Thank You !
On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 4:02 PM, Brenda Garrod <mamascupboard(a)aol.com> wrote:
I have never met you or attended a workshop BUT I've subscribed
to this
list for a long time. The message you received was very nice and I have
enjoyed the tips/information that you have given. Thank-you! Don't let one
persons negative comments get you down.
Sent from my iPod
On Apr 3, 2014, at 10:11 AM, JOHN WALTERS <graveyardgroomer(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
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> Subject: New message from Jonathan Parrish Rivers
> To: John Walters <graveyardgroomer(a)gmail.com>
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> <
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> Parrish Rivers <
https://www.facebook.com/jprancestry> 2:44am Apr 3
> Hi Walt, I attended your Oct/Nov (?) 2012 cemetery restoration workshop
in
> Rio Grande, Ohio, at that family cemetery next to Bob Evans Farm, with my
> lady, Barbara. We had a really, really good time, and we enjoyed having
the
> opportunity to learn from you and to get some hands-on experience of what
> it feels like to clean a headstone with ammonia and water and a soft
brush.
> It was really a spectacular weekend for us all around, and I just wanted
to
> re-connect with you and thank you.
>
> This afternoon I had the strange experience of having to defend you in
one
> of these cemetery groups I joined up -- Indiana Cemetery Preservation, I
> think. I suggested a member contact you through your website when she was
> looking for some restoration help in your state (I'm in Columbus, Ohio).
I
> don't know any cemetery restoration people personally who I could vouch
> for, but I gave her your name. The admin of the group, Catherine
Anderson,
> deleted my comment and deleted the comment thanking me from the person I
> was trying to help. There was also another comment from a guy who just
said
> that you'd get the stones looking really clean. This lady then commented
> that you use 'destructive' and 'horrible' methods, blah blah blah.
>
> Anyway, I know that cemetery restoration is an art and a craft. I know
that
> there has to be some destructive element to it if your scraping and
adding
> chemicals and all that. It's difficult to know what is destructive and
what
> is non-destructive, and it takes experience, knowledge, and dedication to
> do the right thing.
>
> I believe that these social networking groups are excellent ways to reach
> people and to teach them and show them what can work and what doesn't
work.
> Encouraging people to learn is very important. Catherine missed an
> opportunity to explain why she believes your methods are 'destructive'
and
> 'horrible'.
>
> So, I just want you to know that I appreciate what you've done and what
you
> do, and I let Catherine Anderson know how I feel about what she said and
> did.
>
> I've attached some of the photos I snapped at the workshop. Maybe you
> already have enough photos, but maybe I happened to capture something
that
> can help you in your work. If you'd like to use any of these images for
> your website or other marketing, or whatever, just let me know. You're
> welcome to it. I included the before and after shots of the 'Mary'
> headstone that Barbara and I cleaned. I hope the stone still looks as
> beautiful as it did when we last saw it.
>
> All the best,
> Jonathan Parrish Rivers (and Barbara)
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