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- Holt Cemetery in New Orleans is the one of the only in-ground cemeteries in the area, if not the only one. Most cemeteries in New Orleans feature above the ground crypts or tombs that resemble tiny homes. Holt Cemetery, named after Dr. Joseph Holt, was established in 1879 and is considered a "Potter's Field" cemetery as in its for people that can't afford an elaborate burial.
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I once went into a cemetery and watched someone clean up a grave , I asked them as it was an old grave if it was a relative or ancestor, they replied "no , just a forgotten someone , but they were a world war one soldier" . It was nice they cleaned up the grave as a form of remembrance , it cost them nothing but a few minutes and a little thought and i am sure the family of that soul would have appreciated that small act.
That’s awesome!
This makes me cry. It is so sad that NO ONE has the respect to try and fix it or clean it up. I don't care how poor these people are/were they are still someone's loved ones.
I love walking around cemetaries, to me it's so relaxing.
Same here
It kinda creeps me out
Me too
Same. It's a sort of spooky feeling for me, but it's very relaxing.
Same. My family thinks I’m weird
When I visit my sister's grave I always bring two beers. I drink one while we visit and set the other opened one on her stone. We used to have wonderful happy times over a couple of beers.
Its cemetaries like this that convinced me to be cremated, so my daughter can lovingly store my urn under her sink next to the Liquid Plumber.
LOL
🤣🤣🤣
Hilarious! I'm sure you deserve a proper home post cremation. So did all of the folks buried at Holt. I just went to Pioneer Cemetary in Georgetown, CA (built circa 1850). Everyone I was with decided to get cremated after seeing the poor conditions of the Cemetary. It wasnt as bad as Holt, but there were tombstones that were broken/knocked over and almost every plot was completely overgrown with grass and weeds despite the fact that it is still in active Cemetary
@@shonuffsugaproper? how do you know he's not a plumber?
LMFAO
I've been to Holt Cemetery twice in 2012 sadly. The first time was in February for my cousin funeral, he was murdered at 25. Anyway I'm from Alabama and I always thought that all of the graveyards in New Orleans was above ground plots. When we pulled into the cemetery I was surprised to see it was an in ground cemetery but I thought the grounds was solid and stable like the ones in Alabama or other places. He was buried pretty much in the middle of the place and like you said in the video, it was really hard for me to walk without stepping on a grave. At FIRST I thought nothing of it. But when all of a sudden I stepped on this grave and my ankle went down into it. That's when I started to really pay attention and noticed bone fragments and collapsed graves. There was even this one grave that was particularly open, you could see the bottom part of the casket. Like the whole mood there was dreadful like it felt like a muggy dark cloud was just weighting over me. It was something I'd never forget man.
That Trucker Wes B Wow man!! Yeah, I thankfully didn't see any bone fragments on this trip. I'm sorry to hear about your cousin, too.
Wow. That couldn't have been a good experience.
"There is no reason for these people to be treated this way,OMG so sad!!!"
Sounds pretty scary. Wow. I wouldnt go back, not alone anyway. Sad to hear about ur cuzzin. I lost a cuzzin too. He was murdered at age 22 back in 92.
I pray ur cuz get justice n they find who murdered him..so 😢
I have been to Holt many times. I've cut grass, picked up trash, even buried bones. The air in the Holt is dead. It's a sad place to see.
Bearman oh wow! Yeah, I noticed a weird feeling in the air while I was there.
Thank you, someone cares enough to help keep this up.
Good for you, thank-you so much!
@MysteryFan what?
I been trying to find brother Joseph Moreau. They he died in Charity Hospital and they said he was burial in these graves. Could you help me with imfo how to find him. Ty
What a disgrace, that cemetery is still active and yet it looked like it was abandoned for decades already. Shame shame shame.....
Shame on the thoughtless lot who put the stinking carcasses there , they should be burned,, it a human garbage dump,,
What kind of people are they.
It appears this cemetery was under Katrina’s waters... who knows if those people are around anymore to take care of it.
I have to think alot of what I see as damage was done in a flood of that cemetery at some point.
dignity in death is a privilege in a capitalist state.
the people buried at Holt include a mass grave for the gay men burned alive in the Up Stairs Lounge--they were not allowed proper burial because no one would admit to being related to them at the time.
Buddy Bolden, perhaps the greatest jazz musician of all time, is buried there because he was deemed insane.
Many of the people there are not just poor, but were actively rejected by the Catholic Church.
it is a "Do it yourself" cemetery.
LOL. I just love the mentality of people. They break the law, then brag about on social media. Then have the nerve to be surprised, when the police come knocking on their door.
This cemetary is the final resting place of Buddy Bolden. He is in an unmarked grave somewhere on the property. No one knows where, but near the main entrance there is a memorial monument. Actually, it is located right near another New Orleans musical legend's grave, the grave of Jessie Hill. Hill's big hit was "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" in 1960.
This is actually more sad than "creepy." That's the kind of grave that you'd get living in that area if your family is relatively poor. But there are actually worse places to be buried in in the US like Hart Island in New York where the dead are buried in mass graves :(
This place is so sad
I can't imagine how contaminated the water is that drains into the canals from the cemetery... 😨🤤
Burn them don't wast land or cause pollution with the stinking carcasses,,
@@williamredfern5504 those carcasses were once human beings that had familes or fought in the wars to save your arrogant arse.. Show respect..not everyone back then wanted to be cremated..i personally do but respect others didn't want that way..just show respect
@@williamredfern5504 THAT'S BETTER BURN THEN
It's about time this & other cemeteries like it are cleaned up by the authority in charge of them. It was sad to see this cemetery so neglected 🤔
As far as I know, the families are in charge of the upkeep unfortunately. I’d love to see the city take charge though and clean it up
WHY WAST PUBLIC/TAX PAYERS MONEY,, THEY SHOULD BURN THE STINKING THINGS, NOT WAST LAND OR CAUSE POLLUTION WITH THEM,,
@william redfern,
YOU are a waste
Who owns this place or are they dead too. This is like watching a horror movie, I've never seen anything like this. So sad. Awful and so sad.
Seems so very sad and forgotten.....But definitely interesting!!! Thank you for sharing.
Yeah, it really is.. thanks for watching :)
Such an incredibly sad cemetery :(
Part of me says renovate it, but on the other side think no this is how it is and fascinating
How sad that some graves are in such bad repair. Some of the headstones are older. Could it be that the family as passed away and no one is left to take care of the spaces?
Gayle Crabtree from what I understand, these are only maintained by family members. The families that own these plots are of a low income. So, the plots are only kept up enough to continue using them.
@@NOLADEEJ its still a hazard i wonder if. Anyones been hurt. Trying clean this up just gave up.this not cemetery. This is a potterfield id donate. To medical science or be cremated. It be better than this most vets get free funerals. Police men anc firemen too .ive made plans.my wish be taken care of.
NOLADEEJ I believe that is possible for that reason for not taken care of
I seen a headstone marked 2015 towards the end. So, not all are old.
Why should the decendents look after it , it's only a dump for human garbage,, they should be cremated,,
The Holt cemetery was mentioned by the New Orleans Magazine in 1980 as a Decco type and my wife, rest in peace, wrote to the magazine telling them it was not Decco that is was unclean and forgotten. The Magazine gave her prise for telling how this cemetery really was and it also stated that Delgado had one time was taken care of it and that one of the World War II associations was going to look after it. We came back later and it had been cleaned. All this was before Cathrina. It is a shame the way it looks today. Something should be done about it.
Having been born and raised in the New Orleans metro area my Hubz and I were taught to watch where we step in cementaries. In the Pacific Northwest (Washington state) the cementaries here are very different. People don’t try to walk around known graves... they walk on/over them. Very, very different cultures.
Yeah, I was taught that too. It really bothers me to see people walking on graves, ugh!
My cousin was buried there some years ago I went to visit his grave about a week ago and couldn’t find it 😢
I think there is a list of the plot locations. You may need to ask the groundskeeper.
OMG that's awful.
@@NOLADEEJ there's a groundskeeper in that place if so he should lose his job
😢
@ april love - are you serious? Hell, that guy can’t even pick up the trash! 🤔
Dr. Joseph Holt is my 4X great grandfather. I think he would be upset to see the state of the cemetery today. If I lived anywhere near NO, I would go there and help clean it up.
Oh wow! Yeah, it's a shame the state it's in, however I heard recently it's going to get some loving care soon and hopefully get fixed up.
All I feel is fear and extreme sadness looking at these cemetery videos.
I'm not creeped out by this, I'm just sad. Every single person deserves better than this
Agreed
Its not creepy ,its sad ,
It is a sad place, I'd love to see it fixed up somehow
I want to send u a fb mess , with my link to my page , i remember the forgotten , if u like to see it.
villa kakelbont Absolutely!
Send it , love from the Netherlands
villa kakelbont we put creepy because we have to for views.. not that said they are all dead.. I'm not sure they care.. it's interesting imagery. everyone dies.. some are rich some are poor
A couple of things: 1) You have a great voice for this kind of work, nice cadence and articulation, too. 2) Seeing all those graves in disrepair may reflect, though sadly, that we truly don’t have any intrinsic value. For all apparent intent and purposes, those graves could have easily been for cats, rats or any other so-called lower animals. I still choose not to believe that is so, but as I get older, it takes a lot more effort to believe that we are anything special.
Thanks so much! I get what you're saying.. Maybe you're right!
Keep on going making videos like these thank you
Thanks man!! Many more to come ;)
I appreciate your kindness to the people who have passed away
A Potter field cemetery is typicality for people that could not afford a funeral, the homeless, or even people that remained at the morgue and were never claimed. That is likely why this cemetery is like it is. I'm not trying to condone the condition as much as explaining why there isn't funds to properly maintain it. This cemetery giving the burial site to the family is an interesting way to try and keep some maintenance ongoing. But keep in mind, many of the people buried here were homeless and or unclaimed by any family. It is sad .
Why are the War Vet here?
It breaks my heart that the cemetery sits like that I wish I could help and come clean it up but I live so far away in another state god bless they're soul's rest in peace angels of are Heavenly Father.
This cementery looks like the one where my grandparents and ancestors are buried in here in Mexico City, sadly is not the only one in this conditions, not only in the city but the rest of the country, and yes, I have seen some bones, and weird ritual stuff, so to me this place isn't creepy, I am used to. Another sad thing is that people steal crucifix made out of some metal, I can't remember which one, so it is better if they are made out of cement.
I live in NO.Nothing relaxing about. This.So sad that it comes to this for poor people.Dont walk in here if you you don't know somebody buried here.You step on graves everywhere w/O knowing.Would you like that for your family member.Everyone deserves better.
It never ceases to amaze me about cemeteries in the USA. I’m so used to the cemeteries being run by the local councils that there is never this issue of who owns them. I’m not saying UK graveyards are kept immaculately, far from it in many areas but at least you know who to complain to.
Yeah, this one is unique in that it's kept up by the families.. But it would be nice for the city to step in and fix it up a bit.
Our cemetarys here in norway is much much better than these, the grass is cut and no trash..
Every cemetery holds stories. Stories of young lovers, children who died so young, elderly people who live so long. Husband and wives, neighbors,grandmothers and grandfathers, uncles and aunts, cousins, each and every person in a cemetery had a story. They should be respected.
That's so sad, Ive seen many a cemeterys where the headstones are fallen down or destroyed or just gone. I'm the last in our family to take care of our graves. I'm old, so I don't think anybody in our family what's left of it, will ever come and clean up our graves. In fifty, to a hundred years, nobody will remember us anyways...
Very sad to see a cemetery in this condition. Rest In Peace to all who are buried at the cemetery. God bless you in the
Name of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit and all his BEAUTIFUL GLORY...AMEN❤️❤️❤️❤️
THANK YOU I ENJOY ALL YOUR VIDEOS BRO.
Hey thanks so much!!
What did you think of the granite marker for Charles "Buddy" Bolden? He was a cornet player who became known as "the first king of jazz" after his death in 1931. Bolden is buried somewhere in Holt Cemetery, but no one knows where. Also, there's a marker at the spot where an English man's ashes were scattered under an oak tree so he could be near Bolden. The marker is visible over your shoulder from 5:05-6:00 in the video.
I didn't find out about those until after I left unfortunately :( I am planning to go back again in the near future to find them.
@@NOLADEEJ good luck to you becareful where you ste glad i have a will and life insurance. I dont mind visiting no but ill stay in us the place ill be has above. Ground ctypts i have three ways be laid. Rest. They place cleaned grounds well kept just flat markers. Now but thats fine. Be safe.
So sad so disrespectful to the deceased
Yeah, I'd love to see someone take control of this place and really give these families the respect they deserve.
To think of the location, this cemetary must have been hit by several if not dozens and dozens of hurricanes since burial. If the families have to take care of the plots themselves, it's got to be hard to be hit by a hurricane, lose your house and maybe family members, then be expected to go to a grave site and clean it up. It's sad either way, but someone needs to step in and take care of the property. Maybe the city could show some compassion and help out.
what else can they do?
the people buried here were rejected by the church for being too poor, gay, mentally ill, etc.
there is a mass grave of gay men who were burned alive. their relatives all pretended not to know them.
We love our oak trees, they are upwards of 500 years old and more...I am not sure why they creep you out! You wanna see bones, go to Lafayettes St John cemetery. It has fallen into sad disrepair over the years. And yes, there is a giant old Live Oak.
Thank you for sharing another amazing video! It's very sad how the City and loved ones aren't taking care of the Holt Cemetery! My family taught us to tell the deceased please forgive me and I'm sorry if I'm walking on your grave!
I believe since I made this one that the city does plan to fix this up a bit
I helped clean up Holt after Hurricane Katrina. A couple of times , I ran into families who came to work on their ancestors grave. I didn't find the cemetery creepy, just really depressing. I worked with one group of volunteers and right out in the open I found a person't hip bone. I was told to just lay it at the trunk of a tree....
Oh wow that's crazy!!
Its so sad to see😢people’s final resting place forgotten. Thanks to your video,now those people can rest in peace knowing that someone found them and they are forgotten no more.May they all rest in peace🙏
That's the most beautiful spainish moss tree I've seen. The first was in Florida, a tree that was 3,000 yrs old and some women took shelter in it, and burnt it down.
Thank you so much for doing this I enjoyed it so much!!!
Thank you!
NOLADEEJ You’re welcome 😊
I kinda like the tree that fell grown into the ground , I wouldn’t mind being that grave . But I’m weird so
Not to mention it’s probably more protected that way
Wow 😳 This tears at my heart strings. I remember hearing stories after Katrina. We have a few friends that are LE in NOLA. Oh my....that story, 😳 You are a good story teller.
+Rosey H Thank you so much!! 🙂
To me, the saddest thing is the fact that a sign needs to be made saying not to remove items.
Did an investigation in a ran down and sad Alabama cemetery. Based on evidence, it's like the dead knew. Not as bad as Holt though. Spent many years on the West Bank of NOLA. Beautiful cemeteries there, sad to see this. Breaks my heart.
I like what youre doing on this channel! Good Luck, Sir!
Thank you very much!
I visited here a couple years ago. The grass was almost hip high! I met quite a few spirits wandering around. Its nice to see the area finally mowed!
I'm not sure how often it's taken care of, but while I was there some workers were there as well.
No more like demonic spirits mimicking the the people that are asleep... no such thing as ghost they are demons in the spiritual realm
@@sofiabravo1994 that is not at all true. demons are very rare. this city is FULL of non-demonic spirits.
Nice vids ur doing I like them very much!
Thank you so much!!
Would be a great scout project to honor those vets in their final resting ground with American flags on Memorial Day you never know other good things could start to happen .
This is a very good idea.
robert kline & dano r ... you can't be serious - this would terrify children with bones sticking out and collapsing graves.
Sweet jeezus I'm 60 and I wouldn't go !! 😨 😨
@@amybugg001 not little children. Geez! Preteens old enough to understand what it's all about. OMG you act like they are toddlers. SMH
Looooove the trees!! Great video!! Gonna check out your channel 👍🏼😊
Thank you so much!! ❤️
Thanks for the video. Agree with you in how interesting is to observe the different lots, I totally understand your view. It is sad also the debris and erosion, but in the other hand it was a choice of people buriyng there own in that selected cemetery. 4allsouls ... RIP
You have a very nice soothing voice, I really like your videos and your channel. New friend here. :)
Thank you so much!
Wow!! Just crazy
The most interesting cemetery video I have ever seen, thank you
VERY fascinating!! Some of those make me sad! So run down and needing some T L C .
I think it is beautiful in his own way.
I agree :)
I like your video interesting I like old greystones my favorite ones is the 1900s lol enjoy your videos keep up the good work always thought the grave sites are awesome and a little bit sad you see a lot of people pass away ☹️🙂
Thanks so much! Yeah it’s beautiful and sad at the same time
In my opinion, the best cemetery to visit is a pet cemetery. You're surrounded by beings that lived their life in innocence so there's a sense of peace there, never creepiness. None of them were robbers or rapists etc, just pure creatures. You get a sense of welcome and can imagine a bunch of sweet tail-wagging licky doggies greeting you as you arrive. I wouldn't mind living next to one of those and sitting with them every other day
That's really cool to think about! I need to find one!
Exceptionally interesting video. Just "liked" it and subscribed to your channel. Glad we bumped into it. So different from all the other videos that have been uploaded and it gave us a chance to learn something new about New Orleans. (Getting ready to visit your city for the 5th time in 4 years.) Your channel has new and different content and we will watch all of your other videos as soon as we can (as well as recommend them to others). (Good job on the narrating too, by the way. Good job, all the way around!) Actually excited to view your other videos. You have uploaded content that nobody else has. Looking forward to seeing more in the future!
Wow, thank you so much! I really appreciate the kind words! More good videos planned ;)
Wow looks like a storm went through thanks for sharing
It certainly does look like that! Thanks for watching :)
I visited this cemetery a year ago, I was amazed that people could actually bury there own love ones in a cemetery pretty much the way they wanted.
When I die, I want to be cremated, and my ashes sprinkled at Taco Bell. Then I can truly rest in peace!
Your gonna going to be that ghost that flushes the toilet all the time! LMAO!
OMG I told my friends and family the same thing too. Spread my ashes at taco Bell 😄
OMG I said the same thing to my friends and family. Spread my ashes at taco Bell 😄
Taco Bell? You don't wanna do that you'll give people diarrea
@@1998gst4611 If you get diarrhea from Taco Bell, you probably have serious health problems. You should see a gastroenterologist, as soon as possible! LOL
This is sad. I know my grave will one day be forgotten along with me but thinking about being under a mass of trash and mud piles gets me down. I feel bad for the ppl in these graves
Agreed
Heartbreakingly,even in Death, wealth seems to count. God has the last word, no money will buy a place in heaven. Respect to all, wealthy or not xxx 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I would love to visit NOLA just to explore the cemeteries, but haven't made it yet. Thank you so much for your awesome videos. Blessings
You should! They are really cool to walk around and see with your own eyes. :) Thanks for watching!
NolaDeej I definitely will in the near future. Thank you so much for these awesome videos until then! :-)
Probably some of the people taking care of the graves have passed on. That could be why some have disenagrated into itself.
Surely you understand that many of these dead no longer have family or friends still alive & able to care for the plot; this is a common feature of areas with low income/elderly families. In general, many burial plots are cared for by the living to the best of their ability. Cemeteries are especially beautiful near Easter & All Saints Day when more care is visible and the living leave flowers on the graves.
Yeah, it's really a shame.. I believe there are a few volunteer groups that go out and take care of some of these places.
Very cool. I would love to go around and visit cemeteries across the nation. Something I would love to do whenever I am out of town or state is to visit a local cemetery.
I love them! They're very interesting and full of history!
I think it's beautiful ❤️🦋🌹 thank you
Louisiana has no statutes to ensure that cemetery lands are regularly maintained by the organizations that sell the plots. The local funerary traditions of gifts, grave markers of clay tiles, and wood surrounds are adaptations of West African and old South traditions.
Your absolutely right, in Haiti food and coffee are sometimes given as offering.
I'm from Louisiana born and raised, and a lot of cemeteries are maintained by organizations and church committee leaders.
I really liked your video, these old cemeteries fascinate me, we have an old cemetery in my family it sits on a hill, the land itself is no longer owned by our family but the owner let's us maintain it thankfully...
Judy Kelley Thank you! I love the old cemeteries :)
I went there today. I wish there were a way to clean up and repair these graves. Sad. This is a most unusual place. Thank you for sharing.
0:40 - That's awesome!
Sad state for the departed I ❤️the big oak tree looking over some of the graves. So unusual for New Orleans gravesites
Very cool video. So sad to see how neglected and in disarray the cemetery is now. I smashed that Like button.
Thanks so much Andy! When I saw your comment, I had to let you know about it because you were describing exactly!! :)
NOLADEEJ I love old cemeteries and the history of them. I find them fascinating! You have a new subscriber. Some great videos you have I can't wait to dig into this weekend.
Cemeteries are already a sad place to begin with. But this one is way sadder. In my home-country in SEA, there is scarcity of burial grounds and the financially oppressed are the ones very much affected.
I actually just saw the story of the girl who was stealing bones from a witch group and it's really interesting to see people not have concern for exploiting others loved ones.
Wow, great vlog with alot of information.
LetYrLiteShine Thank you :)
I really want to THANK YOU for sharing this cemetery, it looks like they're still using it, you passed by a plot that was waiting for it's tenant. Strange that it's still being used but yet in this deploring condition. Once again THANKS for sharing.
I have a feeling that graveyards and cemeteries will soon become a thing of the past. Developers will take it all.
Wooow I never thought about that 👀👀👀
Very sad yet super well done video👍
Damn Katrina really messed up that cemetery
This is a great video. So interesting. Nice voice too.
Thank you so much!!
Great video this was not on the most see list when I went there as a tourist lol Thank you Petaluma Ca.
Thanks for checking it out! :)
Looks like a grave in my families town in Mexico . I kinda find it eerily beautiful.
I do too :)
Aww such a sad place 💔😭😪 not that it's a cemetery but that it looks lonely and kind of forgotten and not cared for
Yeah, it's really a shame!!
Very interesting!
I am watching this in Scotland , and the same disrepair happens here too and it is so very sad
sad but interesting, thanks for sharing,
Thank you for checking it out!
Although there are older cemeteries in New Orleans I found Holt Cemetery the most fascinating.
So sad breaks my heart that cemetery looks like that 😢😢😢
Mine too!
I've heard stories of this cemetary,paranormal things ranging "hissing" soil to whispers and screaming shadows.
Interesting!!
There's no such thing as paranormal
Very interesting and eerie place. I have to admit, being from the northeast, New Orleans cemeteries fascinate me. Ours are usually very plain, with just a granite grave stone. Sometimes a mausoleum if the person had money. Rarely do I ever see graves with stone/wooden borders, or elaborate markers.
Thank you great video
Thanks for watching! :)
IN Atlanta Ga there is a cemetery like this. A potters field. It's completely full with no room for anyone else.
this would make a wonderful eagle scout project!
Some see it as a disgrace but these people are doing what they can with what they have.
That oak tree is beautiful.
It really is!