A new law, lower prices put big bite in metal thefts

"It wasn't long ago when the theft of copper and other semiprecious metals was so rampant that it seemed to be part of some post-apocalyptic world where scavengers roamed the streets." This especially affected thefts of bronze memorials. But this may be turning around.

Click here to read article from San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego,CA, (July 29, 2009.

More than 150 bronze memorial plaques at remote lakes

Bush pilot sets geo-memorials across north to honour Saskatchewan's war dead. Click here to read story (from StarPhoenix - Saskatoon,Saskatchewan,Canada, July 28, 2009).

Scout project would honor Guard members

A local Boy Scout is leading an effort to build a memorial at Camp Lincoln to honor Illinois National Guard soldiers who have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Click here to read article (from The State Journal-Register (Springfield,IL July 26, 2009)

Apollo memory preserved in bronze

Eight years of meticulous work result in impressive memorial. From Florida Today - (Melbourne,FL,July 16, 2009.

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Monument to WWI complete again after thefts.

"After more than seven months, the World War I memorial at the Historical Society of the Tonawandas is once again complete." From Tonawanda News (North Tonawanda,NY July 7, 2009)

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ECORSE: Nameplate, lettering ripped off city's war memorial

All too often our heritage is being literally ripped off by thieves. This article from Southgate News Herald (Southgate,MI, July 7, 2009) is a sad example.
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Sculpture of Providence native George M. Cohan is unveiled in Fox Point

Here is a story of how even a small memorial plaque can stimulate public action.

Click here to read story (from Providence Journal - Providence,RI,July 4, 2009).

Memorial for the Hartford Circus Fire: July 6, 1944

This article in the Corporate Connecticut Magazine (Wethersfield,CT,July 4, 2009) is a perfect example of how memorials preserve our cultural heritage. Click here to view page.