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re: Forgotten Graves
Posted on 1/14/24 at 10:01 am to SaintlyTiger88
Posted on 1/14/24 at 10:01 am to SaintlyTiger88
quote:Do something really bad (like Pricip) or leave a bunch of money like John McDonough or James Smithson.
I guess, in my mind, I want to be remembered by my descendants.
Otherwise, the ash-heap of history is calling…
Posted on 1/14/24 at 11:06 am to SaintlyTiger88
I saw this while doing a statistics class project years ago. A headstone of an old deceased gentleman that read “told you I was sick”.
Posted on 1/14/24 at 11:14 am to SaintlyTiger88
We never truly die until no one remembers us. Sadly, these folks are dead because most are forgotten
Posted on 1/14/24 at 11:34 am to DarthTiger
quote:
I've gotten into cleaning headstones. I highly recommend D/2 Biological Solution for cleaning headstones. Although the stone needs to be in decent shape and not crumbling away. Here's one grave I did last year.
What procedure did you use? My great great grandparents tombstone looks like your first picture and I've been wanting to go clean it.
Posted on 1/14/24 at 12:02 pm to SaintlyTiger88
“Ozymandias”
BY PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY
I met a traveller from an antique land,
Who said—“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed;
And on the pedestal, these words appear:
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
BY PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY
I met a traveller from an antique land,
Who said—“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed;
And on the pedestal, these words appear:
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
This post was edited on 1/14/24 at 12:04 pm
Posted on 1/14/24 at 12:15 pm to HarryBalzack
quote:TWHS
Must be one hell of a hole.
Posted on 1/14/24 at 12:19 pm to SaintlyTiger88
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This post was edited on 1/26/24 at 8:31 am
Posted on 1/14/24 at 1:17 pm to liz18lsu
quote:
Cavalry. Calvary is outside of Jerusalem. Not being bitchy, just one of those misused words.
Not being bitchy, but it was a proud day for the OT when you finally figured out the difference between Columbia and Colombia.
This post was edited on 1/14/24 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 1/14/24 at 1:22 pm to Aspercel
Damn.
Bitches truly be cray-cray.
Bitches truly be cray-cray.
Posted on 1/14/24 at 1:27 pm to liz18lsu
quote:is this a Catholic cemetery? Or do they at least have a Catholic section? Us Catholics have to be buried in blessed ground.
Roselawn,
St. Pat’s #1 in NOLA FTW
And I do find the ‘infant section’ interesting- all the babies that died in our family are buried in the family grave. My great great grandma died of TB she was buried with her youngest son who died a few days later - he was about 2 y/o
This post was edited on 1/14/24 at 1:31 pm
Posted on 1/14/24 at 4:05 pm to DarthTiger
quote:
I highly recommend D/2 Biological Solution for cleaning headstones.
Thank you for the direction. When we went up to Yawkey, WV for Mom's funeral this past August I noticed the condition of the headstones. I think I'll be using a bit of your recommended solution next time I go to visit the graves of my parents and my two older siblings. The headstones of Robbie and Mary Anne were looking rather dingy and in dire need of a good scrubbing. I'm sure that the headstone my parents now share will be needing a cleaning as well in due time, but it has only been there a little over 30 years as opposed to the others that are more than 50 years old.
Fortunately, the granite headstones haven't deteriorated like so many of the marble headstones I've encountered at cemeteries.
This post was edited on 1/15/24 at 5:54 am
Posted on 1/14/24 at 4:20 pm to doublecutter
quote:
What procedure did you use? My great great grandparents tombstone looks like your first picture and I've been wanting to go clean it.
I wet the entire stone surface with water & try to scrap off what I can with a plastic scraper. Then I spray the D2 & let it sit for 15-20 minutes. Then scrub it with a nylon bristle brush & rinse with water. I'll spray tough areas a second time if needed. The D2 continues to work on the stone months after.
Here's the video I watched.
Cleaning Headstones
Posted on 1/14/24 at 5:42 pm to Aspercel
quote:
Not being bitchy, but it was a proud day for the OT when you finally figured out the difference between Columbia and Colombia.
You are being bitchy because you can’t help yourself. But, thank you, I hope all is well.
Posted on 1/14/24 at 5:49 pm to SaintlyTiger88
This stuff is certainly depressing. But all you can do is pass along all the good things you learned in life, taught by your parents and hope that your children will learn just a little bit of good from you. And pass along that to their kids. We can’t all change the world. But if we can leave it a better place, even in the tiniest of ways, that’s a win.
Posted on 1/14/24 at 6:49 pm to liz18lsu
Oh, the irony. I added that part later and stole it from your post. I was being exactly as bitchy as you were.
It’s amazing. When you say shitty things adding not to be bitchy or it’s just a joke won’t absolve you of your mean intentions. People can see right through it.
Just as you did! So congrats!
It’s amazing. When you say shitty things adding not to be bitchy or it’s just a joke won’t absolve you of your mean intentions. People can see right through it.
Just as you did! So congrats!
Posted on 1/14/24 at 7:49 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Interesting idea for a thread.
There is a trail park I sometimes take my pups to loaded with gators and all kinds of wildlife. Anyway I took the dogs off the beaten path and came across a super old cemetery where the oldest legible one was from 1803. All overgrown with trees and grass etc.
The city has since taken on the task of cleaning it up so I was excited they had that resolve
There is a trail park I sometimes take my pups to loaded with gators and all kinds of wildlife. Anyway I took the dogs off the beaten path and came across a super old cemetery where the oldest legible one was from 1803. All overgrown with trees and grass etc.
The city has since taken on the task of cleaning it up so I was excited they had that resolve
Posted on 1/15/24 at 11:08 am to SaintlyTiger88
The graves may be forgotten but the lineages are evermore easy to trace thanks to Internet and organizations who dig out and publish the histories.
Posted on 1/15/24 at 11:13 am to Auburn1968
Has anyone mentioned that guy on youtube that goes around and fixes broken headstones and talks about the genealogy behind them.
Posted on 1/15/24 at 11:33 am to SaintlyTiger88
I don’t think you can realistically expect anyone beyond your grandchildren to visit your grave. We all become forgotten graves by the 4th generation, at best.
I do like to visit older cemeteries and read the markers of older graves. Reading the dates of birth and death alone gives an insight into the time they lived and it’s interesting to think about.
I do like to visit older cemeteries and read the markers of older graves. Reading the dates of birth and death alone gives an insight into the time they lived and it’s interesting to think about.
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