thatgraveyardgal

06/24/2026

I’m still out here cleaning and repairing headstones!
I just also love talking history in my free time🩶

06/24/2026

A unique epitaph !

📍Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg PA

06/24/2026

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Sometimes people see a single before and after video and think cemetery preservation is just cleaning a stone.

But behind every video is something much bigger.

So far in 2026 alone, the GraveGeeks community has already accomplished:

🪦 2,494 monuments cleaned
🛠️ 167 repairs completed
⚒️ 14 new headstones created
💧 460 fragile stones safely treated when scrubbing was not an option
🇺🇸 14 veteran memorials replaced or properly marked
🏛️ 26 historic markers cleaned or restored
👥 86 active volunteers
📍 Work completed across 42 states

And the year is only halfway over.

This is what happens when people come together with one mission:

To preserve history, protect cemeteries, and make sure the stories of those who came before us are never forgotten.

Every stone cleaned is a life remembered.

Every repair completed is history protected.

And this movement is only growing.

If you believe forgotten history deserves to be preserved, visit GraveGeeks.org and become part of the mission.

Together, we are proving that preservation matters.

06/23/2026

Is there anyone familiar with antiques!?

I just bought a replica life mask of President Lincoln at a shop in Gettysburg.
(NOT a death mask).

From what I understand, two life masks were taken of Lincoln.

One in 1860 where he was clean shaven, and one in February 1865 where you can visibly see the toll the war took on him.

Based on what I’ve read, there are several factors that point to it being a more authentic replica than just a cheap novelty piece.

I am just curious how historically significant a piece this is and how true it is to the original cast taken in 1865

06/22/2026

Being in the presence of where so much death took place is a strange and somber feeling.

Tragic and terrible deaths happened right here where I’m standing as a result of intense fighting on Little Round Top on July 2nd 1863.

One of the units defending this position was the 140th NY, from my hometown of Rochester, NY.

Without the 140th, the battle of Gettysburg could have had a very different outcome.

06/22/2026

A father's love that stayed with him until his last breath — Sgt. Amos Humiston of the 154th New York Infantry was found dead on the Gettysburg battlefield clutching a photograph of his three children.

At the time his body was discovered, Humiston's name was unknown. He was later identified by the photograph he held.

Pictured here is a different image of the Humiston children, taken by William H. Tipton.

06/21/2026

SO excited that I finally got to see this exhibit in person today.

I was well aware of who Dr. Richard Burr was before I visited the museum, however, what I didn’t know was that his embalming station in 1862 was literally in this same building!

Here, my love of history is intertwined with the fascination I have for funeral service.

Such a cool place.
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National Museum of Civil War Medicine

06/21/2026

A closer look at just how close the hotel is to Evergreen!!
I’ve been staying here for years now and love the neighbors ! 😁

06/19/2026

Good mourning from Gettysburg !! 🇺🇸🪦