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The first cleaning bee of 2024 took place on Sunday April 20. Although the weather had been iffy all morning, the afternoon was a perfect temperature for cleaning. Dr. Erin McGuire, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Victoria, guided about a dozen students and other volunteers in the best ways of cleaning the gravestones.Continue reading “April 21, 2024”

A smaller, but mighty crew of dedicated students and a couple of elders gathered with Prof. Erin McGuire at the cemetery to clean more headstones. After having been treated with D-2 on October 24 the stones for Grace Meiss and Rebecca Harris are looking cleaner. D-2 was applied to the headstone for Jack Levy andContinue reading “November 13, 2023”

Under the direction of Professor Erin McGuire, a handful of students from last semester’s class and a few other people came to the cemetery to clean headstones along the main pathway. The first step is to clean the graves with a little soapy water and a lot of elbow grease. Then the chemical D-2 wouldContinue reading “October 22, 2023”

A couple who would like to remain anonymous joined Amber Woods after they had done some gardening at the Zachor Wall to complete the cleaning of Isador Braverman’s grave.

Shoshana Litman and Laura Rosenberg joined Amber Woods in cleaning the grave of Isador Braverman. Laura and Shoshana worked on the headstone before moving onto the tiled surface. Amber focused on the tiles.

Phoebe, Annie and Joseph Levy’s family plot before and after moss cleaning.

Laura Rosenberg and Andy Muchin joined Amber Woods at the cemetery to clean the Franck grave of Mollie and Julius Franck. Laura and Andy began by cleaning the headstone while Amber removed bits of moss from the ledger stone. Laura continued to work on the headstone while Andy and Amber used dish detergent and waterContinue reading “August 20, 2023”