The dead are fortunate they no longer have to tolerate the living.

1. "The guy who owns the land" - title to the cemetery should be held in a trust. Depending on local laws, cemeteries are typically exempt from property taxes. 2. There should be/have been a professional, documented, recorded survey clearly marking the boundaries of the cemetery. Very important if encroachment may be a problem in the future. 3. There should be a precision map of the cemetery and locations of known graves, unidentified broken pieces, etc. We now have the technology. Should many choices of computer software. 4. Dowsing wires really do work to find unmarked graves. And verify marked ones. Ground Penetrating Radar is effective, but also expensive. 5. Put out a couple battery-operated trail cams. There may possibly be other video surveillance and security systems that would provide more comprehensive coverage. These are becoming very capable and affordable now. 6. Learn to shoot and then carry firepower when out prowling these places alone. Or bring along a buddy who does know how to shoot. A little stick is not effective against tweakers.

Oh, that's just heartbreaking! I'm glad you got to keep some pieces, knowing those are original to the place. It would have been nice if you could have taken a few starts from that wisteria and plant it where you live now. I once had a house that was over 100 years old and the previous owner (who was there 50 years) planted wisteria next to the porch. But that may have been planted by one of your ancestors too.

When you're filming, it would be better to not go from side to side so quickly. It makes some people dizzy. Thank you.

I have found out where some of my ancestors were buried - some in North Carolina and some in Arkansas. But there are some that I can't find anything about. Now I wonder if their headstones were taken. Some counties make lists of the headstones in cemeteries, and I know in the 1800s there were lists of where Revolutionary War soldiers were buried.

Maybe the developers did it. You might be able to get some protection from the local historical society, or they might be able to tell you who can if they can't.

Why not clean it up and then try to make that house and cemetery a historical site so it won't gwt torn down. And fix it up

and why didn't you take tools that would help you do a proper job of uncovering them? I get trying to get them on findagrave but pictures should be of cleaner clearer headstones. I do know ancestry owns findagrave and they keep track of how many are uploaded by individuals, however count should not be more important than properly uncovering them

I actually had 2 great great uncles that served in ww2 marvelous men they served their time when they were alive

This 3000 grave pioneer cemetery was desecrated by the Masonic Ventura California City Council in the 1960s (San Buenaventura, one of the original Spanish Missions town). Even though the bodies are still there, the City has turned the cemetery into a 7 acre dog park, with the dogs defecating everyday on the pioneers' graves. Please share and comment. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKvQq6h4bryXjsksi=2dnqIJWTjFpMffI4

Anybody interested in the Spanish American war, there is an organization called the sons of Spanish American war veterans. There are two forms of membership, hereditary membership, for those who had family members served during the time of the Spanish American war in Philippine insurrection. And then there is associate membership for those who do not have family ties, but who are interested in the history.

Some individuals just Aren’t happy unless they’re destroying things SADLY :(

Thank you for sharing what you do with us and of course the cleaning and restoration of graves. I’m sure they (deceased) would be very grateful.

God Bless you for the care that you and whoever is with you took with the cemetery. 🙏. What tales you can pass down to your family and then they can pass it on and so forth. Thanks for this info. 😀

I agree with you. We are moving forward and we are letting our history go to ruins. Many people today look at an old building and say eww it’s outdated. They would rather live in an ugly and usually not as strong house than an old strong and beautiful house. I’d like to be able to save some historic places if I can.

It’s a shame you couldn’t get the house. If you had been able to you would have continued the decades of your family history there. It’s unfortunate that most care more about money than history. I’d like to one day save an abandoned house. I’d probably move it away so a developer can use the land and I can have an old house.

That’s so disrespectful of those people. Nobody deserves their grave to be desecrated like that. I hope you and your family can get it back together.

How sad that it is gone now. It is clear from your video that it was once a very beautiful home! It had so much natural light! Wow! Thank you for sharing this with us!

How awful! I do not understand why anyone would disrespect the dead and the living like this.

You need to SLOW DOWN your camera! Too fast!

Likely young punks.

I got on findagrave and saw that a few of your ancestors lived in Texas and Georgia

So sad

I wonder how they feel if any of your family ghost follow them home and torture them so sad what they doing

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❤i would have loved a home like that not in this life.😢

God bless you❤

Thank you for doing that!

So sad. This is so disturbing. I hope something is done by the authorities and press charges.

His Turning is making me dizzy

I am sorry the house was destroyed. It is hard to see a landmark of your family ancestors abandoned, vandalized, and demolished. Thankfully, you made a video to remember the house. The lovely bones and the beautiful light from the windows in each room show how your ancestors designed it to be to be a bright and gracious home.

I don't understand some people. Why would anyone do it?

If the cemetery is on the same piece of property which I’m assuming it is, I would be very concerned with what the plan is for that when the property is developed!!

What would possess someone to do such a thing? But thank you for doing what you can to preserve the memory of your ancestors.

did you take the upping stone, and the last door?

Some SOB let his dog off the lease and it shits on the graves in my local cemetery . so being a good citizen I clean up the Poo. and returned it to sender, placing it on the front seat of his car !

you could have gotten it listed as a historic landmark

sad to see that happening r hope they haunt the ones who destroy your family graveyard

What in the world could anyone possibly get out of wrecking a cemetery just no respect at all

Beautiful house inside. Very grand. Sad that it's gone.

Hobo home now

Cemetaries are so beautiful & peaceful. Thankyou for cleaning it up so it looks beautiful again! So beautiful! ❤️ keep us posted please on how it goes...

Such a grand amazing house it must have been in its time. Such a shame what time and vandalism does to something something so beautiful. It's ashame you didn't get the step-up stone too. I'm sure that will be lost with time also.

Gloves u guys.what r u thinking

I hope u get to own this place and restore the home and grounds

That is totally disgusting. I hope you get it back in normal shape. Those that did this "What goea around comes around. Peace be with you.

❤❤❤❤❤❤😢😢😢😢😢😢so sad and sorry for your loss dear!!!!!!!😢

Junkies and drug addicts do this to a home when the squat in them and go there to get high!!! They call the old house trap houses.

Omg it was extremely beautiful OMG ❤😊

Sorry for your loss. 😢