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The Martha's Vineyard Museum
If you would like to add a cobblestone with a child's name to
the Memorial at the base of the Edgartown Lighthouse, download the form and send it to the Martha's Vineyard Museum or contact them directly (see below).
Each cobblestone is engraved simply with the name of the child
being memorialized. We have not placed any restrictions on the
age of the child or any connection to the Vineyard. Each stone
costs $250; of that amount, $55 is tax-deductible.
Stones are carved in the spring and are placed at
the lighthouse once a year, usually in early summer.
There is an annual Ceremony of Remembrance held
at the Edgartown lighthouse every year usually on the second Saturday
after Labor Day in September. Take a look
at the Events page for more information.
The granite blocks or cobblestones are 10 inches
long and 7 inches wide. Black ink is used in the engraved area,
to ensure that each child's name is clear and readable. The name
may be carved in two lines or three.
There is not an age cutoff for the children in the
Memorial. The death of a child is a tragedy to a parent, no matter
the age. None of us expects to outlive our children.
On the stone itself, only the name is written. We
wish to remember the children and celebrate their lives, not the
dates of their birth or their death.
Click here for the form
(Adobe Acrobat required). You can access it or download and save
it to your computer. Print out the form to fill it out. Please
mail or fax the completed form to the Martha's Vineyard Museum.
Martha's Vineyard Museum (MVM)
P.O. Box 1310
Edgartown, MA 02539
USA
508-627-4441 telephone
508-627-4436 fax
Send email to MVM
If you have any questions or would like more information,
please email
me or contact the Museum. You can also reach them
through their web site at www.marthasvineyardhistory.org
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