From Grafton to Gettysburg

I've been cleaning headstones with meticulous attention to detail since 2018 and am passionate about bringing these memorial markers back to a condition that shows respect for these lives well-lived and well-loved.

I've led a small group of vounteers in the Town of Grafton where we've cleaned over 430 cemetery stones to date. I've attended and hosted workshops where the public was invited to learn proper cleaning & repair techniques from the New Hampshire Old Graveyard Association and Jonathan Appel from the Atlas Preservation 48 State Tour.

In the summer of 2024 I went to Gettysburg, PA to participate in their Friends of Gettysburg Volunteer Day, where I had the honor & privelege of cleaning veterans' headstones in the Gettysburg National Cemetery.

The product I use is a biological cleaner called D/2. It is safe for the flora & fauna as well as the environment, because they're sacred, too. In addition to the D/2 I use a lot of water, natural & soft bristled nylon brushes, plastic scrapers, wooden tools and a lot of elbow grease.