Restoring a Tapestry Draped Headstone
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 มิ.ย. 2023
- I'll be taking you through a unique conservation project as we work on restoring a piece of history - a headstone belonging to a German immigrant whose family settled in rural Minnesota as farmers.
Christine Wendt Boehlke
Born 14 Aug 1837
Died 24 Nov 1902
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Thank you for your good work. Based on watching your vids I decided to get my Dad's monument fixed as it was starting to lean forward into the grave. Isn't any way that I could fix it unfortunately so I stopped by the local monument company (installed it in 1969) and asked them for a cost to make it right (expecting a big bill) but they said 50 bucks and they'll have a crew look at it when they are in that area again. Two weeks later it was fixed.....35 dollars. Wow. But thanks again in spurring me to get it leveled out. They also reset his military marker as well!
I love watching you fix these headstones, I worked at a cemetery for 10 years you learn to love a beautiful headstone and cemetery. Great video and work you do. ❤
You’re doing a great job for those who can’t repay you for your time and effort. Your viewers appreciate what you’ve accomplished.
Pretty wild that you just go around doing this. Admirable.
I second that emotion 💯✌🏻
Fresh-baked bread, a rainy day and this video. Life doesn't get much better!
Really enjoy the commentary about the persons buried & their history…makes the whole incident of repairing SO much more interesting! Whoever does the history is excellent!
My mom and I visited my dad's grave stone today and then I wished him Happy Father's day and then my mom was crying so I walked over to comfort her
I'm sure the cemetery workers appreciate the help, too, of keeping things neat as possible.
Great work. Love watching you work. 👍👍😊
You're a good guy for going out there and putting in the work. Carry on.
Thank you. From Townsville Australia😊
The drape carved on the top of the stone represents the funeral pall that drapes the casket during a funeral.
Would love to see a collaboration with you and Jimmy Diresta working in "his" newly acquired cemetery. Enjoy your videos!
Love your videos. Really interesting how you move large pieces of heavy stone and also the history of the families involved.
Oh my gosh! I’ve never seen anything like that jack. You make that looks easy although, I know it’s hard work. Thank you for honoring her by restoring her stone.
These are some beautiful and amazing headstones. Thank you for bringing them back!
Great work! I've seen some folk who say you should use limestone mortar in lieu of setting compound on marble monuments, still using the lead wedge though. I've done it both ways. I also use a bit of the setting epoxy in the center. Again, thank you for all your great work!
Great work. As a family historian I spend many hours walking cemeteries, mostly across NY State and New England. Since we find very, very old gravestones so many are near collapse or have collapsed and might be broken. Restoration such as your work here is so greatly appreciated by other cemetery walkers. Many thanks for you work, your help and your caring.
I really enjoy your commentary and the respect you show while restoring monuments. Today you cracked me up with the lead wedges! Still respectful, but with a dash of humor! 😁
Thank you for your work. I really enjoy the stories about the person and their families
Great work you are doing. As a history buff myself I really appreciate you!
Very interesting work that you do. Very kind! I hope the family (if they are at all aware of things like this) appreciate the care of their loved one's final resting place.
So lovingly restored
God bless you!
Those jacks are pretty sweet! Another fine job!!
Love your videos. Thank you for all you do.😊
Thanks for doing this work sir✊✊
You got the perfect job
IMPRESSIVE!!
It's wonderful you do this service but I am wondering if the cemeteries try to do any of this? It seems to me that they should want to keep it up.
Awsome videos
Do you select random tombstones or do descendants request your services?
Perfection again.
If you're ever in Fergus falls MN, I'd love to help.
I found you from a short. Subscribed.
Thank you
I have two ancestor that have highly grained marble stones and it’s very hard to read. I keep it clean so it can be read.
Just found your channel and Bravo! You’re doing great work. I fell into documenting and recording gravestones after my father passed and rediscovered a long deceased relatives gravesite.
Are you doing this on a sheet volunteer basis, do descendants and relatives hire you? Is this a hobby or your full time employment?
Just found your channel. That's a great service you provide. How did you get started? Do you travel all over the US?
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I wish I could help do this.
Watching at 1:22am in California after finding a potatoe bug in my room. I'm not going to sleep
Was there something missing from the top of the stone?
addicted to your soft voice🫥
What made you start this ?
Is there a reason why you don’t hydro jack a monument?
what does that lead do, in the corners before you put in the caulk ?
Lead is super malleable so it probably squishes and fills imperfections to help solidify the connection between the two joined stones
I always wonder if the families of the people, whose tombstone has been either repaired or maintained reachout and thank you ?
In the comment section pretty often. Other times I’ll be out working and they see me and come say hi and same thing they get excited. That’s in instances where the cemetery was the one providing permission.
Is this your job, doing this by volunteering ... you got any spooky stories? RAN INTO ANY Bagwells?
you roll that up, and shouldn't you use a shim, with width and get more of that under the stone ?
Bleach, peroxide mix?
The dead just said thank you.
the area of the base to the height is not correct.
If you please. You. Should have gloves on when working with lead. When you were cutting you didn’t. Thanks
I believe your intention is very good but you do realize it is only temporary. The ground will shift and thingy will be right back to the way it was.
Yes, unfortunately it will probably only last another 120 years again.
You are correct. There is no way anyone could do these repairs one time and expect them to last forever. That's why we are teaching these techniques to the next generation, and then the next.