤❤. God Bless!!
What a wonderful gesture for an ancestor! This will only survive for decades if this kind of care is given to the memorial. All of that mold an lichen and whatever will only speed up the degradation and that you so lovingly cleaned it means it will last at least another century!. Kudos to you for taking such care of your family history.
Awesome share
this man was born before america and died after america was made
1765 was NOT “after America was made”
@@animalmother556x45 lol i wrote that sleep deprived. my bad i ment he died when america was almost made
The sad part is, all graves and cemeteries are forgotten with the passage of time. The dates on this one is awesome.
Indeed!
Thanks for the cleaning. I am Sam Hathaway, and I approved this cleaning.
cute remark!
No you’re not I am Sam Hathaway! I reincarnated as a woman this time.
That has to be the cleanest headstone in the cemetery 👌
That cleaned up very nicely! Great job!
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I WATCH ANYBODY CLEANING UP A HEADSTONE
Thank you for doing this.
Awesome Beautiful Blessing for Generations To Come-Much Respect ✊ Sir💯🤲
Thank you. It's a beautiful headstone and I hope it's around for another 250 years
His headstone is in really great shape considering how old it is.
Such diligence is appreciated by many of us today. Thank you
Wow. This is excellent.
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Unreadable gravestones
Come back to life!
They used to make stones out of cement line this one. The cement is porous and attracts the lichen and molds when it gets wet. They eventually turn dark like this one. It cleaned up beautifully. What a generous soul. Now they're all carved in granite and things. Built for the next lifetime, I guess.
I can’t thank you enough for doing this with such respect. God Bless YOU!
This video has the most mysterious calming/soothing affect on me. I love watching it over and over. I love the loneliness of the scene and the subdued daylight. Also the diligent sound of the brush rasping across the stone... Even the sound of pumping that pressure container. Of course, I appreciate your valuable and kind efforts to clean the stone too, but somehow you've touched onto something psychologically extraordinary in creating this restoration video. CONGRATULATIONS!
You're a good guy for doing this. In my grandparents' cemetery, there are some headstones that need attending to like this one. I plan to work on them this autumn. The verse of Scripture on the stone is Ecclesiastes 12:8 -- "Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity." 🙏
Thank you so much
I love visiting old graveyards too although i only take pictures of the headstones and their artwork. The best material for preserving writing and artwork is slate IMHO. I visited Copp's Hill cemetery in Boston last year on holidays and not only could you clearly see all the detail as if it was done yesterday, but you could also make out the faint guide lines that were used to keep the lettering of the inscriptions straight. These gravestones were from the 17th. and 18th. centuries. It's a fantastic graveyard to visit if you're ever in the North End.
Slate is incredible! Thank you, that cemetery in Boston is now on my go see list
What an interesting way of preserving the memory of Mr. Hatheway
Excellent cleaning of the headstone. Mr Hatheway born during hhe reign of William and Mary, and just 5 weeks before the Battle of the Boyne.
What an outstanding job you did. Beautiful job. I have been doing cemetery restoration and cleaning for years and I am impressed. Keep up the fantastic work.
Crazy. Last time I visited a cemetery I couldnt help but think at some point down the generations nobody is going to ever come visit these graves again.
IT BRAKES MY HEART ♥ TO SEE A HEADSTONE GETS BROKEN
So it stops your heart to see a broken headstone? Ok 👍
Love the history behind the stone.
Loving your videos. I'm getting through them all for you.
Very much appreciated! Thank you very much and I hope you enjoy your weekend
I'm absolutely in love with your work! Congratulations, never found something so relaxing like this! Just subbed, please keep it all up!
Thank you for the kind words, Its much appreciated
Amazing what good shape this is in. You do a fantastic job with cleaning them
Thank you! Cheers!
Changed a lot. I love it.
Thanks so much
Wonderful job done there. God bless.
Thank you kindly
What a BEAUTIFUL thing to do. Agreed. No One Should be Forgotten. Be well. Stay Safe.
Yesss no one forgotten❤❤❤
Thanks for watching Ellen!
NO BODY SHOULD NEVER BE FORGOTTEN NEVER I LOVE 😍 WHAT YOU ARE DOING TO THE HEADSTONE CLEANING IT UP LIKE NEW THANK YOU I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT I KNOW THE FAMILY WILL APPRECIATE IT TOO MORE
Great cleanup!!!!!
This is so amazing but I’m too afraid to go to sleep to this
This is very touching this type of work requires quality care and service love and devotion patience and grace is a virtue also ❤ so bless yah ❤ hope that restorative grave folks get a pay rise and more genuine support from the community ❤
So nice for you to do. 🙏🏼
Just so awesome...Thank you!
Based on the blue liquid used I'm going to assume you're cleaning with Wet & Forget. That stuff is excellent from my experience of cleaning and refurbishing old gravestones.
Yes it its, works incredibly well and is affordable too
Great job. Very relaxing video and the facts were great.❤❤❤
Hi,just come across this channel by accident love what you are doing so I subscribed. I like that you find out about the person what a fabulous channel !!!! Much love and respect from England xx
How beautiful. You and that work of art tomestone.
What a wonderful person you are ❤
Thanks!!
Fantastic job 😮
I have always been fascinated by cemeteries and when traveling would often stop in the town I was traveling through and visit a local cemeteries viewing the headstones and wondering about the lives the dead buried there lived. It is a shames that so many cemeteries have become derelict and overgrown.
Thank you a wounderful Job ❤
INCREDIBLE WORK JUST TAKES ONE PERSON TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE from AUSTRALIA xx
It’s crazy to me how little specks we are in our time on earth and how quickly things change. This person died before the United States existed. The tombstone has been there through the revolutionary war, a civil war, two world wars, various other conflicts, the pioneer days, the invention of the airplane, cars, computers, internet, and on and on.
Awesome job. Looks like new again.😊
My Dad used to clean and photograph old headstones near our vacation property in NH. He also made a few headstone rubbings which he posted with the (b&w) photos in his basement woodshop. At the time, the rest of the family thought his hobby was macabre and weird. My mother wanted him to stop. The summer cabin was sold in 1970 to finance the purchase of a Winnebago camper.
Dad now rests beneath the headstone he shares with Mom.
What became of his photos and rubbings, I don’t know. It’s too bad. He was just five decades ahead of his time.
This one came out real well.
This gravestone is older than when my country was discovered by Europeans
Amazing work.
Diff comment: Please let us know what you used to spray clean the gravestone?? Love to do that for our family ancestors. Thanks
What a labor of love ❤️
What a kind and caring person you are , God bless you !!
Thank you so much
Sir, you are a prince and that D2 is truly a miracle!
Thanks, D2 works incredibly well. Wet and Forget as well
I love all your videos. When I first heard the sound of the water pump, I thought it was wild turkeys near you. Now I know better. ❤
I had it on low and I thought my stomach was acting up 😂
Nice job!
what a wonderful job on this stone. Do you know what the stone is made of? Also what are the liquids used? I understand that you rinse with clear water.
Thanks for stopping by! The stone is made of brownstone. I use a product called wet and forget to clean the stone. Very safe and effective
Good job man.
You’ve certainly got your work cut out for you there!
For anyone who is wondering about the scripture at the bottom, it's from Ecclesiastes, Chapter 12, Verse 7.
"and the dust returns to the ground it came from,
and the spirit returns to God who gave it."
Thank you so much for adding this!!
Good job buddy. Blessings to you
Thanks 👍
I agree. It's a great thing to do. What cleaner do you use so it doesn't damage the stone?
wet and forget, and d2
u sir are an angel
Good job. Mr Hathaway was in my family I would have complained about the headstone. The script is leaning to the left.
Please enjoy the sounds of this video.
The sounds: *scrub, squirt, hiss*. "This is not my fu__k__g day."
Couldn't help but laugh out loud at that moment. Nice work.
This is a 😊 👍 beautiful job
Here is a great example of how efficient Wet And Forget is cleaning headstones. ruclips.net/video/aOE2F8434fA/видео.htmlsi=rjHlCZsZNTZhrnkf
I noted in this video that you didn't let it sit very long before scrubbing. That's not a bad thing. I found that giving it 10-15 minutes to set yield a great result.
@jsainz706 when it's hot out, sometimes it tends to evaporate when I let it soak awhile
@@odditylocker I actually didn't think about that! You taught me something for when I clean stones lol
@jsainz706 this happens especially with the brownstone (sandstone) markers I clean
earned new sub❤
Yay! Thank you!
What is that black mold around the edges at the top and sides? I know straight bleach will kill black mold and get rid of it. Did you try that to see if it would come off? Great cleaning job, the stone has been beautifully preserved all these decades, scores, centuries, it must have been a high end stone and expensive to begin with.
As far as I know, bleach doesn't actually kill molds. It just bleaches the color out and washes some of it away, so that it looks like it's gone, but it's really still there and will just keep growing.
I think certain acids kill mold best, but I don't know how safe those are for headstones.
I've often heard of people using D/2 Biological Solution as a safe cleaner that removes most molds, moss, algae, etc. I think he's using Wet and Forget, which is a brand of that. Though I'm not 100% certain that it is the same thing.
@@pants6416 on non-porous surfaces like tile, glass, etc will kill mold.
The black mold is now gone. It took a month for the solution to work on that. Bleach is harmful to these old stones so it is not recommended
Thank you for the respect
Don’t know if anyone lives in his former home. (It could be some kind of historical site.) But if I lived there, and learned the history of the house, I would definitely want to visit the man’s grave, just purely out of respect.
Thanks for the comment. His home stands today and is part of the town's historical district
Please list the solutions you use and directions tons on chemicals if used. I want to do this, but I also don't want to damage the head stones. Thanks!
This is a strange question, what product do you use to clean the gravestone?
I use Wet and Forget, and D2
1 down many more to go… nice work. How do you decide which stones to clean? Just curious.
Do you ever get thank yous from the owner of the grave? Little gifts that appear?
Recently 6 - 8 teenagers destroyed 100 headstones in my towns cemetery they were all from the time when my town was settled around the 1800s. You do great work and the ASMR sounds are 🤌🏻 🖤
Did you stop doing these . Thank you for the respect you show to them
I'm curious, do you approach a stone that is approaching 300 years in age differently? Are there stone of this vintage that you won't touch?
Thank you for what you are doing. I am a Genealogist so gravestones are important to me. Has the graveyard been mapped and the stones recorded? ❤
yes they have! geneaology is so interesting
Отлично... Вы молодец 👍. Самый чистый памятник..
Love the end result. Good job! Greetings from southern Alberta!
Nice work
Thanks!
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Thank you so much and happy new year!
What are you using to clean with?
Wet and Forget is what I usually use. I've used D2 in the past but too pricey for me.
What are the solutions you are using? I am just curious if something like Thompson's Water Seal would protect the stone for future generations. (not wanting to damage the stone)
I use wet and forget and d2. A sealant isn't recommended because the stone needs to breathe