This was a revelation to me. I had always assumed caretakers kept the graves and their headstones clean. Great information!! Thank you.

Found some Headstones that are fairly old around the church, 1665 etc, but was worried about damaging, so thanks for video, this area is old, first Saxon King of Essex is meant to be buried here

This is a big one. Don’t use abrasives, cleaning products. Distilled water is generally enough. Sit down, gently clean with something soft enough that you could use it on your own face. Un-endowed cemeteries are not cared for perpetually. I know, I’m restoring one. 4000-5000 graves is a big project. I could tell you stories you wouldn’t believe.

@GenealogyTV

3 жыл бұрын

Good to know. I’m a believer in less is more with chemicals.

What great information!

@GenealogyTV

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks you.

Wonderful video on how to clean tombstones. I love visiting cementaries. I look forward to recording some videos of me cleaning them off later this summer. 😍

@GenealogyTV

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds great!

@AncestryNerd

3 жыл бұрын

@@GenealogyTV My husband's family were the pioneers of the Oregon Trail and they are all burried close by. Their graves are super dirty. It's gonna be fun! Love the videos Connie! Keep em coming

@GenealogyTV

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I will.

Wanting to clean the Rev Robart family members which help build the Hugnot church in Sc . His off springs headstones are located in A small private cemetery in Mississippi. . Need to do this right. Each one fought in the American Revolutionary War. Lots of history.

@GenealogyTV

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. Understood.

The D2 is unavailable on Amazon and they don't know if it will be available again.

@GenealogyTV

4 жыл бұрын

Really? Humm. I know there is a natural product out there too. I just can't remember off hand.

@naomifron4545

4 жыл бұрын

@@GenealogyTV FYI, I just clicked the link and it showed that Amazon did have the product and yes it is pretty expensive. It did say they only had 10 left in stock but who knows. Today is 4/27/2020 for reference.

@bunnysthndr

4 жыл бұрын

eBay always has it and you can Google it to find direct dealers that sell it!

@richardking6066

3 жыл бұрын

@@naomifron4545 BAC 50 can be bought much more cheaply. I bought 5 litres for £20. Diluted either 20:1 or 40:1 you could make either 100 litres or 200 litres of a very effective working solution (22 or 44 imperial gallons!!)

@richardking6066

3 жыл бұрын

@@naomifron4545 Look for BAC 50. (Benzalkonium Chloride) Nearly every algaecide/biocide on the market contains this as a main ingrediant. Its retail price can be MUCH cheaper than the common preparations...

Permission from whom? The cemetary or the family?

@GenealogyTV

3 жыл бұрын

That depends on the cemetery. I would start with a cemetery, and you might have to get permission from both cemetery and family. Technically the family owns the plot.

D2 is verry verry expensive in the Netherlands

I think it would be best to only clean the lettering and leave the, slow growing, lichens undisturbed.

@richardking6066

3 жыл бұрын

Here in the UK, many headstones, from the 1950's or earlier, have lead lettering. It's important to be very careful when scrubbing such lettering, as it may well fall out! If I scrub this sort of lettering at all , I use a very soft brush. The sort of thing used with a 'dustpan and brush' to pick up crumbs etc. I still use it very carefully, as repairs to lettering could be expensive!!

@richardking6066

3 жыл бұрын

BTW It isn't really necessary to scrub or scrape a stone at all! D2 or similar product (BAC 50) will kill the algae and lichens etc - and wind, rain and sunshine will clean the stone over a week or three. (A second application might be needed) It will also prevent a recurrence of growth for quite some time.

@GenealogyTV

3 жыл бұрын

Good to know. Beware of lead poisoning.

@ashleymitts

2 жыл бұрын

@@richardking6066 when you do the method of spraying the D2 and then just leaving it, it will take much longer then one week. Usually a few months. Wet and Forget is also available in stores and is cheaper. Just read the instructions.

@richardking6066

2 жыл бұрын

@@ashleymitts Yes indeed, cheaper if you are doing just one gravestone. But 5 litres of BAC 50 will make up 100 Litres once diluted. Great for graves, driveways, roofs etc..