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"WHAT DO YOU USE TO CLEAN THE HEADSTONES?"
**Over the last few months, we gained an incredible number of new followers inspired by TGC interested in how to safely restore monuments in their own communities... Thousands have asked for the specific product used and the exact process via private messages, comments, and visitor posts...
*Below you will find the answer to this frequently asked (and a

nswered) question... We are hoping this makes it easier for everyone to find on the page! BEST PRACTICES ON HOW TO RESTORE THE MONUMENTS OF YOUR OWN FAMILY & LOVED ONES

***ALWAYS remember first and foremost to get permission to restore ANY monument / tombstone that is not a direct family member...

The product he uses is called D/2 Biological Solution... he uses this on Granite, Marble, and Sandstone Monuments...D/2 is what the Government uses for all of our National cemeteries including Arlington...It is safe for the monuments as well as the surrounding environment... Initially rinse the stone with water before spraying D/2 on the still damp stone... Allow it to sit for several minutes while the product begins to break down biological debris...When cleaning it, always use a natural or soft nylon brush with a consistency similar to your toothbrush...NEVER use a hard bristle brush... Periodically rinse it with water before re-applying D/2 and carefully scrubbing as needed to see your progress...Hand dry with a clean dry cotton or microfiber towel... (He typically brings his own water in 5-gallon containers because not all cemeteries have water readily available)

Finally, spray a light coat of D/2 over the entire monument and allow it to continue to work into the stone... Typically in two or three weeks time the monument will look beautiful...

The Good Cemeterian DOES NOT SELL D/2 Biological Solution... but we have included the link to his distributor below....

http://www.gravestonecleaner.com/tgc/"

Good evening everyone...I wanted to get something off my chest for my own peace of mind, even if this post ruffles a few...
09/03/2026

Good evening everyone...

I wanted to get something off my chest for my own peace of mind, even if this post ruffles a few feathers. While I’m beyond ecstatic that Wednesday's content actually reached many of you, Facebook just pulled a completely baffling move. We pin our most popular videos at the top of the page so subscribers can easily find our best work. Yesterday, Facebook stripped away thousands upon thousands of "Likes" from our second pinned video. As you can see in this screenshot, the 519 comments and 430 shares are still there, but the likes were completely wiped out. Why would they do this? Is it a glitch, sheer incompetence, or an intentional penalty? It feels like an exhausting, daily battle just to survive on this platform. If anyone has insight into why this is happening, please let me know...

⭐️The "Likes" you see in the screenshot are all new as Facebook took them down to zero...🥹

Hey everyone... I have some exciting news !!● Do you like cemeteries?● Do you like art?● Do you like history?● Do you li...
09/03/2026

Hey everyone... I have some exciting news !!

● Do you like cemeteries?
● Do you like art?
● Do you like history?
● Do you like storytelling?
● Do you like MEEEEEEEE??

Well, I'm collaborating with two amazing artists in Tampa, Florida on Saturday October 3rd, 2026 and you can join us !!

You can also sign up for 3 amazing Saturday Tombstone Art Workshops ‼️‼️

⭐️⭐️Cemetery Art History Tour⭐️⭐️
(1 Day)

●● Spend an afternoon looking closer at the art, symbolism, and stories carved into Tampa’s historic Woodlawn Cemetery.

We’ll begin at Wave & See Creative Sanctuary with an art history and cemetery symbolism presentation before heading to historic Woodlawn Cemetery for a guided tour with Andrew Lumish, “The Good Cemeterian.” Along the way, we’ll uncover the history, monuments, symbolism, and stories held within this historic Tampa cemetery.

After the tour, we’ll shift from observation to creation. Guests will have time to explore the cemetery through an artist’s lens, collecting visual impressions through sketching, charcoal rubbings, and clay-and-ink transfer techniques.

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⭐️⭐️The Tour Plus Workshops⭐️⭐️
(4 Day's)

●● Spend four Saturdays exploring the art, symbolism, and stories of historic cemeteries—and transform what you discover into an original work of art.

We begin with our Cemetery Art History Tour at Tampa’s historic Woodlawn Cemetery, where we’ll study cemetery art and symbolism, hear the stories held within its monuments, and gather visual inspiration through sketching, charcoal rubbings, and clay-and-ink impressions.

Then, over three Saturday workshops at Wave & See Creative Sanctuary, we’ll transform those collected motifs, textures, symbols, and impressions into finished works of art.

Here's the link for tickets:

https://givebutter.com/cemetery-art-tour

We've had a wonderful 11-year run on this platform, and your support means the world to us. Thank you. Lately, the algor...
09/02/2026

We've had a wonderful 11-year run on this platform, and your support means the world to us. Thank you. Lately, the algorithm has made it incredibly difficult for our content to reach your feeds. It’s disheartening, but we aren't giving up. To help us beat the algorithm and stay connected, please consider saving, sharing, or leaving a comment on this post so the platform knows you still want to see us.

We hope you're having a spectacular day ‼️

TGC

Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the start of our week. Tonight, we dive into our first monument restoration and share...
09/01/2026

Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the start of our week. Tonight, we dive into our first monument restoration and share a look at the twisting, turning life journey behind it !!

⭐️Although there weren't many photo's of her family, we DID find some excellent pictures that included this evening's honoree ‼️ You can find them in the comments below.

●● FYI - We shared a spectacular timelapse monument restoration video yesterday. Did you happen to see it?? It has fewer than 10 interactions for the entire day.

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Ella Ray was born in Columbus, Kentucky, more than 162 years ago on August 11th, 1864. She was the sixth of ten children born to her father, Edwin Ruthven Ray (1828 -:1915), a CSA Veteran of the American Civil (W)ar and mother, Harriet Magruder Brown (1832 - 1878). Her father was an attorney who later left the legal field in 1890 to enter the patent medicine business. Ella grew up in a bustling household alongside her five older siblings, Ruth, Susan, Mary, Peter, and Annie and was later joined by four younger siblings: Edward, Joseph, Richard, and Rachel.

In the summer of 1880, Ella’s family settled in Eureka Springs, a heath resort in Arkansas after her father's second wife, Rachel Beasley Ray, a famed author and poet was stricken with an attack of rheumatic fever. It was there, on April 3rd, 1884, that she married Clarence Boyd Fitch, a Missouri native. Together, they raised four children: Clarence Ray, Ervin Rawls, Horace, and Ava Mary. Clarence supported the family through various trades, including working as a butcher, as they built their lives across Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Tragically, Clarence Boyd passed away @ Eureka Springs, Arkansas in 1909. Left to support her children, this evening's honoree persevered as a talented dressmaker and seamstress. Love found her again in Erick, Oklahoma, where on March 23rd, 1915, she married Frederick Wyly, a recent widower and single father. Prior to 1920 the newly blended family permanently relocated to the Sunshine State of Florida and city of Tampa which was where her father had originally settled in 1908.

Regrettably, Ella would lose her life after suffering an intestinal hemorrhage on May 23rd, 1924 that she ultimately succumbed to five days later.

Ella Ray Fitch Wyly... Beloved wife and mother...

Before & After

⭐️Special Note: Ella's great grandfather, James Buntin Ray (1761 - 1835) was a prominent Kentucky pioneer, scout, and militia officer who migrated from North Carolina to Kentucky in 1775 alongside Daniel Boone. James Buntin went on to become one of the most celebrated woodsmen and scouts in early Kentucky history, operating concurrently with Boone during the intense frontier conflicts of the American Revolutionary War.

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Once again, thank you so much for joining us and honoring another long ago life.

Until we meet again...

Be well

TGC

08/31/2026

Today, we honor Camilo Gonzalez Y Perez, an Asturias, Spain native, beloved family man, and American Dream Realized honoree, with the restoration of his most impressive monument. His towering obelisk has been beautifully restored to its former glory.



▪︎▪︎ Video editing credit goes to my son.

Different platforms tell my story with varying degrees of accuracy but recently they've begun doing so by using AI pict...
08/29/2026

Different platforms tell my story with varying degrees of accuracy but recently they've begun doing so by using AI pictures of myself that don't even resemble me. And no, these restorations aren't real either.

My question is, if you're going to go this route, why not just use pictures of me and my actual restorations 🤔🤔🤔🤔???

Today's restoratiive undertaking and American Dream Realized presentation will likely remain forever shrouded in mystery...
08/27/2026

Today's restoratiive undertaking and American Dream Realized presentation will likely remain forever shrouded in mystery. When I finally captured the "After" shots following 4 months of strategic planning, it hit me that no one looking at these images will fully grasp the sheer difficulty it took to get here...The embedded biological growth was thick and had bled deep inside of his porous marble memorial...

To best share today's undertaking, I'm going to do so by using a unique photography format.

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Jeronimo "Jerome" Barcia was born in Burgos, Spain nearly 165 years ago on September 30th, 1861.

⭐️Burgos is a historic city in northern Spain and the former capital of the unified Kingdom of Castile. Sitting on the Castile plateau along the Arlanzón River, it is famous for its soaring Gothic cathedral, its deep ties to the legendary knight El Cid, and its status as a major stop on the Camino de Santiago.

In 1883 tonight's subject married Asturias, Spain native, Maria "Mary" Vallejo. Although Maria's vague 1915 obituary states that in addition to her husband, "J. Barcia", she was survived by several children, there is no indication they ever had an. Upon immigrating to the United States in 1898, the couple established roots in Tampa, Florida. Shortly thereafter, Jeronimo became a member of the Centro Asturiano de Tampa, a mutual-aid and social society for immigrants from Asturias, Spain, and their descendants.Historically, membership included hospital benefits, cemetery benefits and health insurance. The purpose of the club was to take care of its members from cradle to grave. Jeronimo was actually employed by the Centro Asturiano in the role of assistant secretary / bookeeper for the rest of his life. Following a lingering illness, Mrs. Maria Barcia lost her life on August 24th, 1916. This evening's honoree lingered for several years before passing away on October 17th, 1919. Because he had no family there was no obituary written for him and strangely, no available (D)eath Certificate. We did find a creditors notice ordered by a judge with regard to Mr. Barcia's estate...

Jeronimo "Jerome" Barcia ... Beloved husband, American Dream Realized honoree.

Before & After

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Thanks so.much for stopping by, spending a part of your day here with us and helping to celebrate yet another fascinating life journey.

Until we meet again

Be well

TGC

The transition from forgotten, to blushed, to new again ‼️‼️●● The Romano's dual monument is more than 6 feet tall and e...
08/26/2026

The transition from forgotten, to blushed, to new again ‼️‼️

●● The Romano's dual monument is more than 6 feet tall and equally wide...

⭐️Independent images can be found in the comments.

There are occasions, actually quite a few when the grandiosity of a monument doesn't come into play when determining the...
08/25/2026

There are occasions, actually quite a few when the grandiosity of a monument doesn't come into play when determining the persons storyline which carries greater meaning. Once again, that is the case tonight.

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William Arnold Green was born in Tampa, Florida more than 102 years ago on March 24th, 1924 to his father, William Arnold Green Senior (1889 - 1938) who was involved with law enforcement as well as carpentry, and mother, Margaret Blosfleld (1896 - 1936). He was the 5th of seven verifiable children welcomed into the World by his parents. His elder siblings included Lessie Margaret, Nellie Mabel, Rosie Janet, and Mary Belle. He also had a younger brother, Charles Franklin and sister, Evelyn Lucille.

William Arnold's early teenage years were marked by profound loss.Sadly, both his mother and father had lost their lives by the time this evening's honoree was just 14 years old. His mother was 40 when she passed away from an "intestinal obstruction" in 1936 and his father was 49 when he accidentally drowned in 1938. The orphaned Green children were raised by their maternal grandparents. By June of 1942, William still lived in Tampa and worked in a machine shop owned by his uncle where he developed a strong aptitude for mechanical work, officially registering his civilian occupation as a motor vehicle mechanic and repairman.

On July 28th, 1942, shortly after turning 18, tonight's subject enlisted in the U.S. Army at Camp Blanding, Florida. Utilizing his mechanical background, he underwent specialty training and was assigned to the 2528th Army Air Forces Base Unit. He served at Midland Army Airfield in Texas, which operated as the headquarters for the nation's massive wartime bombardier training program.

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PFC Green boarded a military C-47 transport aircraft departing from Midland, heading to Paterson, New Jersey. The flight was shuttling personnel to various assignments during the closing days of the Second World (W)ar. Shortly after takeoff the plane crashed near Sweetwater, Texas, instantly (k)illing all 3 crew members and its 22 passengers, including the recently turned 21-year-old William Arnold Green... His (D)eath Certificate notes the ultimate cause of his demise was "traumatic disintegration".

William Arnold Green Jr. Beloved son, brother, brave American Hero of the Second World War.

Before & After

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Thank you all for stopping by tonight and always... Until we meet again...

Be well

TGC

08/24/2026

Today's transformative monument restoration honors Edelmira (Not Edermira) Perez, a native of Key West, Florida. She was a cherished daughter and sister who tragically lost her life to malaria on September 3rd, 1916, at only four years old...



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