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From: Genrit <>
Subject: Re: [ARFULTON] Monument Cleaning
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 19:51:30 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <003d01c24c71$9c4554c0$7d0822d1@travis>


There are two lines of thought when it comes to
cleaning a cemetery stone.
1. Don't clean the stone because you might harm it.
2. Clean the stone so you can read the name.

(1)If you don't clean the stone then it is worthless.
It is not going to get better by itself.
(2)Clean the stone just enough to read the name and
dates USING GOOD JUDGEMENT ON HOW TO CLEAN IT. If you
have a stone that crumbles, than the stone is gone and
the names are lost forever.

I have read many pages on how to clean a stone and
I question the quality of information on many of these
instructions.
I have cleaned a lot of stones and haven't harmed
one yet. These were only stones that were unreadable
and I always get permission from the cemetery board,
the county, or the family before I clean. I have had a
lot of people thank me as they can now read the names.
It comes down to good judgement, common sense and
experience.
My idea of a perfect vacation is "A bottle of water
(to drink), a clipboard, and a cemetery. My wife and I
are dedicated to the recording of names and dates of
our ancestors for the use in future generations. We
have inventoried over 50 cemeteries and supervised
another 60 cemetery or so. Our special interest is to
record those people whose stones are unreadable, or
marked with a rock.
If you go into any cemetery that we have completed,
you will not be able to find any stone that we have
cleaned. My I refer you to AR-Cemeteries. Check Baxter
and Fulton Counties for my work. I am in the process
of adding many more to this list.

AR-Cemeteries:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~arcemete/arcem.htm

Please us my personal email for any response.

Gene Simpson






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