<p>The Edgartown Lighthouse Children’s Memorial is a way to keep alive the memory of children who have died. Each year the Martha’s Vineyard Museum, steward of the lighthouse, sponsors a Children’s Memorial Ceremony of Remembrance for family and friends of the children memorialized in the cobblestones at the lighthouse. There are currently 615 stones in the memorial, which was first constructed in 2001.</p>
The Edgartown Lighthouse Children’s Memorial is a way to keep alive the memory of children who have died. Each year the Martha’s Vineyard Museum, steward of the lighthouse, sponsors a Children’s Memorial Ceremony of Remembrance for family and friends of the children memorialized in the cobblestones at the lighthouse. There are currently 615 stones in the memorial, which was first constructed in 2001.
The tradition continues this Saturday, Sept. 21, at 1 p.m. The Harbor View Hotel will provide refreshments and the observance offers a chance for fellowship and music honoring the children. If there is a decision to postpone the ceremony for any reason, a recorded message will be on the museum phone by 5 p.m. the day before, Friday, Sept. 20.
Call 508-627-4441 for more information.
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I had a cousin that passed
Michaela Oberg Holden MaI had a cousin that passed away last year. Juliet Burkett, is there a stone for her and if not how do we get one? She lived on MV most of her life and her father and aunt still do.
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