The Missing Weeks Children

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Of the headstones I've seen and worked on, the ones that are broken always capture my heart and attention. Thank you for helping tell the story of the Weeks family, it tells us there is something here worth preserving.
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@lisawest6533 Месяц назад

Dr. John Griffiths Weeks was my 5th cousin 6 times removed. This family lost 6 children , one at 7, one was 4 years old and 3 were infants. Their first born was killed at age 19 early in the Civil War at Ft. Donelson, TN. Life was hard, sad story. We are more connected than we know. Thank you for your kindness.

@007modmom 26 дней назад

Families are reunited in Heaven for eternity.

@GailBrenner-vt9ou 16 дней назад

Blessings😊

@trishr2081 8 месяцев назад

Such painstaking attention to detail. You are an incredibly kind Man. It’s an honor to watch you work.

@barbfrank917 22 дня назад

❤👍👍🙏🙏🙏

@KristenK78 8 месяцев назад

I have a brother and a nephew who were both stillborn, nearly 30 years apart. Neglected or forgotten infant graves always make me sad, so seeing someone like you taking the time to restore the stone for these babies means so, so much. No disrespect to the vets or to historic folks, but their graves will always get tended by someone. Who knows if there are any remaining Weeks collateral descendants who know about these children?

@moretoexplore6736 Месяц назад

Agreed. this information is so important to genealogy. I'm 65 and during research, I learned that my great-grandmother had stillborn twins. No one knows where the babies were buried, they are not in the local Cemetery. I learned about them only 10 years ago.

@nickislade5533 Месяц назад

@@moretoexplore6736 Burial of stillborn babies Before , hospitals often took care of funeral arrangements, without the involvement of parents. Babies were sometimes buried in shared graves and many parents were not told what happened to their baby's body

@sophieandwayne Месяц назад

@@nickislade5533even when I had my first child 33yrs ago in hospital many stillborn babies would be buried together, it was still a thing. The parents didn’t question the hospitals.

@jnharton 17 дней назад

@@sophieandwayne Why would they? The situation is awful and traumatic enough without the stress of chasing answers.

@sherryab3964 8 месяцев назад

I could almost imagine the peace souls of the parents watching over and be such amazed over a man some 150 or so years later, taking the time to painstakingly preserve the memory of their children who were lost so long ago. ❤

@krisaaron5771 Месяц назад

Exactly what I was thinking! Among the victims when Mount Vesuvius blew its top in 79 AD was a woman running from the lava with a baby clasped to her chest and holding a small child's hand. The pyroclastic flow and ash from the lava preserved the bodies of the little family for more than 2,000 years and left me sobbing in grief for people I never knew, just as this little headstone did. John Donne summarized the best of our species when he wrote "Therefore send not to know for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee."

@Lucinda_Jackson 8 месяцев назад

Love your careful, meticulous restorations. The work you do is so obviously a labor of love and respect and such a deeply moving experience to witness. The fact that you research the people whose stones you work on and establish a human connection speaks volumes about your character. I'm so glad you chose to post this older footage. I've missed watching you work and bring order to chaos and return beauty to brokenness.

@millennialstonecleaner 8 месяцев назад

I really appreciate that, thank you.

@fdort3971 8 месяцев назад

I have had many miscarriages over the years...hearing her story...from a mother who never had a chance to hold my babies...on behalf of the parents I thank you for your respect. I agree...you are a man of great character...the world needs more people like you.

@OZARKMEL 8 месяцев назад

They are never forgotten if you speak their name.....💙

@user-pq7ge6tc2z Месяц назад

As a mother, I am thanking you for this gift you have given. You are a very special kind of person.

@oliw2793 8 месяцев назад

You sir, are a Saint. 150 years after I'm gone, I hope someone shows my headstone the same care and respect you've shown this.

@kay-vo6cs Месяц назад

My thoughts exactly

@karenchristensen8684 Месяц назад

The care,patience and reverence you give to these head stones, is wonderful.

@BeeFunKnee Месяц назад

Plato stated, "Death is not the cruelest thing, it's being forgotten that is." All must someday die, not many are remembered after their death. Thank you for remembering the dead. Thank you for being so thoughtful while remembering them, too.

@ldirk58601 7 месяцев назад

I think this does more for the living than it does for the passed. Very heartwarming.

@KatherineUribe-1 8 месяцев назад

This is a genuinely respectful endeavor. The families are long gone and there doesn't seem to be anyone else who will tend to these relics. Bless you.🤗

@d.g.n9392 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for the help you provide to restore the headstones. And the cemetery records, if not already updated and on digital records, assures that it is most likely accurate, from here forward. I’m a retired 40+ years funeral director and embalmer. I appreciate that the grave markers are kept up

@JudgementJury 7 месяцев назад

I found your short of this grave, and I came to see the full video. Seeing someone care for the neglected graves of thoses gone warms my heart. Keep doing what you do, it means a lot to someone.

@Grimmarox 8 месяцев назад

Thank you kind sir for making the Weeks children to have their final resting repaired and cleaned so if in the future any ancestors will be able to find them. You are a beautiful ❤️

@jparker59able 8 месяцев назад

What an incredibly kind thing to do.

@michaelhawkins5530 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for your time and compassion to these souls of our past.

@SMcCaskill 7 месяцев назад

I'm sure their parents in some way are thankful to you for repairing their babies headstone so that they will be remembered forever. 🙏♥️

@edwardphillips7066 3 месяца назад

Thank you for honoring the dead. May the dead children's give you a blessing.

@rhondanewman3849 7 месяцев назад

All of the time and effort that he puts in just shows his love.

@slytheringingerwitch 7 месяцев назад

I am glad that you repair rather than bring them back to new, the passage of time passing is part of a headstone's life, so to speak.

@lymarie1974 8 месяцев назад

All heros dont wear capes. Yours is that wonderful heart full of care and love.

@susanpera2131 7 месяцев назад

How wonderful that you are saving this so that these babies will not be forgotten

@garnettoll9317 8 месяцев назад

This was so moving. Thank you for your understanding and restoration.

@colleengallo4831 7 месяцев назад

In sycamore Illinois there is a county cemetery. The county has replaced all the old decayed headstones. So many of them simply read unknown. A few say train accident victim or accident victim. It’s hard to comprehend families that lost loved ones and never knew their fate.

@jnharton 17 дней назад

Historically if the remains couldn't be visually identified or connected with the person or family based on clothing or physical artifacts like jewelry they didn't always have a lot to go on. In more recent times it's easy to take some photos and preserve the body in a morgue for later identification. Back then there would have been a lot of incentive to hurry up and bury them already.

@bluekitty3731 8 месяцев назад

You, sir, are doing the work of the Angels! Bless you!

@deeterry8549 Месяц назад

You just made there momma happy. Her babies will not be forgotten.

@1959snoopy 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for repairing this stone. Beautiful work. Is there a way to add a plaque or something near it to indicate who's buried there?

@fdort3971 8 месяцев назад

What a great idea!

@Rock_K9 8 месяцев назад

Awwwww. The true definition of “Gone, but not forgotten”. Truly beautiful thing you do.

@lillypad9960 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for your hard work, your time, your expenses, and most of all, your love. Blessings from Michigan.

@annesaunders3580 21 день назад

I'm on a cemetery board for a small, rural cemetery in British Columbia. I've noticed that back in the "old days" babies and infants were often buried in the tiny space between 2 adult burials. It is heartening to see you take such care and respect in restoring these children's headstones. Keep up the excellent work! 🥰

@kay-vo6cs Месяц назад

You have inspired me. I spent some time at the local cemetery in my town in Oklahoma. I have replaced photo plaques on three different graves using epoxy resin. One for an 8yr old boy who died of supposed heart failure in the 30's. I even found the old house he lived in and a few of his relatives here in my town! There is so much to learn and I absolutely love it. Thank you!

@marymaixner848 7 месяцев назад

This is so very kind, you have a place in heaven

@overload65 7 месяцев назад

this is wonderful to see the care and respect you show when doing the rebuild. Take care. From UK. 🙏

@judyhausler7057 7 месяцев назад

Truely a gift to those forgotten children, you are very special.

@bevcarter1554 Месяц назад

You are an unsung hero

@jameswubbolt7787 Месяц назад

A hero for lost souls.❤

@cookie4487 7 месяцев назад

I have to say what a caring mam you are, it's amazing what you do out of the kindest of your heart, I live in Wales UK and our cemeterys are in a shocking condition where old headstone are flat on the ground and youths of today just vandalise these sacred place's, thank you so much for respecting these graves and caring for them, God bless you.

@mariewalker7682 7 месяцев назад

May God Bless you for what you are doing.

@OsoGrande5150AZ 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for helping those people. I truly hope that one day, in the distant future, there will be someone like you taking care of me.

@laurieklingele8343 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for your love and care ❤❤

@SelinaMattocks-uv6yj Месяц назад

The fact you are teaching your son how to do this, warms my heart. What an amazing thing you do. Thank you ❤

@janiesippel225 7 месяцев назад

What a incredibly nice thing to do. A very thoughtful way to honor the dead.

@buffettgirl100 Месяц назад

This was so heart warming to see the amount of caring and skill you used to restore this grave marker for 2 babies. God bless you and thanks

@LucillenRory 8 месяцев назад

Its so lovely to see this headstone being restored like that. Thank you.

@Angelhorselady 8 месяцев назад

🙏 May God greatly bless you in the memory of all the forgotten souls that you have so kindly brought back to life!

@loispeterson657 Месяц назад

You are such and wonderful man. Someday all of these children will run to you and thank you for everything that you have done. Heaven has a special place for you and all others that care this much.

@anjaclems 7 месяцев назад

There is special place in heaven for you my friend! Thank you for what you do!❤️

@lindabruns6020 8 месяцев назад

Beautiful job. Thank you for your kindness. There is a special place in heaven for you 💖.

@maryg3143 7 месяцев назад

This is so very kind of you to go to all this work for someone you do not know.

@lane1985 8 месяцев назад

I enjoy watching your videos, you learn about history and preservation about things we don't think about everyday. Thank you for your hard work!

@dianehale7650 7 месяцев назад

I love the care you take in restoring these forgotten headstones.

@yummboy2 8 месяцев назад

You have a good heart and even better soul, my friend. Keep up the good work.

@mamadragon2581 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for this kindness to those long gone.

@OldWomanfromtheMountains 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for the selfless service you give to the lost loved ones. I DO ask, for your welfare to please wear a mask to cover your face and goggles for your eyes, as the dust from the concrete and lime and fine ground marble are devastating to your lungs and eyes over time.

@melissabugg5579 8 месяцев назад

Just amazing, Wade. Thank you for all the work you do. ❤

@vickieburt2246 7 месяцев назад

This is such a blessing for these lost children. Lost no more because of you! Great job!

@Canuckmom128 26 дней назад

Not all heroes wear capes. One can be found mixing up epoxy in a Cemetery. The detail and TLC you put into your work is truly heartwarming. Part historian, part artist, part Mr. Fix-It. Bless you !

@mary-de5kw Месяц назад

Amazing work. More people need to get on board with these cleaning and repairs. Gone but not forgotten.😢

@badapple65 7 месяцев назад

I will bet that many souls will meet you many years from now at the pearly gates to say Thank You and shake your hand.

@shelliewerner5624 8 месяцев назад

You do such beautiful work...I almost cried watching you put their headstone back together so nicely...bless you sir...

@Will-nr5ow 7 месяцев назад

Your videos are amazing... keep up the good work.

@outfromtheshadows Месяц назад

Thank you for preserving the story of these little ones. ❤

@deeannamorrison8587 8 месяцев назад

You are a good and kind man! Thank you for preserving our past.❤

@catherineanhari7573 20 дней назад

So beautiful .. thank you for honoring the dead.. gone but not forgotten

@arshooter1 Месяц назад

You a great person to take this great task on. SO MANY OLD GRAVES AND HEADSTONES NEED SO MUCH ATTENTION. THANK YOU

@aidenplatt2311 8 месяцев назад

It’s amazing what you do! Keep it up man

@riaannel2766 7 месяцев назад

Wonderful to watch you sir, you repair these headstones as a true act of respect and love. Unfortunately, here in South Africa we have people that do not respect the dead at all, they desecrate, steal from and damage graves until there is nothing left. Out of spite. It is heartbreaking to visit a loved ones grave, just to see that is has been desecrated by these thugs.

@meilssaholcomb8351 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for taking the time to take care of those who have passed on, you are truly a gift for God. And too showing us the lost head stone. I love the history behind each one .

@waltjacob3776 7 дней назад

Respect to you for keeping there little names alive. God bless them 🙏

@eburro62331 8 месяцев назад

Beautiful work. Really appreciate what you do.

@sanohren5180 Месяц назад

Thank you for all that you do! Having worked at a Monument company for several years, I was involved in some of these projects. It's up to each generation to preserve our burial places.

@tcmomcoffey4028 8 месяцев назад

Ur a blessing to this world ❤

@SScott-nr9vl 7 месяцев назад

I don't say this often about other men but you're a beautiful man. Thank you for what you do. Nowadays people don't even respect the living let alone the dead.

@robynhendrickson2801 23 дня назад

How wonderful that you are taking your time to repair these old headstone. Beautiful work. Blessings to you

@isabel3559 Месяц назад

I love cemeteries but really hate when people say graves are neglected it could be no family left to care for them or the people are too old or infirm . I'm sure families appreciate channels and people like this who care enough to help you do great special work . Definitely unsung heroes.

@user-bd4zj5pn2e Месяц назад

Thank you for your tender loving care for this project ❤

@gurinapsait8602 7 месяцев назад

I just found your channel.. What a wonderful thing you are doing... It warms my heart..

@user_angelmum 7 месяцев назад

♥️ it is a beautiful thing you're doing for those little souls ♥️

@suzannezethner8180 8 месяцев назад

I know those babies and their parents are looking down and saying Thank You. 💕💕💕💕💕💕

@terryl.cooper 7 месяцев назад

They're dead so I doubt it very much. @@

@karenjames953 7 месяцев назад

You're such a great guy. Bless your heart.

@clintonmckinney6634 22 дня назад

You sir are a blessing for the lost little ones. They are smiling down at you from heaven ❤

@acdebiase 7 месяцев назад

I don't know you, sir. Know that you have my utmost respect.

@cindyrissal3628 Месяц назад

1860s...nobody knew much back then. How horribly frustrating & sad for the parents to watch their kids get sick & die...I'm glad their stone is there again so they won't be completely forgotten...

@mandyem1 24 дня назад

This is why it is important to have a headstone. Your remains can be anywhere but a memorial stone to remind others of our journey here I feel is important. Thank you for what you do ❤

@littleone7404 26 дней назад

What a beautiful restoration

@nickislade5533 Месяц назад

My grandfather was a stone mason, thank you for your works on these old stones.

@sassytbc7923 5 дней назад

Thank. You for what you’re doing for those babies!

@tinlizzie 8 месяцев назад

Very nice work indeed.

@noslenlean54 7 месяцев назад

Hermoso el trabajo y la dedicacion que tienes. Bendiciones !

@user-bu2en3cl6s 8 месяцев назад

You, sir...are a very good man. Thank you for your work.

@conniepritchardreinhardt9978 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for doing this. Incredible work.

@TexasBluebonnets22 5 дней назад

This is the nicest thing I’ve seen someone do!

@rodolfoayalajr.8589 Месяц назад

You’re awesome 👏. Thank you for sharing your videos. Rip babies.

@valeriegiunca6018 7 месяцев назад

What a Godsend you are! Meticulous work and detail for those lost and forgotten!!! 😢 The respect you perform for them is so touching!!!😮😮😮😮😊😊😊😊😊

@stanjuice 8 месяцев назад

Good man. Solid work. 🫡

@rebeccaofsunnybrookefarm8469 8 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for everything you do.

@hopenoack8857 8 месяцев назад

Such a great job and so very thoughtful ❤❤

@deborahbolton3417 20 дней назад

Thank you for doing this for them. God bless you forever.🙏🏼✝️

@user-nt6dh2rz1i 23 дня назад

I admire the work or should I say the love that you are giving to these souls that have long been forgotten . I have been given some thought to do this myself. I don’t know how long I will be able to keep this up because I am a 74 year old young widow. I go to the cemetery where my father’s grave, who was a POW in World War Two, my mother and my husband who was also a veteran of 30 years in the Navy. It is sad to see so many graves that are not taken care of so what you are doing is a blessing to the families even if they are no longer around . Keep doing this wonderful thing and God bless you. 🙏