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Part of Gravestone Transformations cleaning, repair, resetting and maintenance service is to document the requested service, before and after it’s performed, through photography. Those photos are then shared with the client who’s requesting service.

The photo documentation is extremely important when a client isn’t located within the area.

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of Peter Meyers, Susan Meyers, Edson Myers, Heidelberg Church Cemetery, Fairfield County, Stoutsville, Ohio.

Peter Meyers, Susan Meyers, and Edson Meyers

Heidelberg Church Cemetery, Fairfield County, Stoutsville, Ohio.

Photos show before and after cleaning and resetting children’s marker and cleaning, repairing and resetting border wall.

 

 

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of Job and Elizabeth Kennedy, VanHorn Cemetery, Logan County, Ohio.

Job and Elizabeth Kennedy

VanHorn Cemetery, Logan County, Ohio.

Photos show before and after repairs.

 

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of Nancy Perry-VanHorn, VanHorn Cemetery, Logan County, Ohio.

Nancy Perry-VanHorn

VanHorn Cemetery, Logan County, Ohio.

Photos show before and after repairs.

 

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of Mary Ann Hall, Pontius Cemetery, Pickaway County, Circleville, Ohio.

Mary Ann Hall

Pontius Cemetery, Pickaway County, Circleville, Ohio.

Photos show before and after repairs.

 

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of George and Elizabeth Hoffman, Zion Cemetery, Pickaway County, Circleville, Ohio.

George and Elizabeth Hoffman

 Zion Cemetery, Pickaway County, Circleville, Ohio.

Photos show before and after cleaning, leveling and restacking.

 

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of John Moore and William Moore, Grant Moore Cemetery, Hocking County, Ohio.

John Moore and William Moore

Grant Moore Cemetery, Hocking County, Ohio.

Photos show before and after cleaning and leveling.

 

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of Lucien Colloson and Arthur Colloson, Oak Grove Cemetery, Hocking County, Ohio.

Lucien Colloson and Arthur Colloson

Oak Grove Cemetery, Hocking County, Ohio.

Photos show before and after cleaning, restacking and new cast base.

 

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of Benjamin Hall, Jr., Pontius Cemetery, Pickaway County, Circleville, Ohio.

Benjamin Hall, Jr.

Pontius Cemetery, Pickaway County, Circleville, Ohio.

Photos show before and after repairs.

 

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of Israel Jones, Heidelberg Church Cemetery, Fairfield County, Stoutsville, Ohio.

Israel Jones

Israel enlisted in the Civil War at the age of 16. He was discharged after serving 12 1/2 months. He died 16 months later before his 19th birthday.

Heidelberg Church Cemetery, Fairfield County, Stoutsville, Ohio.

Photos show before and after cleaning and resetting .

 

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of Willison Albright and P George Albright, Pontius Cemetery, Pickaway County, Circleville, Ohio.

Willison Albright and P. George Albright

Pontius Cemetery, Pickaway County, Circleville, Ohio.

Photos show before and after cleaning and resetting.

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of Nelson Reichelderfer and Edson Reichelderfer, Heidelberg Church Cemetery, Fairfield County, Stoutsville, Ohio.

Nelson Reichelderfer and Edson Reichelderfer

Heidelberg Church Cemetery, Fairfield County, Stoutsville, Ohio.

Photos show before and after cleaning and restacking.

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of Joseph and Mary Bartholomew, Zion Cemetery, Pickaway County, Circleville, Ohio.

Joseph and Mary Bartholomew

Zion Cemetery, Pickaway County, Circleville, Ohio.

Photos show before and after cleaning, leveling and restacking.

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of George and Margaret Pontious, Zion Cemetery, Pickaway County, Circleville, Ohio.

George and Margaret Pontious

Zion Cemetery, Pickaway County, Circleville, Ohio.

Photos show before and after cleaning, leveling and restacking.

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of Joseph and Saloma Stebleton, Heidelberg Church Cemetery, Fairfield County, Stoutsville, Ohio.

Joseph and Saloma Stebleton

Heidelberg Church Cemetery, Fairfield County, Stoutsville, Ohio.

Photos show before and after cleaning and restacking.

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of Samuel and Rebecca Hyne, Heidelberg Church Cemetery, Fairfield County, Stoutsville, Ohio.

Samuel and Rebecca Hyne

Heidelberg Church Cemetery, Fairfield County, Stoutsville, Ohio.

Photos show before and after cleaning and restacking.

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of Riley Mash, Browns Chapel Cemetery, Ross County, Clarksburg, Ohio.

Riley Mash

Browns Chapel Cemetery, Ross County, Clarksburg, Ohio.

Photos show before and after cleaning and repair of broken monument.

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of Forrest Payne, Browns Chapel Cemetery, Ross County, Clarksburg, Ohio.

Forrest Payne

Browns Chapel Cemetery, Ross County, Clarksburg, Ohio.

Photos show before and after cleaning.

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of Baron Lee and Mary Boyd Leffingwell, Browns Chapel Cemetery, Ross County, Clarksburg, Ohio.

Baron Lee and Mary Boyd Leffingwell

Browns Chapel Cemetery, Ross County, Clarksburg, Ohio.

Photos show before and after cleaning.

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of Lewis and Nellie Eby, Browns Chapel Cemetery, Ross County, Clarksburg, Ohio.

Lewis + Nellie Eby

Browns Chapel Cemetery, Ross County, Clarksburg, Ohio.

Photos show before and after cleaning; plus landscaping.

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of Lois Ann Eby, Browns Chapel Cemetery, Ross County, Clarksburg, Ohio.

Lois Ann Eby

Browns Chapel Cemetery, Ross County, Clarksburg, Ohio.

Photos show before and after cleaning; plus landscaping.

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of Edward W. Timmons, Forest Cemetery, Pickaway County, Circleville, Ohio.

Edward W. Timmons

Forest Cemetery, Veterans Memorial Hill, Pickaway County, Circleville, Ohio.

Photos show before and after cleaning.

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of Frank and Mabel Wayland, Greenlawn Cemetery, Ross County, Frankfort, Ohio.

Frank P. and Mabel C. Wayland

Greenlawn Cemetery, Ross County, Frankfort, Ohio.

Photos show before and after cleaning.

Pigment from painted letters running and staining the unpolished part of the marker.

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of Micheal and Marriah Stein, Zion Cemetery, Pickaway County, Circleville, Ohio.

Micheal and Marriah Stein

Zion Cemetery, Pickaway County, Circleville, Ohio.

Photos show before and after cleaning, leveling and restacking.

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of William and Clara Minton, Minton Statue, Pearl Cemetery, Shelby County, Ohio.

William and Clara Minton

Pearl Cemetery, Shelby County, Ohio.

Photos show before and after cleaning.

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the family cemetery of Mallow-Hegler Cemetery, Ross-County, Frankfort, Ohio.

Mallow Family Plot

Mallow-Hegler Cemetery, Ross-County, Frankfort, Ohio.

Photos show before and after cleaning and resetting of all Mallow family headstones in the cemetery.

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of Henry Mallow, Mallow-Hegler Cemetery, Ross County, Frankfort, Ohio.

Henry Mallow

Mallow-Hegler Cemetery, Ross County, Frankfort, Ohio.

Photos show before and after cleaning, repairs and resetting.

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of Sarah Mallow, Mallow-Hegler Cemetery, Ross County, Frankfort, Ohio.

Sarah Mallow

Mallow-Hegler Cemetery, Ross County, Frankfort, Ohio.

Photos show before and after cleaning and resetting.

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of Mary Hunt, and son, Walter Hunt, Pearl Cemetery, Shelby County, Ohio.

Mary Hunt and son, Walter Hunt

Pearl Cemetery, Shelby County, Ohio.

Photos show before and after cleaning and resetting on new foundation.

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of Beavers family plot, Presbyterian Cemetery, Pickaway County, Commercial Point, Ohio.

Beavers Family Plot

Presbyterian Cemetery, Pickaway County, Commercial Point, Ohio.

Photos show before and after cleaning and resetting on new foundation.

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of George and Rachel Plumb, Beckett Cemetery, Pickaway County, Commercial Point, Ohio.

George and Rachel Plumb

Beckett Cemetery, Pickaway County, Commercial Point, Ohio.

Photos show before and after cleaning and resetting.

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of Jacob and Vashtie Moomaw, South Salem Cemetery, Ross-County, South Salem, Ohio.

Jacob and Vashtie Moomaw

South Salem Cemetery, Ross-County, South Salem, Ohio.

Photos show before and after cleaning and resetting.

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of Isaac Redinbo, Graceland Cemetery, Shelby County, Ohio.

Isaac Redinbo

Graceland Cemetery, Shelby County, Ohio.

Photos show before and after cleaning and resetting.

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of Henry Burmaster, Graceland Cemetery, Shelby County, Ohio.

Henry Burmaster

Graceland Cemetery, Shelby County, Ohio.

Photos show before and after cleaning and resetting.

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of Francis M. Gilbert, Veterans Monument, Browns Chapel Cemetery, Ross County, Clarksburg, Ohio.

Francis M Gilbert

Browns Chapel Cemetery, Ross County, Clarksburg, Ohio.

Photos show before and after cleaning and resetting to straighten stone shifted by ground movement.

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of Arlene Marie Williams, Bennett Cemetery, Scioto County, Minford, Ohio.

Arlene Williams

Bennett Cemetery, Scioto County, Minford, Ohio.

Photos show before cleaning and after cleaning.

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of Charles D. and Dona Williams, Bennett Cemetery, Scioto County, Minford, Ohio.

Charles D. and Dona Williams

Bennett Cemetery, Scioto County, Minford, Ohio.

Photos show before cleaning and after cleaning.

Gravestone Transformations, Mark Smith, historic cemetery preservationist, Peebles, Adams County, Ohio, provided conservation services to preserve the monument of William Payne, Veterans Monument, Browns Chapel Cemetery, Ross County, Clarksburg, Ohio.

William Payne

Browns Chapel Cemetery, Ross County, Clarksburg, Ohio.

Photos show before cleaning and 8 days after cleaning.