Update: Clean Up Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio

The volunteers who regularly do clean up work at Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio have set up a Facebook Page entitled:

Clean Up Floral Hills Memory Gardens

Sharing their latest message:

"As we look out over the Flags set for our resting Military, out over the Markers of our loved ones....we see hope and fellowship in bringing together a community to help when Floral Hills Memory Gardens has been neglected and unkept, we look for others to fix what we see, we look to others to do what needs to be done. 

Somewhere we as a society have lost a part of our common decency and moral character. We have shown thru the help of all the volunteers here...that we can stand up when we are pushed down, we can stand together when times are tough. we will demand that our leaders and state officials listen to our voices. 

We will look past the roadblocks and continue our fight, we will look past those who choose to ignore and we will proceed. There will always be something in the road trying to slow you down....it's what you do when you come upon this delay that will determine who you are. 

We will be having a Memorial Day Service immediately following the scheduled Annual Clean-up on May 28th, 2016. 

We realize it is Saturday, but will wait no longer to show respect to our Military that are resting at Floral Hills Memory Gardens-Chillicothe. 

We hope to see alot of you there this coming Saturday...and hope all will stay and more will come for our Memorial Day Service at 3pm. Thank you to all the volunteers that load up their mowers throughout the year, thank you to all those that continue to help everyday in what they are able to do. We will get better, we will be heard....nothing this big is ever easy, nor able to fix overnight. Stand together and strong and help us rise again. Thank You for your help."

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Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Chillicothe on "Find A Grave"

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"Few Pitch in to Clean Up Floral Hills Memory Gardens"

It's Spring & Summer is Coming -- & so are Cemetery Preservation / Restoration Workshops - But Not All Hands-On Workshops are Alike!

With Spring upon us and Summer on the horizon, we are reading about hands-on cemetery preservation (or cemetery restoration) workshops to be presented in Ohio and in neighboring states.  

Please keep in mind that a workshop is only as worthwhile as the quality of the teaching by its instructor.    

Gravestone cleaning methods always matter!  

Below is a handy sheet to have on hand before attending a cemetery workshop that includes demonstrations and instructions on how to clean gravestones. 

Remember that not every gravestone really needs to be cleaned in order to read its inscription!  

Less is always more when it comes to gravestones.

It is never appropriate or acceptable to use power tools on gravestones to clean them!  

"NCPTT does not advocate the use of power tools to clean headstones. The use of such tools can abrade and remove granules from weathered marble and limestone. We do not advocate grinding, re-lettering, or polishing headstones as this alters the original surface of the grave marker. 

The company that makes Nyalox brushes compares their performance to wire brushes, which are much too harsh for a stone surface. Would you use a Nyalox brush on a power drill to clean the surface of your automobile? If not, then you would not use it to clean a grave marker."

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Generally approved gravestone cleaning products -- LEFT COLUMN!!

These abrasive brushes shown below are harmful to gravestone surfaces and have no place at a cemetery workshop no matter who the instructor is! 

"Bodies from 19th century located under North Market area" _ Columbus, OHio

Bodies from 19th century located under North Market area