Visiting The Witch’s Grave And More In The Old Church Graveyard

Maude’s little hands I miss them so, All through the day wherever I go, All through the night how lonely it seems, For no little hands wake me out of my dreams. I miss them all through the weary hours, I miss them as others do sunshine and flowers. Daytime or nighttime, wherever I go, Maudes little hands I miss them so. Support Sidestep Adventures: patreon.com/SidestepAdventures Announcing the new Patreon members only Facebook group! Visit our Patreon for more details..... My flashlights: bit.ly/2ZkatOt Wukong Magnets who provided me with a few magnets for my channels sent me a discount code to pass along to my subscribers.... The code: Sidestep16 You get 16% off using that code. www.magnetfishingwukong.com/

When I go to cemeteries to clean relatives' graves, I sometimes wander around and pull back the growth on long forgotten ones and clean them up a bit and literally say the person's name, wondering how long it's been since their name was actually spoken out loud on Earth.

A friendly dog to welcome you is awesome. Feels as though he keeps the departed company.

Someone loved Maude dearly. A grave that is a tree trunk that has been cut at the top is symbolic of a life cut short. at 14 years old (dying and probably being buried near her 15th birthday), I'm sure it was a very grievous blow to the family.

The tree growing out from the rocks is Hawthorne wich is known as the Witches Tree ! xx

What a gorgeous dog.

About the "witch", she's getting the last laugh because she's rising from her grave as a newly formed tree. 😝 Take that, old superstitions!

I think that beautiful loving dog is the Keeper of the Garden of Stones. Great video!

They just don't make grave markers like they used to..I absolutely love the epitaphs on them. Little Maude's is beautiful but very sad...it makes me wonder what happened to her. Another beautiful adventure. ❤

Charlie Shellhouse was just 22 years old. He worked as a logger and was killed when a log fell on him while he was unloading the truck. He was the oldest of four sons.

You had me with the dog. Love dogs.

Such a beautiful place. As a mum, Maudes' epitaph made me cry. That dog was adorable. Really hope you can come back to this one. Thank you from Australia. Stay safe please!

Beautiful cemetary, loved seeing the furry little guardian 🐾💛 & as for the alleged " witch " she was a human being above all and deserves to be honored as such . Thank you so much for ur adventures and respect for the dead truly appreciated

That’s our family’s church, the grave with cover wanted to be buried in the shade is the story we were always told. Shellhouse, Hilton, and Rigsby are our families, probably others.

That’s a beautiful dog

A canine care taker, minding the visitors. No doubt you passed inspection, another friendly soul meets. Blessed Passover & Resurrection 💝

I lost my little girl last year, Maude's mother wrote those words. Nothing worse than lossing your child

"Maude's Little Hands" reminded me of the song "Grandma's Hands" by Bill Withers who died a week ago today. His song is covered by many artists. You can hear his song on YouTube. Here, I never thought of hands in the remembrance of one so young. Art has such beauty and range. Bravo!

Robert, Thank you for the video. Those of us who have lost a child can relate and cry when you read Maude’s epitaph

Thank you for the woodman's stone with carvings. I saw one up in around Oneida, NY years ago. The date on the tomb was born 1750 death 1825, and other old tomb stones with chiseled markings on them dating back to the mid 1700's. The family generations from way back fought in the Indian Wars before the 13 Colonies were ever born. Their family is English stock and now mixed with American. Am proud of this family because they still have a large family and keeping up with the traditions of their forefather's. Am still proud now, cause I just spoke to one of the great great great great great grandchildren of this family. I love history, and they had plenty of it. Sidestep, you do a wonderful work by looking into these old cemeteries. One day, they will all be emptied. Cause the Lord, promised he would bring them all back on earth once the earth has been cleansed from all wickedness and plagues. And his Kingdom (or government) will rule from Heaven over the earth! What a blessing that will be to see these first pioneers of this new land.