A Florida man has made it his mission to clean the decades of grime off tombstones of military veterans. He makes the headstones look better, but... Scrubbing Veterans' Headstones Clean, Uncovering ...
MONTEZUMA — Mike Riley started cleaning headstones because he saw stones in cemeteries that were simply unreadable — and he wanted to do something about that. Riley, president of the Lock 52 ...
The HelloNation feature also connects headstone maintenance with remembrance. Many families, the article explains, choose to clean headstones on meaningful dates such as birthdays or anniversaries.
Warren Stirling stood in front of his family’s gravestones on Saturday, June 29, staring down at his great-great grandfather’s marker. Frederick J. Woodbury, or Captain Fred, was one of the founders ...
PORTSMOUTH — The newly formed Cemetery Committee held a headstone cleaning event on May 7 at the North Cemetery, one of the most historic in the city. Fifteen volunteers were trained by John Lord of ...
FRENCHTOWN, N.J., - Over 30 volunteers gathered at the Frenchtown Cemetery this Memorial Day weekend for the second veteran headstone cleaning event of the year. On Saturday, Deputy Director Shaun C.
ALTADENA – Altadena’s “Good Cemeterians” will host a special session Saturday, June 29, to celebrate cleaning their 1,000th headstone. The public event, held at Mountain View Cemetery, will consist of ...