Kind-Hearted Woman Cleans Old Gravestones
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 พ.ย. 2020
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When it comes to therapeutic ways to spend your time, this woman makes it seem like cleaning old gravestones takes the cake.
Alicia Williams, 41, from Bedford County, Virginia, has been going out armed with D2 Biological Solution, soft bristle brushes and lots of water, to clean gravestones that look like they need a little tender loving care for the past three years.
She said the response when she decided to share it with the world has been mainly positive.
Alicia said: "I try to do this if I have time when the weather is nice.
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What a wonderful service to the memory of the dead and the eyes of the living.
The souls of these people will always bless you! Carry on!
@@user-ml5np1qs2z their feet?
thanks Souls
@Fred Welsh well, OBVIOUSLY none of the families were around because the head stones had been severely neglected to the point that if this kind hearted woman had not cleaned them, the lichen would have eventually broken down the stone as in entropy- the inevitable degradation/progression of everything as soon as it is formed.
@Fred Welsh , I'd too be offended if they asked permission to keep the graves In a clean state and making the spirits of those remembered
Imagine if every community or town or city adopted a cemetery and did this on a regular basis how nice all of these old stones would look for generations to come!
Ikr
I agree that would be a great idea. I have seen so many older and forgotten cemeteries, in person out where I reside as well as online from other states and just so sad when the people have been forgotten. Also think as a country and each states should do their best and take a more important role in keeping socuments and records of burial sites and whom is buried where. Sadly, I have other distant cousins whom are genealogy researchers, as I am, and have found that the readon none of us have been abel to find a burial place for our 12th great grandparents, is maybe due to them NOW being buried under a modern day parking lot in Philadelphia... Still have some family trying to look into that, but would be why no one has been abel to locate documents or their burial sites in over 30 yrs...so yes, I totally agree with yout thoughts.
@@donnal.oglesby4806 I also have a set of 4th great grandparents that I believe are now under a building and how sad that is that no one thought anything about plowing them up and paving them over as if they never existed and I am sure you would agree once they are gone there is no getting them back as it's tragic to see so many neglected and abandoned cemeteries that no one will save!
@Fred Welsh So you let it go to shit and get mad if someone cleans it? Cool.
Unfortunately my family graveyard has at least one grave in it that nobody remembers the owner of. The tombstone is made of wood and has become unreadable due to rot. It is likely that it has been there since or even prior to the Civil War. If preservation was more common I may have been able to learn the identity of my ancestor.
This may seem like a lie but it isn't. She is my mom. Edit: Many people are saying false things such as she's my mom or my wife it's not true. And the fact that a lot of these graves have no family to ask permission or they are far away she will just ask the staff, and she also cleans graves from our family. Another Edit: I'm seeing a lot of people saying she is doing it wrong and this is the correct way those people are probably the one who spit on them rub it around and call it clean.
She is also mine, Austin
@@juliaruby9185 The time has come.
@@juliaruby9185 OH MY GOD JULIA IT’S YOU 😳
Your mom's amazing😍
What's happening?... ^
Someone needs to tell this woman she can make additional money on TH-cam doing these videos for ASMR. I keep replaying this over and over and its effect is intense.
Grave cleaning ASMR Asmr for goths!
@@jewelfoxgaming873 Y E S
Thats distespectfull earning money on dead people
YES. I came here to fall asleep.
THIS IS THE WRONG WAY TO CLEAN A HEADSTONE AND IOS CAUSEING FURTHER DAMAGE TO IT. YOU ALL REALLY NEED TO DO SOME EDUCATED RESEARCH ON THIS SUBJECT! I say this cause I am a genealogy researcher and have been for well over 27 yrs and this is NOT the way to clean headstones..
One of the gravestones was an infant :( that makes me a bit sad
Unfortunately that was common back then
Yes, she died the day she was born. That was very common though because of poor medicines, and hygiene practices.
A BIT sad?
Just think of it like Infant didn't want to go through what was ahead
@@audreyhogan8285 It´s a she/girl... Daughter of P.L. and Rosa A.
She cleaned a WWI veteran's stone too, lots of respect
She also clean a WWII veteran's gravestone too!
@@julielopez9932 what she is doing is damaging the Headstones ..FACT !
I love how she doesn’t set foot on the grave she respects it so much and it just makes this a little bit better
Yes.. Very true.. I am sure it would have been easier for her to do this if she got a little closer.. But Kudos to her for still taking the difficult route and doing it from afar.. even if that means discomfort and possibly physical pain.. Love her!
Oops I thought it was at their feet for some reason ,I've walked on alot of Graves then
Seriously?? If you know how a cemetery works, all the graves are touching the grave next to it. Your literally always walking on someones grave at all times. Just because she is off to the side is good video making, but she is standing on the grave next to it. You cannot avoid standing on somebody's grave at all times in a cemetery. I don't know what your thinking!!🤔🤔
@@ColonelSpankysLostBattalion ya but then again she could also just move the camera if she wanted to step on the grave
In China and Japan there is a festival for the living to visit their deceased family members each year to pay respect and make sure the tombs are in good shape. This kind lady is doing what the family would do for the deceased!
In the Philippines as well, usually during halloween day.
In Europe we do this too on "Day of the dead" which is known as Halloween in USA. Everybody visits graves of their departed family members on that day, cleans them, brings candles and flowers and prays. We don't do the whole "Booo, it's day of the dead so it's spooky" Halloween thing. Masquerading in Europe happens in spring during Carnival time.
Not only in Japan and China here in my country the Philippines we visit the graves of our lives ones every "all souls day" but before the event ..we clean and repaint the graves to make it presentable.
@@sab-nm9di indeed. that supposed to be on all souls day, however, most of our kababayan's peakday was on all saints day, But that's understandable.
In France and Belgium too.
My dad did this after he retired as a hobby and to stay active. He also repaired broken ones. He would take them to his shop at home and had a method to epoxy them together again. Once repaired he would reinstall at the grave site.
A true BLESSING. Beautiful spirit of dad you have, and you are just as beautiful for sharing.
They're dead tho. Do something for the living.
@@Martel4 you do something then
That was sweet of him.
Daniel Ramirez Are people not allowed to respect the dead? And if you care so much, why don’t you do something for the living?
Now days this proves no matter how great a deed someone does, there is going to be someone out there that will dislike it, this is the sweetest thing ever, and those dislikes, those are people that don't have a life
I like to think most were just pressing dislike instead of like by accident
@Fred Welsh Believe me, with that attitude there will be no one lining up to clean your grave.
@Fred Welsh well that's your opinion, but you dont represent how most people think do you?
@Fred Welsh also how can it be disrespectfull to clean something? I bet people would cancel her if given the chance cuz that's how stupid people are in 2021
@@awake7586 for reallll . I’m not understanding what’s disrespectful about a clean grave . An UNKEPT one is more disrespectful. So nobodys gunna come clean my shit up ? Lol I want regular maintenance to mine. Sorry
I appreciate that she's respectful and doesn't stand or kneel on top of the Dead. Very few people have that kind of respect for anything these days.
I didn't even know that was a thing.
I'll remember this.
I think it's done for the benefit of the people she's filming for, so they can see what she's doing. I'm sure if she were there without a camera, she would have no problem getting a little closer. It is not disrespectful to stand there. Geezus. I've seen mothers do it.
Thank you for your service. You were cleaning Veterans graves, you are very special.
God Bless this woman for the work she does. It bothers me when I see neglected headstones and she works hard to refresh them.
That’s a very kind gesture from a good person.
What she's doing is something that's heart warming... I think the people under neath these gravestones are smiling down from heaven!
I know that the Angels are sending her blessings ✨
That's sweet of her❤ She does it so well, with love. It actually has an ASMR effect to it.
Whatever she is using works like magic. It's a nice way to honor the dead.
It's probably bleach. Bleach cleans mold moss and algae without very much scrubbing. Bleach for the pool is best.
@@pzpinkslip123 You should never use bleach on gravestones
That is the most Unselfish act I have ever seen, she is truly a compassionate person. May she be Blessed. 🙏💞
Really what about the filming part for fame and money, your def not the brightest bulb out there
@@sn3akydna314 What's wrong with her filming it and showing how it's done?
Maybe she could give a tutorial on the tools and cleansers she uses. They seem to be really effective.
It’s just some water a scraper and a brush and maybe some d2
go to the National Cemetery Administration website [part of the US Dept of Veterans Affairs] and in their search box search for "Fact Sheet: Cleaning Government-Furnished Headstones/Markers "
D-2 is a solution that is used in Arlington National Cemetery. You can buy it online. There are tutorials on TH-cam on how to use the product. I’m going to West Virginia in a month to visit some graveyards where my family members and other old ancestors are buried. I’m going to be cleaning stones! When you use the product, give it one final squirt. Over a period of time the stone will be pristine.
Thank you for the help everyone 🙏
She is a amateur doing more damage than good and doesn't know what she is doing. If you do not have permission from the family then keep your hands off them. NEVER EVER use metal scrapers on stone. She also is likely using cold water on a hot stone in the sun which will cause cracking. Her need to feel good doing something has nothing to do with her ability and knowledge obv. Delaminating is a huge issue as well as cracking and her removing vital micro organisms from surface can also cause damage and further it. Know what you are doing before you attempt this and get family permission. She clearly does NOT.
The universe was showing off when this kindly lady was made.
This wonderful lady is on the side of the Angels.
This kindness touched my Heart.
Australia
For anyone wondering, an infant means that the umbilical cord is still attached. That poor angel hadn't even fully left his mother yet before passing.
How do you know that. Newborns are called infants attached or not
@@shantor100 How do I know that?... I looked it up buddy 🤡
@@jerrythemagicalllama I'm using real life terminology. Infants are simply babies, just another term
@@shantor100 tf is "real life terminology"? I'm using definition by law.
@@jerrythemagicalllama yeah ok
Gone but not forgotten !! Thank you for your loving deed . It warms my heart!!! Love and kiss from the Netherlands.
This will make it easier for their loved ones, even descendants to track their graves! Good on you and thanks for making me relax before bed. Haha.
What a wonderful thing she is doing! I always wanted to do this at my grandfather’s old church cemetery. Wonderful lady!
This is so great. What a great Woman this Lady is.
This is a great way to bring respect to loved ones that are gone.
This is what kids did in the Netherlands with school go to Cemetery's to clean the American and Canadian gravestones for the soldiers who died there in WW2.
This lady need a award.
GOD BLESS HER.
Thank you.❤
Thank you for telling the story of the school children cleaning the soldiers graves.. just a beautiful example of respect. Just as this woman's love. I'm just amazed by such an act
@@shaqmac1458 Thank you Linda.
I did it to with school! I was 7 or 8,
That means now it is 60years ago.
Every day I still hear the Story's from my Oma and Opa and ofcourse my Mom & Dad.
Dad walked voor a week go to farmers ask for some food.
Came home with 2potato's and 2 big carrots. My mom made soup from it for the whole family.
My grandparents and parents had Jewish family's hidden in there houses. So that they can save them from Auswich.
I was born after the war. My oldest sister was born during the war 3 other ones like me after the war.
I am the baby from the family.
So this was a little story from a born dutch girl. And since 26years Canadian. Have great day. Linda.❤👵🏻💐🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷
@@leniedejong9224 wow so you are one of those beautiful children, that we should all be grateful for...what a life you had, so rich with love and despair.. so happy you shared that with me.
Your family was full of love, and selfless sharing their love protecting the Jews.
I am just in awe of people like yourself and your family.
God Bless you
Thank you for all you and your family has done to make this world a kinder place...❤
@@shaqmac1458
Dear Linda, Thank you so much.
Yes I hope we have done some good to this world.
Only it hurt so much, that our PM say 4 years ago he need to get old immigrants rit of. And take lots of new young ones in.
We came here and worked so hard to help Alberta get good jobs.
My husband worked hard and dangerous for 25years by same boss.He build radio towers in Rocky Mountain.
Its really dangerous. He star when he was 40 when we came here till he retired.
I am on oxygen 24/7. Sometimes feel sad. Because of virus kids and grandkids are not allowed to come. We miss them terrible. We have 3.
A girl 2 sons. And 1 beautiful 22year young granddaughter.
Christmas was quiet and with Easter it will be to.
But we are everyday thankful we have each other next month 47 years married.
Thank you Linda for your beautiful reply!! Are you in 🇺🇸.?
Big hug from Lenie🤗🤗❤👵🏻💐💐.
@@leniedejong9224 you have my respect for all you are, a compassionate strong person.
Thanks for sharing your family dynamics. You are blessed to have a strong loving family I'm sure they miss you so much. You must have the best stories to share with them and no doubt they have so much love and respect for you.
One story from you and I instantly felt you in my heart.
We are in uncertain times..but as they say
This too shall pass.
We will be ok in the near future, soon you'll be with your children and grandchildren.
I am from the United States., we are neighbors 😎❤
THANK YOU For actually showing the correct way to clean a headstone! I'm in the monument industry, so I have seen it all. So many people want to take the cheapest way and do it themselves incorrectly, using bleach and pressure washer and then end up calling us to correct what they have basically ruined. Keep up the good work!
Then what should one use?
@@donnaroberts9119 We use D/2 Biological Solution. We remove any loose growth. Then spray with the D/2 and let sit for 10-15 minutes, scrub with soft bristle brush and then rinse with water. We then apply a second coat of the D/2 and let dry. This will continue to kill any micro growth and become clean after a few rain showers.
RELIABLE INFORMATION -- go to the National Cemetery Administration website [part of the US Dept of Veterans Affairs] and in their search box search for "Fact Sheet: Cleaning Government - Furnished Headstones / Markers "
@@donnaroberts9119 RELIABLE INFORMATION -- go to the National Cemetery Administration website [part of the US Dept of Veterans Affairs] and in their search box search for "Fact Sheet: Cleaning Government - Furnished Headstones / Markers "
This lady is so kind. May she be blessed for being such an angel!
This is oddly satisfying !
This is much better than the soap cutting videos I've been watching.
This selfless act of kindness by this loving 💖 and caring individual restores my faith in humanity. God Bless You! 😺
Great job kind hearted woman!
Some church groups should have form a team to do this on a regular basis. It's a form of service, and it's healing.
@Fred Welsh how is it disrespectful, just out of curiosity?
That's a good idea. I'll suggest that to our pastor when I get the chance.
@@jaxxeff159 it’s nice now spitting and disrespecting them are a “ grave sin” but to show respect is nice!
Much respect and admiration for her dedication to this service. May she be blessed.
There's a lot of grateful people in heaven. You are amazing.
What a fantastic idea...👍👍
How in the world could anyone criticize this woman? She's engaging in an act of love to complete strangers...and for free. She deserves to be applauded, not condemned
Thank you for your beautiful service.
This looks fun!
It is, especially when it's an almost illegible stone belonging to a veteran.
Just watched you on Australian television, Congratulations on what you are doing, you were so interesting to listen to. I am now following you on You tube. Best wishes Rick
That's so cool.
Pure and rare kindness...
Thank you.
This came up on my feed. What a,wonderful gesture 👏. God bless her🙏🙏🙏
She is such an angel!!
Bless her !!! This is a fantastic way for juvenile delinquents and prisiners to gv back. Maybe looking and reading these tombstones would make changes for the better in more than 1 way.
Wow! What a superb thought!
Bless her for all that work!
So very kind.
This is so sweet of you. Looks so good.
That almost made me cry
That she’s satiating her OCD..?
Come now..., let’s not pretend it’s anything else, EVEN if she herself is not even fully aware of the motivation.
@@mercoid just because she’s “satiating her ocd” doesnt undermine her compassion. in the end, she’s still doing this FOR FREE and that’s what makes this sentimental
I find this strangely relaxing to listen to 😐
This person's are very emphatic and a lot of 💕 love. Thanks
That is just wonderful of her cleaning gravestones of people she didn't even know bless hrr ❤👍
Bless her heart, God is smiling on you!💟🙏
I love this, I visit my great grandmothers grave regularly and when I walk around and see the state of the other graves it makes me sad that they're left like that, either there's no one left to care for it, the newer generation dont even know theyre there or dont give it a second thought to even visit much less keep it nice or the family over time has moved away and they're just another name, it really bums me out that it only takes a generation or 2 to become completely obsolete and discarded...
In grief, we know who really cares 😊
I do this also at the graves of my grandparents, great grandparents and great great grandparents resting in 3 neighboring states.
Such a precious lady doing an important thing.❤
So satisfying to watch. Simple acts of kindness
Great work
This would be very satisfying.
This is truly a beautiful sight.
Your a very special woman.
Thank you for your kindness
God Bless
God Bless this woman for making gravestones readable so those people wont be forgotten, i bet there are not many that even care.
Im honestly thinking about doing something like this. I need to get in volunteer hours for highschool, I love across forms grave yard, and I love reading head stones. So this honestly sounds like a good volunteer option for me
Now that's the Lady I want to marry 💕 good job,great video's,thanks,👌👍🇬🇧
This is relaxing. I love old grave stones and reading them. I once found a hole family that passed in a car crash in the 50s. I cried
Very sweet of her to do this. God bless her.
She's great friends with the ghosts
Imagine visiting your gravestone then watch this kind woman cleaning your gravestone that no one not even your family cleaned before.
How would you react?
I would be very happy
I would be really happy
Ayy don't haunt this one she's good
I would be ashamed that I don´t cared all the time while others do.
To be honest ill start to cry.
Thank you for caring.
What a wonderful gesture by this lady, Its obviously a labour of love, Your work is much appreciated , especially by those interred.
I'd sure like to know what cleaner she is using.
Water and some D2 if required, many use bleach but it can damage many types of stone.
@@emeraldmagic9226 INFORMATION -- go to the National Cemetery Administration website [part of the US Dept of Veterans Affairs] and in their search box search for "Fact Sheet: Cleaning Government - Furnished Headstones / Markers "
If cemeteries pay someone to do this ,the stones won't turn black and last longer. What is she using ? Works very well .
It is probably a mix of chlorine and water. That will kill the algae and make the concrete clean again. A 50/50 mix would work great. Maybe she delutes it more or less. The main thing is actually killing the algae.
@@onecrazywheel NO NO NO NO NO: NO BLEACH
@@olddoug8945 Wow. Fantastic response. 🤔 Bleach is NO good?
Satisfying to see the transformation of each gravestone, but also a beautiful gesture. And such a simple setup too. Well done🙌🏼
A single person cannot solve the world's problems, but a single person can make the world a better place for others.
I love to see initiatives like this.
Let the dead take care of the dead...
I'd love some information on what you use and how you go about this? I'd be interested in asking in my town if this is possible for me to do since lockdown doesn't seem to be lifting soon, need to do something
I’m sure google will give you that information ❤️
Let me help you out
D2 biological solution and plastic soft bristle brushes, along with a low pressure power washer. That way it causes little to no damage.
@@incessantsepia thankyou very much i will see where I can buy that here
@Fred Welsh yes I obviously wouldn't do any without permission, around my area there is multiple of really old graveyards that nobody cares for anymore from the 1800's this is where I was thinking of getting in contact with my parish and see what can be done
@Fred Welsh i wouldn't touch another's grave without permission id maintain and keep grass short etc but wouldn't touch stone, only my only families and if I got permission off someone else to do their families, sorry I didn't say either I didn't mean just maintain headstones I ment the graveyards in general,
What a beautiful and selfless lady .
Thank you so much kind one ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
Good service and somewhat satisfying to watch
God bless this woman
Who the heck disliked the vid?
The cemetery management perhaps? Do they even know she’s doing this? Are there liability concerns?
Do, or would, the descendants of the deceased approve? Don’t just assume they would. How could anyone possibly know that the dead person’s only living descendent might not have deep feelings regarding nature enveloping the marker? You don’t.
@@mercoid it’s not that deep bruh
@@mercoid She can do it. In fact the town offered her money for her services.
@@mercoid people's ask her to do this, including the families. Get a life and stop trying to put good people down because you can't be as nice as them
@@mercoid She asks for permission from both cemetery admin and the families.
Well, unless the latter doesn't exist. In that case, just the cemetery admin.
And then an arm pops out of the ground to shake this lady’s hand on a job well done X3
🤣
Or they just 👍 and go back down
What a kind thoughtful gesture. God bless this person.
Very cool, kindhearted woman. Doing a awesome well appreciated service. Thanks GF1, ❤❤❤❤❤
Aww there was a baby one from 1902 that baby is old as hell now. Poor thing 😢
@@djkreigline2760 yes I'm sorry
"No good deed goes unpunished." Fifty bucks she's been fined at least once for doing this.
Sad reality
Chuck Haney Why would you get fined for cleaning gravestones?
@@57HarleyDavidson really?
@@ChuckHaney What?
@@57HarleyDavidson a cemetery is private property. They have to maintain insurance. Perhaps I'll come to your house and decide that I'm going to clean your driveway, whether you like it or not. I prefer to do this work at 3 AM by the way. If you need more of an explanation than that you don't understand the world you live in.
She should be congratulated and thanked for ever! She has inspire me to do the same in my old cemetery.
One of the most thoughtful gestures I’ve seen a human do in a long time.
Bless you for caring for these grave sites. ♥️🙏
What a beautiful service to provide to these people.. may God bless you for all you do!!
That's so nice that she does this
Wow that looks much better! Great job that was very nice of you to take the time to clean those headstones! Stay blessed
At 3:00 am, I use the same exact method clearing my neighbors cars as a public service. God Bless this lady; she’s several steps ahead of me.
Beautiful work. Looks wonderful. Thank you.
This is awsome Thank you for being kind to them
Through loss we learn compassion.
This is such a wonderful story!! Shes doing Gods work!! God bless her!!
Thats wonderful...keeping the forgotten recognized
God Bless this AMAZING WOMAN. THANK YOU.
Bless your heart for doing this.
What a great gesture. Amazing results, God bless her. What a wonderful person.
Awesome!!! Very kind...❤️
Thank you so much kind lady Wish more people would seek out forgotten cemeteries and go clean them up.pay respect to all the souls of the past
WOW, this lady is really compassionate, and has a really selfless. May God Bless her.
What a lovely thoughtfully act, they be looking down in awe
That's awesome!! Thank you so much for doing that
What a beautiful gesture God Bless You
God bless this lady . Thank u for what u do