Gone Graving

Gone Graving I'm a Junior in High-school and a Boy Scout. GraveGeek!

I work with local historians and Preservationists to research and fix up old abandoned cemeteries throughout the State of New York.

I am currently working on a project alongside Crazy Cemetery Lady and Tasha's Grave Adventures, to help identify veteran...
05/15/2026

I am currently working on a project alongside Crazy Cemetery Lady and Tasha's Grave Adventures, to help identify veterans in Jefferson County, NY who may qualify for replacement government headstones through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Our focus right now is primarily on veterans buried prior to World War I.

We are looking for:

- Veterans with broken, heavily damaged, or illegible headstones
- Veterans who may not currently have a headstone or marker

If you know of any graves in Jefferson County that may fit these situations, please comment below or send me a message with the cemetery name, veteran’s name, and any information you may have.

We would also love to connect with local historians, cemetery volunteers, and community members who may already have documentation or lists started.

FYI, this project is separate from my Eagle Scout Project.

Hope to see y'all there!
05/07/2026

Hope to see y'all there!

05/05/2026

It sure seems like it to me

05/04/2026

Awesome job thatgraveyardgal!

I went out to the South Perinton Cemetery today with the VFW Post 8495, A Grave Attraction, and thatgraveyardgal to walk...
05/04/2026

I went out to the South Perinton Cemetery today with the VFW Post 8495, A Grave Attraction, and thatgraveyardgal to walk the grounds and figure out the plan for our volunteer day on May 23rd at 9am.

We went over what needs to be done and how we’re going to organize everything. There’s a lot of work ahead, cleaning stones, repairing and resetting some, lifting flat markers, and filling in holes around the cemetery, but it’s all worth it to make sure the place is taken care of the right way.

It’s one of those things that really puts into perspective how important it is to take care of these spaces. A lot of history there, and a lot of people who deserve to be remembered properly.

If you’re interested in helping out, we’d love to have you. It should be a really good turnout.

Hope to see some of you there on the 23rd 🇺🇲.

Visited Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester today with thatgraveyardgal. It was way bigger than I expected. I kept walking ...
04/26/2026

Visited Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester today with thatgraveyardgal. It was way bigger than I expected. I kept walking and it felt like I was at the cemeteries back at home.

Not gonna lie, small town boy over here was not prepared for how massive it is… I can't tell you how many times I got distracted and went off into the weeds to look at broken headstones.

Definitely worth the visit.

Yesterday Scott Simmons, Helen Camp, and I went out to the Ferguson Corners Cemetery in Galen and had a productive after...
04/23/2026

Yesterday Scott Simmons, Helen Camp, and I went out to the Ferguson Corners Cemetery in Galen and had a productive afternoon. I taught Helen how to clean and Scott how to repair. Together we cleaned about 9 stones and repaired 3.

A little information on who we repaired.

We repaired:
James Jeffers who died at the age of 18 on February 24, 1864.

Lucy Jeffers who died at the age of 12 on March 30, 1864.

And Theodore Leroy Campbell who died from "Dysentery with a Fever of typhoid character" at 3 years old, on September 26, 1886.

04/19/2026

Cleaning the headstone of Smith Paine

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