815 Stone Scrubbers

10/25/2026

815 Stone Scrubbers wants to give a special shout out and BIG Thank You to Paul Spinello, Martha Whitford, & Cara McDonald Freund for getting our 26 Civil War Veteran’s gravestones tucked away for the winter! New install project coming Spring of 2027! We appreciate the help the 3 of you have us today!!

10/12/2026

Great article with more information on the plaque dedication for Revolutionary War Veteran - Jehial Harmon.

Thank you Rock River Current!

A new historical marker honors a Revolutionary War veteran buried at Rockford's oldest cemetery.
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10/10/2026

Thank you to Yvette -volunteer & Cara -volunteer/ board member for attending the SAR & DAR’s dedication of Revolutionary War Veteran - Jehial Harmon historical marker plaque. 815 Stone Scrubbers helped ensure that his gravestone was cleaned and ready for today’s ceremony.

09/26/2026

We are so incredibly blessed to have caring and generous volunteers that make donations to help ensure next seasons volunteers have supplies they need to carry on our mission of caring, cleaning and honoring veterans! Thank you Heather & Tom for your very generous donation from our Amazon wishlist! We appreciate you! We can’t wait to have you back next season! 🪦❤️🤍💙

09/13/2026

Our 2026 season has come to an end and we had a great start in sprucing things up at St. Mary/St. James Cemetery! We want to thank all of the volunteers for joining us this weekend as we start work in our new home. We will be back in there May of 2027! ❤️🤍💙🪦

09/11/2026

Hello to All
This is an exciting time for us as we enter a new cemetery at St. Mary/ St. James Cemetery. We are going to be set up for check in at the very back of the cemetery (see maps below) in front of the building pictured and X on the map.

Weather is going to be partly sunny. Most of the gravestones we are cleaning are not shaded, so please dress for weather. We have had some cancellations so we do have spots available. Let us know if you would like to come out and join us. See you this tomorrow and Sunday.

07/30/2026

Thank you Eyewitness News for coming out to our presentation and helping us spread the word about our mission!

The non-profit organization 815 Stone Scrubbers held an event this morning at the Ethnic Heritage Museum to highlight its work honoring veterans who served during one of the nation’s most bru… Link in comments:

07/25/2026

Hi everyone it’s that time again! Who wants to play some Pickleball with us to help us raise funds to help us start our new 815 Stone Scrubbers Kids program? Join us Monday night for 3 hours of pickleball fun, that will cost only $20.00 dollars! Register online to grab a spot! Thank you Victory Pickleball for helping us get to our goals!

07/12/2026

It was a hot weekend but 16 of us were able to come out the entire weekend. We treated and cleaned over 28 gravestones! Just a few photos from yesterday and today! Thank you to everybody who came out to help!

07/10/2026

We have had a few cancellations for tomorrow so we have some space available! Let us know if you’d like to join us! It’s going to be a warm weekend friends so please make sure you dress for weather and bring water to keep yourself hydrated please! We will be in a shaded area so that will help! We will see you this weekend at Greenwood Cemetery!