Any time I see an old cemetery, I want to explore. I don’t think it’s morbid or weird. I feel like reading the names and dates on the tomb stones is a way of telling the deceased, I know your name, you are not forgotten. And I don’t like to step on the graves, either.

@lashawnderonde9711

Жыл бұрын

I'm in TX and would love to do some charcoal rubbings as soon as I find some old grave sites.

@Gigi1111Layna

Жыл бұрын

Yes. You never ever step over a grave.🙏🏼

@sidmeyer2011

Жыл бұрын

Obviously Washington Ford had the money for a sizeable family plot, the incredible tomb and cast iron fence It seems odd that he and his wife would be buried elsewhere in unmarked graves.

@joannray3546

Жыл бұрын

I do the same and add, I hoped you had a good life!

@stacynapier8206

Жыл бұрын

I feel the same

I’ve been there and stood at her grave. To look at that little girl’s grave gives a person a fraction of the pain her mother obviously felt. It is heartbreaking to see. I pray that when her mother died, she ran into her mother’s arms. If you close your eyes, you can see their reunion. I am the mother of two children no longer with me and it is all I can imagine when I think of my sons gone. Their hugs are what I imagine when I think of seeing them for the first time after I die.

@Corinthians-kjv

10 ай бұрын

Where will you spend eternity?

@sherriesmith2587

10 ай бұрын

I'm very sorry for your loss. I can't imagine anything worse than losing a child. I hope that God gives you peace in the knowledge that you WILL see them again. God bless!

@tinasummers4578

9 ай бұрын

May they Rest In Peace 😊😊😊😊😊

@elishavarivka8923

3 күн бұрын

Same here with my son.

@scotcrazy

3 күн бұрын

I just wish these cemeteries would clean the stones. I can't take a power washer to the cemetery, or I would!!!!

I lived in an apartment that had a old family graveyard in the backyard. I cleaned it up a little bit to show some respect for the dearly departed. I didn't know anything about them but that didn't matter.

@smc130

3 ай бұрын

What a kind gesture! Bless you.

It's beautiful that her mom still came here through thunder storms for her daughter. Love can make you do many things that you didn't know that you could do!

@Sammy-dushi

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah and then some people she mentally i'll or weird everybody grief in there own way if she not come there at all she would be bad to so beter do what u want

@charlottemoreau1957

14 күн бұрын

Yes l believe love ❤️ will make you do anything .. thunderstorms or not

As so many, I, too, am a lover of cemeteries, and I'm not morbid: Tombstones are memorials. That means that they stand so that the person buried underneath is remembered/thought of/considered. If no one visits cemeteries, this purpose of the structures is not achieved. As I read a tombstone and consider the life it memorializes, I consider that I'm honoring the person it represents. So...visit, read, and contemplate!!

They say a person dies twice, once when they take their last breath and again when their name is never spoken again by the living. Little Florence is still spoken of more than a 150 yrs after her first death.

@traceybell576

3 жыл бұрын

❤I love this.

@michellemontesano2885

3 жыл бұрын

I love that sentiment, never heard before but I will always remember it! 🌹

@MA-mh1vs

3 жыл бұрын

No the second death is the lake of fire.

@attilladacook3405

3 жыл бұрын

@@MA-mh1vs lake of fire is not as bad as outer darkness with the complete absence of God our Father.

@MA-mh1vs

3 жыл бұрын

@@attilladacook3405 I would not disagree with that at all. The Lord was gracious enough to spare me the suffering of that place and give me my life back. But my eyes have seen the void that is beyond the presence of God, I know it is real.

I lost my 19 year old 7 years ago. I appreciate your respect you showed for this story. My son was cremated and is here with me. My oldest will bury him with me when my time has come.

@sueclark559

Жыл бұрын

Oh I'm so sorry for your deep loss😢😢😢About the same time there was a news story here where I live about a 19 year old that was killed a day before Mother's Day as he was running across 6 lanes of traffic. The timing of it made it even more tragic.

@Chrissy85308

Жыл бұрын

@@sueclark559 Thank you. We had his funeral 2 days before Mother's Day. It changes the day forever. I am thankful I have my oldest son. We talk about my youngest and laugh remembering how silly and funny he could be. I was blessed to have had my youngest for 19 years. Do many lose their children at such young ages.

@oooh19

Жыл бұрын

But what if he also goes before you? Sadly you never know

@anne-mariecallanan4290

Жыл бұрын

Q??

@Chrissy85308

Жыл бұрын

​@@oooh19 I never got notice of your comment and question. If my oldest passes before me then he will be cremated and we will all be buried together. My family knows our wishes.

How very sad. A mothers grief would be unbearable. Imagining this little girl's mother sitting there in the dark during a storm is heartbreaking. Thank you for sharing such a poignant story.

That Mother was not scared , she was protecting. The dark , the rain and thunder were no match against her devotion to her child. God bless their souls .

@Mrs.TJTaylor

3 жыл бұрын

What? Protecting her daughter from what? Her child is already dead. This is not love. This is obsession and it wasn’t, and isn’t a healthy way to grieve a loss.

@julzluvzdollz

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mrs.TJTaylor there no proper or healthy way to grieve we are all different. If my child died I would want to be dead. So if this was her new reality or way of hanging on in this world so be it.

@Mrs.TJTaylor

3 жыл бұрын

@@julzluvzdollz I stand by my comment. Sitting beneath ground level during a thunderstorm, gazing at a dead, decaying body in order that said dead, decaying body is somehow comforted IS HIGHLY UNHEALTHY. This woman badly needed both pastoral and mental health counseling.

@julzluvzdollz

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mrs.TJTaylor I do not disagree with you. But I as a person who struggles with depression I can only imagine what she was going through and there is no healthy way to grieve. In a perfect world we would all have the spiritual help and mental health we need but sadly most do not get it and are left to live tormented.

@Mrs.TJTaylor

3 жыл бұрын

@@julzluvzdollz There ARE healthy and natural ways to grieve. There are unhealthy and destructive ways to grieve. I have a lot of experience with with both.The point of grief is to intensely experience your loss and then to move back to life. Be sure you’re getting the proper amount of vitamin d for your depression and walk in a place with pretty greenery every day. Good luck to you.

Those 'little markers' you noticed are what they call 'footstones'. Back in the day they were used to mark the foot of the coffin, and often had dates inscribed on them. In some cemeteries, the footstones survive better than the larger headstones because erosion and vandals are not as focused on them.

@diane_alworth

2 жыл бұрын

That’s fascinating.

@FlickScreen

2 жыл бұрын

Here in NC they are still very popular, often people will put the nickname of the person.

@KyleCowden

2 жыл бұрын

Deleted my comment. I wrote the same thing then I saw yours @Dipper Bear.

@los2834

2 жыл бұрын

That’s very interesting

@xlerb2286

Жыл бұрын

Footstones are still popular in the upper Midwest as well. The headstone frequently only has the family name on it and it's the footstone that records information about the individuals buried there. The footstone may also have additional information. Military service, some organization to which the individual belonged, that type of thing. My Dad was in the navy during WW2 so he has a nice bronze footstone with his military service information on it. They're also nice as in the older parts of the cemetery you can't always tell exactly how the graves are laid out and they help you avoid unintentionally walking on someone's grave. In the old family plot I know there's an unmarked grave, that of my Dad's sister that died as a young child. A few decades ago Mom and Dad had a survey done to try to find the grave but no luck. I don't even know her name, nobody in the family ever talked about her, too painful even after all that time I suppose. But I wish I knew more about her.

As a Mama myself … my heart just rips into shreds!! My eight year old little boy absolutely hates storms (and even very loud rain) - He will always grab his blankets, headphones, and sit as close to me as possible (if not half way laying on me) 💙 I cannot imagine the gut wrenching agony this Mama faced whenever storm erupted and knowing she physically couldn’t be with her beautiful child. Anyone can create life … it takes a truly special person to be a parent. Thinking of you, sweet girl! 💖

@canadafragrancereviewerdia9119

2 жыл бұрын

Well said. Anyone can be a parent but her mother was a true and caring, loving parent. It's so clear that she loved to the depths and beyond. It pains my heart to know what she went through when her daughter died.

Her mothers grief must have been terrible and she couldn’t stand not seeing her even if it was in death. Poor lady to lose a child that young. But now that sorrow is over and once again they are together in the loving embrace of Jesus who personally carried the child and the mother and father in there loss. Old cemetery’s are painless now because all the suffering is gone. They are drifting away in time and isn’t that a blessing. Thank you so much for bringing this story.

When my youngest daughter died I used to drive to the cemetery at night for months. I don’t know why, because I know she was immediately taken to heaven. The best way I can describe it was “just because part of my heart 💜 way buried there too”.

@FacesoftheForgotten

3 жыл бұрын

our family too. but we had our daughter remains cremated. the sadness never leaves....it's a life sentence. sending condolences.

We arent weird. We love old cemeteries and History.

@pinacoloda226

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!!

@pvonk1316

3 жыл бұрын

I love them as well. So much history.❤️

@ebazileyes1475

3 жыл бұрын

I was wondering if I'm weird for it too...guess not

@jennifermiller2420

3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@LilyBlessed24

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, but, I also don’t mind being weird lol 😂

The gothic style crypt of Mollie St. John was beautiful.

We all grieve in our own way, for some it's harder to let go than others. Much love to all who have lost a loved one.

So much love she had for her little girl now they are together for ever no more storms

@angelascott2475

3 жыл бұрын

Did you find out that they are buried near each other?

@judylocust2015

3 жыл бұрын

What happened to the momy And dady

@judylocust2015

3 жыл бұрын

@@violetmartha916 ok just course thanks

@sharongilley3985

3 жыл бұрын

Why would mom BE BURIED far away from her little girl.

@lorileew2337

2 жыл бұрын

@@sharongilley3985 Mom and Dad are buried beside their Daughter their graves are unmarked..

It is so sad! No parent should ever have to bury their child!

What's really hard to imagine is the heartache the mother had.

I wonder why her parents were buried somewhere else since her mom went though all this to stay close to her? 💔🙏🏻💜

@carolynsalmon3005

9 күн бұрын

Online research states both mother and father are buried in the same plot in unmarked graves

A mother's love has no boundaries. Now they are together without fear of thunder, RIP.

Those were the days of the respect for family and being proud of your name

🌹💙 I love it when he says, “And we are in,” cause I know I’m in for a treat:-) Thank you sir for that lovely narrative regarding little Florence and the recreation of how her mother would visit her. Just a note: I am a senior citizen confined and not able to travel because of heath reasons, so you taking us along on your journeys really means a lot. When I was young, I would often visit cemeteries and now that I cannot, your explorations are a blessing. And yes I agree, we cemetery lovers are not weird, in fact visiting such provides therapy for facing one’s own mortality. Stay awesome beautiful person! Bright Blessings! 🌞🙏

@willfade7994

2 жыл бұрын

God bless you. 🌹

@flordemelon4460

2 жыл бұрын

God bless you 🙏🕊️

Oh the love of parents for their child. Thanks for all the research you do to keep these stories alive. Beauty Cemetery great job grounds keepers.

I can't even begin to imagine the pain and grief that poor mother felt losing her child. I'm sure they are all happily united in Heaven. Rest well...

What beautiful tributes! I lost my dad recently and never thought I would say that he's buried in a beautiful section. When you mentioned the request of Mr. Case's burial it reminded me of my the paternal grandfather who said when he died he wanted 3 wishes; die without pain; die doing what he loved and in they arms of the woman he loved. My grandfather passed from a massive heart attack, on the dance floor and in the arms of my grandmother. There was a heart doctor at the dance who said my grandfather was deceased when he fell to the floor, so all 3 of his wishes were fulfilled. Just wanted to thank you for allowing me to share that story. God bless you for the way you treat the deceased with such respect and honor. I live in Louisiana and after watching this video, I really want to take the drive to Natchez to visit this cemetery, it is truly beautiful!

@FacesoftheForgotten

3 жыл бұрын

what a romantic and wonderful story Carla...it couldn't be written any better if it was fiction...and it is not! wow...what a warm feeling it exudes.

What a beautiful maintained churchyard. So lovely to see

My sister calls me weird, but I love to walk through them and look at history. There are some cemeteries where the bodies were buried in the order they died. You could tell when there was an epidemic going around. When you see all the different graves, you DO wonder about their lives. Thank you for what you do!!!

Some might find that window grave creepy or weird, but honestly, it makes my heart swell... What a dedicated MOTHER! I can almost feel her pain...

@charlottemoreau1957

14 күн бұрын

No I find it lovely ,faith has a way of showing

My parents introduced me to the wonders of tracing epidemics, families, history that can be found in old cemeteries. I’ve been fascinated ever since. The most poignant headstone I ever found simply said “Here lies my Mary.” Nothing more. I’ve always wondered if she was a young bride or a long married and much loved wife or someone’s little girl. Just that one word “my” made it so sad and it’s stayed with me for at least 55 years.

@TippyPuddles

3 жыл бұрын

Most likely a husband.

@raymesquite

2 жыл бұрын

Many cemeteries I've seen have many graves marked between 1918 and 1920. The Spanish flu took a lot of people.

The grape hyacinths next to where the window would be are beautiful and a nice tribute to a little girl.

This was an interesting field trip, loved every minute..... Once upon a time, I was driving with my eight-year-old grandson and he asked ...what is that place...I answered a cemetery. I explained what it was and he wanted to visit there. We did and he had so much interest. Not to mention no nightmares later.

@OceanSwimmer

2 жыл бұрын

jerraye Taylor, I am encouraged to read the account of your discussion and visit to a cemetery with your grandson. I think it is one of the more important tasks grandparents (and parents) accomplish with our children. Death is nothing to fear, and is part of the cycle of birth and death. Reassuring our family that we are ready to depart is a tremendous gift. Adult children and some grandchildren might feel guilty about outliving their elders. It is up to each person to live such that one is without regret. Love is eternal. Grief is love that has nowhere to go. My father told me death is nothing to fear.

So sad for that little girl and her mom , the love her mother had for her is unbelievable , am glad people come and leave things out of respect There are still good people in this world.

@florencestokes6639

3 жыл бұрын

We are as important as each other, in Gods eyes we were meant to jave everlasting life. Not stay onthe earth 3 score and ten, and some folks never reach that number. It would be a blessing to never face death again. But soon that will be a reality because we are mesnt to live in full flesh

@catholiccrusader5328

3 жыл бұрын

@@florencestokes6639 Amen Ms. Stokes amen!

@florencestokes6639

3 жыл бұрын

@@catholiccrusader5328 thank you Mr WILSON, I BELIEVE WE DO NEED GODS HELP, DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE DO TRYTO LIVE IN PEACE WE STILL MEET WITH TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS, AND A PEACEFUL EARTH WITH ALL THE OTHER LOVELY SPECIES THAT SHARE OUR PLANET WOULD BE GREAT.

@tracyjames1262

3 жыл бұрын

@@florencestokes6639 i hear u x

Can you imagine another visitor at the cemetery seeing you come up out of the ground from a distance, lol, another awesome video Sir!

@MeganVictoriaKearns

3 жыл бұрын

I thought that too! Like "OMG... did I just... did she just... what the hell...!?!"

@wendellmonster6179

3 жыл бұрын

You made me laugh. Lol !

@Bubbles_Hill

3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t think about that. If you didn’t know that was there, that could give someone a heart attack

@fcbarlow1995

3 жыл бұрын

LOL...I thought the same thing...! That's funny

@charleshoang566

Жыл бұрын

I might pee in my pant.😄😁🤣.

I simply cannot fathom how anyone could possibly vandalize a grave, especially a child’s grave. Absolutely unimaginable.

The Natchez City Cemetery there in Mississippi is hands-down one of the most unique and interesting cemeteries. That old tree makes me want to hop on a plane just to go see it in person. I love old trees like that and the canopied entryway into the cemetery. The ornate cast-iron fences and gates around the gravesites are mind blowing and it’s quite clear a lot of time and artistry went into those. I especially loved the Macrery gates. How extraordinary! Think about how much work went into them and all the old gravestones, vaults and crypts. The Florence Irene grave is something I’ve never seen before. I like the idea of a viewing window. I’m claustrophobic myself and terrified of being buried alive. I also don’t want to be cremated, so I want to rest, preferably in a mausoleum and have a window! I don’t know if they’d even still do something like that and I’m sure it would cost a fortune. As for the man buried sitting in his rocking chair, that’s something I’ve never heard done before! How odd yet somehow still very cool that his wishes were respected despite the obvious challenges of burying him that way. I can only surmise that people like the wheelchair man and the parents of little Florence must’ve been very wealthy people. My Grandmother died at the age I am now very tragically when I was about a year old. I was her most precious and only grandchild she ever had during her life and I was a baby in the home with her the night of her questionable and very shocking death. I’ve spent my whole life visiting her grave and it’s what began my love for cemeteries and all things macabre. She rests on a hill with a magnificent view at Forest Lawn Glendale here in California. It’s so peaceful and beautiful there. Forest Lawn Glendale is not far from Griffith Park. It’s a nicer part of Los Angeles. I love all the hills. Many celebrities are buried there as well. If you ever make it out to Southern California, you have to do a Forest Lawn Glendale tour. There’s also the Hollywood Forever Cemetery and a few other cemeteries worth seeing here. Thank you for another great video and cemetery tour. 🌹

Since the cemetery is so old, those very small markers are more than likely footstones. Especially in the south, you are likely to see a larger headstone, and then a small stone at the end of the grave. Not all graves have them, but I have noticed them more in the southern states. Sometimes a footstone will have initials engraved on it, but often they are just blank. Hope this was helpful. Another wonderful video!

@ediebeale5773

3 жыл бұрын

Lots of footstones up her in Massachusetts.

@lovescoffee9780

3 жыл бұрын

My Great Grandparents in NC have foot stones.

Even though Mollies tomb is built of brick, not fancy marble, the workmanship of the brick work is amazing. So much thought and effort goes into these. It shows how much these people thought of their deceased loved ones. R.I.P young one x💜❤

This channel is amazing. I have always been fascinated by graveyards and the history of the lives of the people in them. Also America looks like such a beautiful place. I am considering doing a similar channel in the UK. We have some beautiful cemeteries and some graves I have seen are over 600 years old..Thank you for taking the time to go to the destinations and making this content.

@ThePortalTheory

2 жыл бұрын

Please do the channel! 600 years plus some of us can't travel so we need people like you to show us. Europe cemeteries would be awesome to see!

@willfade7994

2 жыл бұрын

You should absolutely do your own channel! I’d subscribe! Best of luck to you and remember that anything is possible if you put your mind and heart into it. 🌹

@pattithornton64

2 жыл бұрын

Please do your own channel....it really sounds very interesting. I know I would definitely watch! I love history!

@toshirolover312

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with the others. That would be such a cool channel. Especially the history behind the cemeteries, it is so interesting to learn about the people buried there. I am super big into genealogy, as is my mom. One of our life time goals is to go to Britain and investigate our family tree that is there as well as in Slovakia.

How very sad for the Mom, my heart certainly goes out to her breaks my heart a mother's devotion had no bounds !!Thanks so much for sharing 👏🌹

I am always amazed at how many young people and children are in these old cemeteries. I think of what might have been. Thanks for taking us along.

@traceeteeter9875

3 жыл бұрын

It’s almost like vaccines work.

@lindacollins6939

3 жыл бұрын

Many children didn’t survive til their first birthday.

@e.conboy4286

3 жыл бұрын

@@traceeteeter9875 vaccines do work! Measles, diphtheria, mumps, chickenpox, smallpox, cholera, polio, typhoid, were wide spread across all continents until researchers developed antibiotics and vaccines to prevent epidemic and deaths of children. In addition, hygiene and plumbing and water treatment were installed in communities, towns and cities. This prevented contamination of drinking water and safe disposal of sewage. Some parents couldn’t afford a cemetery lot and buried their babies at home. My grandparents lost their first two babies and there was no cemetery within 50 miles so they were buried near Mama’s window so she felt she could watch over them as long as she lived. Life wasn’t always as safe as we have it now. We should remember to honor our ancestors.

@supportyourtroopsathletes6460

3 жыл бұрын

Medical science was not that great in the 1800s and before. There simply was very few actually trained in medical. There was one report of a janitor at a medical college in the mid 1800s who watched a few classes at a medical school and claimed to be a old west doctor. Most so called doctors did similar. Back then it was not against the law like it is today. I am shocked even with president Lincoln that he lived throughout the night by the doctors overseeing him but his death was expected after the shooting.

That cemetery plot for Florence was built from a mother who was grieving. So sad. I could only imagine what my mind will think and invent if I were grieving. 😓

@conniesamuels9115

3 жыл бұрын

@Angie LeBlanc As I have also. You are right. People that haven't don't/can't understand it.

@debibeverly0609

3 жыл бұрын

To go on living is the most difficult. My daughter couldn’t understand. I’m certain I would have given in to grief would I not have had to go back to work. I was mad at God for a while. God graced me with a wonderful child who grew into an awesome young man. Twenty years went by too fast. Now I thank God for giving me the best job ever, being a mom for 2 loving kids. After becoming a mom, my daughter understands . It will be 15 years soon., losing him has made me a different person.

@larsgsanger3105

3 жыл бұрын

MiJacFan1 🌸🧡❤️

@hellen__1

3 жыл бұрын

I do to. I lost my son at the age of 4. Its 24 years now and still feels like it was yesterday. If i did not have my other children i gues i would not be here anymore

@debibeverly0609

3 жыл бұрын

@@MiJacFan1 I am counting on being able to see my beloved son again. This shell we walk in here on Earth I feel isn’t all that important once we don’t need it any longer, but I will be buried next to my son.

I’m glad you are respectful to those in their final resting place … So many people aren’t and so many don’t visit the graves of family members and friends I’ve taught my kids to visit their ancestors and to make sure the graves are always well kept and have flowers in the spring and summer … Thanks for sharing this video

If I went there, I would read her the children's book "Love You Forever ". My favorite line is "I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always. As long as I'm living, my baby you'll be" and remind her that her mother will always love her.

@cheriessoblessedformerlyfear

Жыл бұрын

Omg that was my favorite book to read to my kids

According to findagrave cemetery records show her parents are buried beside her in unmarked graves. So sad.

@FacesoftheForgotten

3 жыл бұрын

we can only hope 😊

@elainehare8666

3 жыл бұрын

I can’t imagine her Mother would want to be buried any place else

@lindsayschilling8707

3 жыл бұрын

Though the parent's graves are unmarked, its comforting to know her parents are there with her. I wish someone, or the cemetary would put markers, or simple headstones up for the parents.

@samanthahicks3333

2 жыл бұрын

They likely requested the Graves to be unmarked. I only say this bc if they had the money to purchase this plot along with the special requests for their daughters grave I cannot imagine they were unable to pay for some kind of marker. This was done at the request of the family. IMO and with much respect of course!

My Mom used to take me to old cemeteries in Alabama, and she showed me how to do Gravestone rubbings. I still have them...I have always loved all history..all types.

@victoriawittelsbach5808

Жыл бұрын

Gravestone rubbings- very interesting

My mother lost one of her sons early in life, then had to bury a grandson. It's never easy to go through that im sure. Also i love going to graveyards and just explore them. I dont like to step on graves either. Thanks for sharing this with us all.

I absolutely love cemeteries as the architectural beauty of some of the gravestones and crypts are just beautiful. So much love and dedication were put into some of these graves and they are just so peaceful and serene. People may think I'm a bit strange but I love sitting in cemeteries just contemplating while also walking around admiring the unique gravestones. In fact it's one of the most peaceful places to be. Thank you for this channel I too thought I was the only person who had a fascination for cemeteries and reading the inscriptions on the headstones. Some of the stories you tell are just heartbreaking but also endearing knowing the families gave them such a beautiful place to be buried. Love truly does endear.

Down here in Mississippi quite a few graves have both a headstone and a footstone. It's very common with old graves. So those small stones you thought might be for children were probably just the foot of the grave.

Such a sad story that she died so young, and her mama buried her like this, so she could be with her through thunderstorms, but yet....neither her mama, or daddy, are buried next to her. That part is really sad to me.

@rhiannonrede

3 жыл бұрын

Great to know that they are indeed there w her.

@angelbasham6631

3 жыл бұрын

Yes why is she not buried beside her?

@avaroden6071

3 жыл бұрын

@@angelbasham6631 He did some investigating and found that the info on the internet was wrong. They are buried in the Ford plot with her in unmarked graves. He reposted it and right now its at the top of the comments.

@davidperry5958

3 жыл бұрын

They should find what cemetery her mother and Dad are buried at and bring them there and buried them next to her so she wouldn’t be alone

@bessierife9696

3 жыл бұрын

read the first comment they are next to her but neither graves are marked

This reminds me much of Highland and Calivary Cemeteries that I grew up nearby in Terre Haute, Indiana. Both with their own lore and legend. If you ever get a chance; please visit my hometown.

@copperandbrick

2 жыл бұрын

Highland Lawn is the most beautiful cemetery I’ve ever seen. I have beloved family members there. People don’t realize how gorgeous Indiana can be. ❤️

@BeeKool__113

2 жыл бұрын

@@copperandbrick Yess!! I miss it!! I now live in Florida. And, it's nice but I miss all the eccentricities and charms of my homestate.

@jordane8101

2 жыл бұрын

I’m from Terre Haute as well, but haven’t lived there since I was 17.. and I lived in the south end. I honestly never went to either of those, but know where they are

@BeeKool__113

2 жыл бұрын

@@jordane8101 I moved to the South end in my twenties. I lived off of south 8th and later 9th. By the old Dairy Queen. I left TH 6yrs ago and now reside in Florida. I never thought I would actually miss Terre Haute but I do. All of her own unique charms and eccentricities.

It's not creepy at all,, I have always been fascinated with with sort of stuff,, I cannot believe how beautiful the cemetery is, a mother's love has no bounds, God bless them all. Xx

About 20 years ago while in seminary, I did research on the rural cemetery movement at Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, NY. I remember bursting into tears when I stood before Susan B. Anthony’s tombstone. Many pebbles and pennies had been left by people like me. It matters more than we may realize how we memorialize those who have gone before us. Thanks for taking us along with you on your adventures.

This is probably the one grave that has really affected me because my sister was killed crossing the road by a car age 7 my mother was pregnant with me at the time.

@LETTYONLY1

3 жыл бұрын

Oh my God .....your poor poor mum ....I have a seven year old daughter and I don't know what I would do....even when days are hard we must remember stories like yours to count even our smallest of blessings and to keep things in perspective. God bless you and your family ❤️❤️❤️

@jessicathompson236

3 жыл бұрын

Mom said that when she lost her first child, that only her living children kept her alive....

@joysmith1213

2 жыл бұрын

I was in elementary school when a classmate crossed the street crossing after the guard had left. She was killed. I went to her home where they had her in her casket over night. She looked like an Angel. The mother was in her bed, probably had to be tranquillized. This was in Fayetteville, NC during the early 60’s.

Sad to say - I love how that isn’t over crowded, like you see in most cemeteries nowadays!

I have always loved ancestry research, when my husband and I use to travel around our state, we found many of his relatives, had no stone. We use to get them a stone with their name, and dates. It was the best feeling. We have since divorced and I actually miss the researching. Thank you

Ron, I’m so thrilled you got to visit my most favorite cemetery in the world ! I had suggested seeing little Florence’s grave. Natchez City Cemetery is supposedly very haunted and Florence’s is rumored to be the most haunted . Legend says that her Dad disappeared soon after her death and her mom eventually went insane and was sent away to an asylum. Did you notice how you barely fit through the entrance gate and how narrow the lanes are ? Unchanged from the horse and buggy days. In fact , when we visited a few years ago, ruts were still visible and there was no way a car could get through some of the ally’s. When you pointed out the huge old oak tree, behind it in the woods beyond, is rumored to be unmarked slaves graves. Thank you so much for a lovely re-visit !

@FacesoftheForgotten

3 жыл бұрын

thanks for suggesting, I was borderline, but I am so glad I went.

@naenae796

3 жыл бұрын

@@FacesoftheForgotten Ron, I’m so glad you went too ! I could literally spend a couple of days exploring it but my hubby, not so much. Lol..... lots of famous and interesting people buried there. Natchez was actually settled in 1716.

@bunnymomjulie6719

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, that poor woman.

@carmellitale-man2671

3 жыл бұрын

Naenae thank you for your information loved hearing about the slave burial ground and also the young girl's story how sad I hope her and her parents have reunited again

My husband and I visit Natchez often and we enjoy seeing the old graves. Never have run across Florence’s grave. This tells you just how big the cemetery is. Thanks for the stories.

I love cemeteries, especially old ones. My parents used to say when I was a teenager I'd grow up to live nextdoor to a cemetery. My first house with my ex-husband was across the street from our local cemetery. Thank you so much for showing and sharing this with those of us who can't see them in person

Thank you for this tour. What a beautiful cemetery that is filled with much interesting history! The cast iron and the memorials are exemplary.

I thought I was the only one who walked around cemeteries and enjoyed all of the beautiful stones and history. I am so happy I found your channel

@FacesoftheForgotten

3 жыл бұрын

we are a family of great folks here!!

@jenniferboissonneault4831

3 жыл бұрын

me too

@lindataft3737

2 жыл бұрын

To be honest I love reading the grave of. People

@rebeccajohnson1121

2 жыл бұрын

I have always. Had idea. Of. Going to grave yard. And start a web thing. Tell where head stone is. Put there obituary and see if I find pictures. For anyone that did family tree. I think it’s amazing beautiful story’s.

@Suecutler86

2 жыл бұрын

I live in the UK and enjoy it too, i started walking around them with my mum when i was younger im in my 30s now and unable to get about like i used too so enjoy watching this channel 🙂

A little "children-like" stone placed opposite of a headstone is called a "footstone." They mark out where a grave ends, or where the feet lay.

What a beautiful, beautiful place! The grounds keepers attend this cemetery with devotion, and it really shows. My parents took us on trips across the Western states when I was little. We checked out many 'cowboy' cemeteries with old wooden markers. Some were desolate, with miles of country all around, some close to town. We visited Tombstone, Arizona in the 1950s when it was a deserted, empty place. Of course we walked through the cemetery. You could tell when an illness swept through a community with many young adults and children taken from this life during the same year and season. We owe posterity the duty to maintain the old graves and cemeteries in good order, neatly trimmed and tidy. Thoroughly enjoy these quiet walks back in time. Thank you for these trips. It is important to honor, respect, and remember our departed dear ones. God bless and travel safely!

I can remember my mother taking walks in the cemetery. Found out while watching a tv show that at one point cemeteries were viewed as parks and many people visited

I admire you so much❤️. I love how you got down in the trenches to show us a great vantage point. The story of the rocking chair was incredible.

It’s not weird at all. You appreciate history, as do I. And possibly your architectural background has you appreciate older structures and history in general. I love to see the old graves. All so interesting.

I have been binge watching your videos. I am fascinated with your stories. I have a little story of my own. My sister bought a home on Hooper Island, Md. (on the Chesapeake Bay, Md.). When we visited, we enjoyed exploring the Island’s cemetery’s. One year when we visited, one of the cemeteries had been run over during the night exposing bodies. The bodies were of the lighthouse keeper and his wife. The lighthouse keeper’s house was the house my sister lived in. I took pictures but I never posted out of respect. The state repaired the wreckage. It was such an experience. Since my sister adopted 2 kittens and has named them Minnie and Captain, the former owners of the house. If you wanted to visit, I could put you in touch.

I love old cemeteries. In my home town there are a couple of them. Once a year they do a walking tour, where local actors and volunteers dress in period costumes portray people that are buried there. Not necessarily famous people, just ordinary people from the community. They do a short bio, tell how they lived and died. It's really interesting and I've learned alot of history from them!

@victoriawittelsbach5808

Жыл бұрын

Thats very interesting.

This is a beautiful cemetery. As a mother of a deceased child, I would have done that for him. Joshua died a couple weeks before his 2nd birthday. I empathize with the woman who didn't want her daughter to be alone and scared in storms. I have 2 more sons who are grown. But this video struck me personally. Thank you for uploading this video.

@bearyhot

3 жыл бұрын

I lost my brother in 1995. He was a few months shy of turning 21. When I read your comment, I just wanted to reach out and give you a hug. Here is your virtual hug, from someone who has also experienced that immense pain. I like to believe that I will get to see my bother and my parents again, some day....it keeps me sane ❤

@sherrylivingstonwhite1983

3 жыл бұрын

yes me too i lost my son he was always cold it haunts me to this day that he gets cold in the ground.

@deannastigall3235

3 жыл бұрын

@@sherrylivingstonwhite1983 my son always said he was hot, so we buried him under trees for shade. I'm so sorry for your loss.

@joyceannjackson4796

3 жыл бұрын

Bless your heart . I'm so very sorry for the loss of your precious little boy. You will be reunited with him some day momma.🎀🦋🌸🌈

@michaell6807

3 жыл бұрын

I lost a cat who was like a son to me I rarely visit his grave😒

"This cemetery is nothing short of miraculous" The video is just amazing, you video's are really picking up some vivid details on these gravestones/markers, most that are 100 years old!

This is my 3rd or 4th time watching this video. I am homesick for Mississippi. This is a beautiful cemetery. At Halloween, they give tours and dress up and tell stories. Travel goals. 😀

Thank you for all the work you do in telling us these beautiful stories and thank you to your subscribers and viewers for adding information that they find on some of the subjects. Rest in Heavenly peace beloved child.

I have loved walking cemetaries all my life. The stones the history and beauty. I am wierd also.

@Jo-vf7qi

2 жыл бұрын

CemetEries. There is no “a” in the word cemetery. If you love walking them, at least spell it correctly.

@penneyball6845

2 жыл бұрын

I just come across this video and I would like to add that I have always loved to walk through cemeteries since I was little. To me they are beautiful, quiet and peaceful. I love history too🙂

@evearcana2392

2 жыл бұрын

You’re not weird- that’s why we all watch videos like and why so many cemetery videos are made and popular- it’s just fascinating really

Your not weird I visit cemeteries too. I love to look at the stone work and sculptures, and look for civil war grave stones.

@jerrylyons9279

3 жыл бұрын

my great grandfather, a confederate soldier was set about from the seige of vicksburg. he and companions on their trek back to louisiana's coast his home, slept in cemeterys along the way. lucious pitt cincinatus lyon(s) finally made it safe to near cocodrie, louisiana.

My parents are from Minneapolis Kansas! Kits a very tiny town close to Salina Kansas. All of my grandparents and other family are buried there. When we visit we always go to pay our respects to the family. There is a grave near my Mothers parents ( no relations) that says a man’s name.. after the name it says “ Here lies the shell, the nut is gone”!! Thought you might enjoy the message! Love your work!

How beautiful and so respectfully maintained. With all those trees not hardly a twig in sight, no weeds growing along the head markers. I’ve buried 2 children age 4 and 42 and would love to see their places this maintained. So awesome. Thank you for sharing this place.

Heard of this story before. Breaks my heart. A mother’s love for her precious child.

I try to visit my parents grave and grandparents grave each day , it is just a sign of respect . Family is important in life and death .

R.I.P. a mother’s love goes really deep God bless her heart. Amazing story thank you

Absolutely unique. The poor mother had so much heartache.

This cemetery is very beautiful. I think alot of us like old cemeteries just for the stone work that was done. Interesting story on Florence. The love of a mother never ends even after death.

When you said that Florence was all alone there, it struck me so deeply in the heart. It made me extremely sad, as her mother had an undying love for her daughter. I was extremely close with my mom and her dying request, was that I take her cremains home with me, and set her urn on my coffee table, in front of the TV, so we could watch Wendy Williams every day, together. Many people think that this may be creepy, but I worked for the mortuary who did my moms arrangements, many years prior to her passing. I never feared working with the dead, or thought death was unsightly. Being a past assistant embalmer, helped me immensely, to cope with my grieving process. Working at the mortuary made the loss of my brother in 1995, my dad in 2013 and my mom in 2019, more bearable. Thank you for your diligent work making and editing these videos. I appreciate your creativity so much! ❤

@e.conboy4286

3 жыл бұрын

Well, bless your heart dear. I feel certain all the families of deceased appreciate your kindness and service. I was most grateful to the morticians who cared for my parents. Seeing them for the first time since they died was heartbreaking and it was so difficult to leave them that night. But I felt a hand on my shoulder and the lady who was in charge told me to stay as long as I needed to. However I knew I had done all I could (which wasn’t very much) and going home to rest would be the rational thing to do. Just assured that Mother wasn’t there alone was comforting and the lady was so nice to me. Yours is a calling, just like the ministry or medicine. God bless you.

@lward65

3 жыл бұрын

I took my mom’s cremains to my home, we were extremely close and it comforts me to have her here.

A mothers love knows no bounds

I love walking though cemeteries they are so peaceful. There is a big one near my work in Hampstead London. And I quite often walk around it while baby sleeps in his pram.

This was interesting a Mothers love is deep I probably would do the same RIP florence Your Mother is with you ❤️

Thank you for taking us with you through the cemeteries. I would not have seen the beautiful headstones, status and heard the stories.

The ultimate sign of respect is visiting these graves and telling their stories. That way they are never forgotten.

I was struck by the beautiful lavender flowers growing out of the stairwell retaining wall. Thank you for doing this chanel. It touches my heart.💜

Holy crap on that tree! You're like, "look at that tree over there"... Then you zoomed in!! Omg!!! 300+ years on that wicked beautiful tree!

@FacesoftheForgotten

3 жыл бұрын

I was right! ty for researching. your comment has now been added to the paragraph pinned on top. wow!!!!!

I absolutely love the fact that the older brick work and iron fences that have deteriorated are not repaired or replaced. It adds to realism of the age of the graves. I think older cemeteries are beautiful and timeless. Thank you for time and travels and allowing those of us who can’t visit such amazing places!!!!!

I'm glad there are others who love cemeteries as much as I do ❤

Amazing. You aren’t the only one. A friend and I can’t drive anywhere without yelling “cemetery”. We have to plan a trip here!! Rest In Peace little one.

@unhiddenhistory

Жыл бұрын

I love graveyards too. I know it sounds weird, but I'm a zillion times more relaxed walking around a cemetery than I am at a public place like a grocery store. At stores, I can't wait to leave. In graveyards, it's hard to GET me to leave, lol. One day, I never will.

I can only imagine the history those 2 trees have witnessed!! Very interesting, Thank you for sharing!😀💙

@FacesoftheForgotten

3 жыл бұрын

crazy....the one from the 1400's...omg, I still can't believe it.

Can you just imagine what "thrill" a person walking by would get seeing someone coming out of the ground, not knowing the story? That would be an Emmy award for sure.

@dulcehajjar5826

3 жыл бұрын

True... 😔🤭

@FacesoftheForgotten

3 жыл бұрын

yeah!!

@jessied8585

3 жыл бұрын

LOL like on Kill Bill when Uma comes across the road to the Diner from the cemetery!!

@ohmeowzer1

3 жыл бұрын

Yikes that would be freaky

@loriannrichardsshinn6714

3 жыл бұрын

Twisted dude

Funny you mentioned that, i grew up being called weird because i loved going into cemeteries on Long Island and would read the stones. Loved the Revolution Cemetery in Huntington L.I. where i grew up. But finding your stream made me think 🤔 im not alone or weird after all. Happy to find like thinking people. At 61 i finally found people like me.

Loveeeeeeeeeeeee seeing all these beautiful headstones and all the old dates and the beautiful old pictures of the people

Since the steel door is two sections the mother probably had someone bring her to the grave and open the doors then only closed one. They also may at one time had some sort of counterweight system that is gone now. Or may have had a small roof over the staircase and the doors were added later to deter vandals

@TheEmeraldMenOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

The door closer to the grave is smaller: I would assume that you’re right. She’d shut the small door for cover from the storm, and the larger one would be used to prevent flooding or vandalism

Cemeteries to me are a Art museum showing how you loved the ones you lost. Glad you take us along. And I’m not the only one passionate about them!!

Hey another fellow Cemetery Friend here! Im so glad I found your videos! Ive been literally watching you all day! Thank you for sharing Cemeteries that I may have never gotten to see! You said it perfectly! We arent weird we just love history! Thats why I do it myself. I am very proud and honored to say that oldest stone I have touched and come across was 1601! I also like to fix broken stones and clean them up. While piecing together the lives and past of these human beings. Its very fascinating to say the least. You say it all the time and I love this. I try to imagine myself in their shoes. I do that constantly! Thank you again for sharing your hobby and time with us all!