Bronze Plaques & Memorials In The News

Operation Rediscover

2011-07-28T09:30:00.000-07:00

I have been posting notices about bronze plaques and memorials on my new Facebook page "Operation Rediscover." It seems like a better venue for this. Operation Rediscover is also the title for my newest eBook action plan which seeks to encourage people to locate, care for and share information about bronze plaques and memorials. Actually, all monuments and memorials need the same attention. It is personally rewarding to become involved with this, helping to keep history alive.

Click here to go to the Facebook Operation Rediscover page.

Click here to read and/or download the Operation Rediscover action plan

Arrest over Derby war memorial plaques

2010-08-30T11:59:00.000-07:00

August 7, 2010

UK--"The plaques contained the names of hundreds of railway workers who lost their lives in World War I.

The incident was reported to police on Wednesday morning and two plaques were recovered immediately and others were found later under a bush.

A 30-year-old man has been questioned by police and bailed pending further inquiries." original text

From the BBC, and by an unknown author.

Thieves steal bronze plaques from Derby war memorial

2010-08-30T11:55:00.000-07:00

August 5, 2010

UK--"Thieves took the plaques, which contain the names of thousands of men who died in World War I, from a memorial close to Derby station.

It honours employees of the Midland Railway who enlisted and died in the war.

The memorial in Derby's Midland Road is Grade II-listed and was built in 1921..." read more

From the BBC, and by an unknown author.

War memorials deserve special protection

2010-08-30T11:44:00.000-07:00

August 24, 2010

UK--"Few actions are calculated to cause greater offence than the desecration of a war memorial. The 'guard of dishonour' formed by Army veterans outside a courthouse for Wendy Lewis, who urinated on a memorial in Blackpool, was a fitting show of national disgust for her actions – such an exquisite humiliation that it should, one trusts, haunt the culprit for the rest of her life. Perhaps that is punishment enough. But should we go further and have a specific crime of defacing a war memorial that better reflects the strength of public revulsion and which carries a condign penalty?

David Burrowes, the Tory MP for Enfield Southgate, thinks we should. He has written to Cabinet ministers arguing that existing laws are insufficiently robust for this particular offence. If a war memorial is damaged, it receives no greater protection than any other edifice: the cost is assessed purely in financial terms, not for what the monument symbolises. Unless the bill for repairs exceeds £5,000, the maximum sentence that the magistrates court can hand down is three months in prison.

Mr Burrowes wants desecrating a war memorial to be a specific crime carrying a prison term of up to 10 years..." read more

From Telegraph.co.uk, and by Philip Johnston.

Coombe Hill Monument to be refurbished

2010-08-30T11:33:00.000-07:00

July 29, 2010

UK--" Work has begun to bring a war memorial back to its former glory after the elements have taken their toll.
The monument at the top of Coombe Hill near Wendover remembers Buckinghamshire soldiers who fought in the South African Boer War from 1899 to 1902..." read more

From Bucks Free Press & Times Group, and by Rebecca Cain.

On-duty cop caught on video stealing from Pat's Cafe

2010-08-30T11:24:00.000-07:00

July 29, 2010

Philadelphia, PA--"Pat's Cafe, a tiny corner bar in the Lower Northeast, is regarded as something of a sacred space by local residents and men and women in blue.

It is the place where Officer Gary Skerski, a beloved community-relations cop, lost his life when he interrupted an armed robbery on a warm spring night four years ago. An old wreath, a pair of decaying roses and a few small candles still mark the spot outside the bar, at Castor Avenue and Arrott Street, where Skerski was gunned down.

Imagine, then, how cops and locals felt yesterday when word spread that an on-duty police officer stole money from the bar's safe early Tuesday, law-enforcement sources said..." read more

From Philadelphia Daily News, and by David Gambacorta.

The spirit lives on: WWI memorial plaque rediscovered by HASD employee

2010-07-28T19:54:00.000-07:00

July 25, 2010

Hazleton, PA--"In 1919, Hazleton was a growing city with department stores lining West Broad Street, blacksmiths on Green Street and a bottling company on West Hemlock Street..." read more

From Standard Speaker, and by Sam Galski.

Reward to catch yobs in war memorial outrage

2010-07-28T19:42:00.000-07:00

July 27, 2010

Manchester U.K.--"A reward of £4,500 has been offered to catch thieves who stole two bronze plaques from a war memorial.

Yobs wrenched the metal plates from the Angel memorial in Boggart Hole Clough, Blackley, two weeks ago.

They were inscribed with the names of 215 soldiers who gave their lives in the First World War..." read more

From Manchester Evening News, and by Pete Bainbridge.

Bronze plaques stolen from schools

2010-07-22T12:28:00.000-07:00

July 21, 2010

"Thieves have stolen seven bronze plaques, some worth thousands of dollars, from two La Cañada Unified schools during the last three weeks, according to Los Angeles County sheriffs..." read more

From La Cañada Valley Sun, and by Megan O'Neil.

Fury of WW1 hero's family over theft of memorial plaque bearing his name

2010-07-21T15:24:00.000-07:00

July 20, 2010

"Pte Jim Ferrier, from north Manchester, was shot 10 times during an Allied surge on the Western Front in 1918 before he finally fell in battle aged 33.

His body was never brought home, and the memorial at Boggart Hole Clough stood as the only marker for his bravery before it was stolen.

Thieves chipped away at the sandstone monument and wrenched off two of the three bronze plaques..." read more

From the Manchester Evening News, and by Pete Bainbridge.

Plaque leads Brockton antique dealer on hunt for missing playground

2010-06-21T19:27:00.000-07:00

"The man did not reveal his name. He simply walked into Campello Antiques in Brockton, handed a stained bronze plaque to owner Ron Bethoney and told him to do the right thing."

Click here to read story, from EnterpriseNews.com (Brockton, MA) 6/10/10

A neglected memorial

2010-06-21T19:17:00.000-07:00

"It's time to remove Ottawa's saddest memorial to veterans of the Second World War, a modest bronze marker dedicated in 1995, on the fiftieth anniversary of victory, and steadily vandalized ever since."

Click here to read story, from Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, Canada) 5/16/10

Pierce Transit to re-dedicate WWII plaque

2010-06-21T19:14:00.000-07:00

"The memorial plaque was originally installed in October 1948 and was stolen in September 2007. The thieves sold it to a metal recycling business. The plaque was eventually identified and returned to Pierce Transit. The bronze plaque required extensive repair and is now ready to be reinstalled in its original location."

Click here to read story, from Tacoma Daily Indes (Tacoma, Wa) 5/13/10

War hero's ashes and plaque disappear

2010-06-06T22:05:00.000-07:00

"THE family of a war hero who fought in both world wars are left devastated after his memorial at a park cemetery were removed by authorities."

Click here to read story, from Herald Sun(Melbourne City, Australia)5/23/10

Push on to replace battered police memorial

2010-06-06T21:59:00.000-07:00

"Orange County's memorial to fallen law-enforcement officers has been scuffed and scratched, tagged and trampled. People have urinated on its bronze plaques. On Wednesday, someone smudged it with blood."

Click here to read story, from Orange County Register (Santa Ana, CA) 5/19/10

Dishonorable: Thieves make off with 35 bronze, aluminum veterans' plaques missing from causeway

2010-06-06T21:55:00.000-07:00

"This mystery has left Muskegon police and veterans' officials baffled and a little sad.

In the last three weeks, 35 bronze or aluminum markers honoring Muskegon County military veterans have gone missing from the Veterans Memorial Trail at The Veterans Memorial Park, better known as the Causeway."

Click here to read story, from Muskegon News (Muskegon,MI) 5/8/10

Veterans Take Hill With Manchester WWII Park

2010-06-06T21:46:00.000-07:00

"While many combat hardened veterans may or may not share their stories, and some may choose to quietly put their past behind them, a group of warriors -many in their 80s and 90s- still had one more hill to take."

Click here to read story, from DVIDS (FORT DIX, N.J.) 4/28/10

Vandals strike at grave of great Scottish naturalist

2010-06-06T21:41:00.000-07:00

"After former Aberdeen University professor William MacGillivray died in 1852, his former students raised a memorial for him at his plot in the New Calton Burial Ground in Edinburgh."

Click here to read story,from The Press and Journal (Aberdeen, UK)4/27/10

95-year-old mystery of Digger’s plaque

2010-06-06T21:34:00.000-07:00

The plaque went astray, but no one know how.

Click here to read the story, from The Manly Daily (Australia) 4/26/10

Plaque stolen from Natick Town Common

2010-05-16T17:54:00.000-07:00

"A thief has pried a bronze plaque from a memorial on the town common honoring six Natick men killed in the Spanish-American War."

Click here to read story, from Metrowest Daily News (Framingham MA) 4/15/10

Statue at former RAF base cleaned up after graffiti attack Read more: http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1687647?UserKey=#ixzz0o8x1e15Y

2010-05-16T17:50:00.000-07:00

"A BRONZE statue commemorating the work of a former north-east Royal Air Force base has been returned to its former glory after being defaced by vandals."

Click here to read story, from The Press and Journal (Aberdeen, UK) 4/13/10

Arizona couple won't see son's plaque when they visit his grave

2010-05-16T17:47:00.000-07:00

"Carole and Emmett Crain planned to visit their 25-year-old son's grave on a trip to the South Bay from Arizona on Wednesday.

But when they stop by the former Lawndale man's resting place at Pacific Crest Cemetery in Redondo Beach, they won't see the name Mark Todd Crain on a plaque.

Thieves pried the 18-pound bronze marker from the site last week, presumably to sell it for scrap metal."

Click here to read the story, from dailybreeze.com (Torrance, Ca) 4/12/10

‘Freedom fighters’ deface Boddam RAF statue

2010-05-16T17:42:00.000-07:00

Vandals have defaced a striking bronze statue commemorating the servicemen and women who served at a now defunct north-east Royal Air Force base.

Click here to read the story, from The Press and Journal (Aberdeen, UK) 44/10/10

Newton man charged in plaque thefts; Watertown connection suspected

2010-05-16T17:33:00.000-07:00

A pilferer of historical plaques has wreaked havoc across the area for several weeks, swiping tablets from Newton's Country Day School, Memorial Monument Rock at Newton City Hall and the Johnny Kelley statue. Police have arrested a man in connection with two other plaque thefts, one in Newton and one in Belmont.

Click here to read the story, from watertown@cnc.com (Watertown, MA) 3/31/10

Man Arrested For Stealing Bronze Memorial Plaques

2010-05-16T17:28:00.000-07:00

A man is under arrest for stealing several bronze memorial plaques.

Click here to read the story, from WBZTV.COM (Boston, MA) 3/31/10

William Penn plaque again stolen in Chester

2010-03-29T19:21:00.000-07:00

Less than five months after the dedication in Chester of a bronze plaque - itself a replacement for a historic marker that had been stolen - the plaque has been swiped again.

Click here to read story from Philly.com (Philadelphia, PA) 3/13/10.

Merced Assembly Center Memorial honors Japanese American internees

2010-03-07T13:01:00.000-08:00

MERCED.—A memorial to the Japanese Americans interned at the Merced Assembly Center was dedicated on Feb. 20.
“It was a wonderful dedication we thought we’d have just a few people but ended up with 1,500 people or so,” said Sherman Kishi, a member of the Merced Assembly Center Commemorative Committee.

Click here to read story, from Rafu Shimpo (Los Angeles, CA)3/6/10.

Muscatine workers ease soldier monument to ground

2010-03-07T12:47:00.000-08:00

It's been 135 years since hands have touched it.

Now, the Civil War memorial soldier, which stood a silent watch over the Muscatine County Courthouse, has come down to be saved from more damage by the Earth's elements.

Click here to read story, from The Quad-City Times, (Davenport, IA) 3/6/10.

Vets install plaques on Wall of Honor

2010-03-06T19:28:00.000-08:00

A moving ceremony, held Wednesday at the Veterans' Memorial at the Chief Tecopa Cemetery, celebrated the lives of two men important to Pahrump volunteer Tom Waters, a Purple Heart recipient who served in Vietnam.

Click here to read the story, from Pahrump Valley Times (Pahrump, NV) 2/26/10.

A trail of remembrance

2010-03-05T20:38:00.000-08:00

New trail honors the 10th Mountain Division, a famed Army unit that trained on Mount Rainier early in World War II. This is a perfect example of the effect a bronze plaque can have on the people who encounter them.

Click here to read the story, from theolympian.com (Olympia, WA) 2/28/10

Verwood memorial plaque in honour of hero Phil Allen

2010-02-25T10:20:00.000-08:00

A bronze plaque is to be added to Verwood’s war memorial in honour of a solider killed in Afghanistan.

Click here to read story, from Daily Echo (Richmond Hill, Bournemouth, UK) 2/24/10

Bronze plaques stolen from gravesites at North Miami cemetery

2010-02-16T21:09:00.000-08:00

More than 100 bronze name plaques were stolen at a North Miami cemetery in the past two weeks...

Click here to read story from SunSentinel.com (Fort Lauderdale, FL) 2/16/10.

Plaque hack at Anderson Cooper's new place

2010-02-08T23:23:00.000-08:00

Before he bought his century-old firehouse in Greenwich Village, bronze plaques honoring members of Fire Patrol 2 who died in the line of duty -- including on 9/11 -- were stripped from the building to make it easier to sell.

Click here to read the story, from the New York Post (New York, NY) 2/8/10

Central Jersey thieves target memorial plaques to veterans

2010-02-08T09:56:00.000-08:00

"It's disgraceful that someone would demean the memories of people who have served their country," said Superintendent of Schools Dr. James Baker, following the latest incident — the disappearence of a brass plaque that had been mounted on a stone outside Middlesex High School.

Click here to read the story from MyCentralJersey.com (Middlesex Borough, NJ)2/2/10

Scout project monument to be set in place Monday

2010-02-07T13:35:00.000-08:00

More than two years ago, Boy Scout Tom Smith set his sights high for his Eagle project — raising money to erect a 17-foot high monument commemorating 100 years of Scouting in the United States.

Click here to read story, from Davis County Clipper (Bountiful, Utah)2/4/10.

Plaque honors Anderson men killed in recent wars

2010-02-07T13:27:00.000-08:00

A new bronze plaque recognizing Anderson County residents killed in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars has been affixed to the war memorial in front of the Anderson County Courthouse.

Click here to read story, from knoxnews.com (Knoxville, TN)2/2/10

Oilworker Monument moving forward

2010-02-07T13:22:00.000-08:00

The funding, design and sculpting of the Oilworker Monument are moving right ahead, and the largest bronze work of its type in California should be ready to dedicate at the opening of Taft’s Diamond Jubilee Oildorado Celebration on Oct. 15.

Click here to read story, from taftmidwaydriller.com (Taft, CA ) 2/1/10

North Plainfield plaque disappearances mirror Plainfield incident

2010-02-07T13:13:00.000-08:00

Authorities are investigating whether there is a connection between the recent disappearances of three historical plaques, one in Plainfield's Green Brook Park and two others a quarter-mile away in the borough's Memorial Park.

Click here to read story. From MyCentralJersey.com (Plainfield, NJ) 1/20/2010

Plainfield historical plaque disappears from park

2010-02-07T13:10:00.000-08:00

City and county police are trying to determine who made off with a Green Brook Park historical plaque that commemorated a pivotal moment in the Revolutionary War. Click here to read story, from MyCentralJersey.com (Plainfield, NJ) 1/19/2010

Slain Utah game warden honored 95 years later

2009-10-18T17:35:00.000-07:00

"SALT LAKE CITY — Nearly a century after he was gunned down, buried in an unmarked grave and forgotten, Utah's first game warden killed in the line of duty has been recognized with a memorial service and a niche in state history."

Click here to read story by By Mike Stark AP)10/15/09.

Thieves steal plaques commemorating war dead

2009-10-18T17:31:00.000-07:00

"The two bronze plaques were among four commemorating the lives of 90 servicemen and were installed at the base of a monument at St Oswald's Church, in Church Street, Durham."

Click here to read story from Sunderland Echo (Sunderland, UK) 10/13/09.

Survivors laud Czech action against Holocaust memorial vandals

2009-10-18T17:22:00.000-07:00

"The American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors and Their Descendants commended the Czech government on Monday night for the stiff penalties handed out to Miroslave Dano, Libor Mirga and Petr Hricko for vandalizing the Holocaust Memorial at Terezin."

Click here to read story from Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem, Israel) 10/13/09.

Thieves steal tribute to WW I heroes

2009-10-18T17:16:00.000-07:00

"The two plaques were among four on the base of the memorial at St Oswald's Church, Church Street, Durham City, that contain the names of 90 servicemen who fell."

Click here to read story from The Northern Echo (Darlington County, Durham UK)
10/12/09.

Veterans statue vandalized in Midway

2009-10-18T17:06:00.000-07:00

"In the dead of night in late September, a vandal crept up Memorial Hill in Midway and used a battery-powered saw to destroy a veterans' memorial statue."

Click here to read story by By Rebecca Palmer Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT) 10/9/09

By Rebecca Palmer

Deseret News

War memorial plaques ready by Remembrance Sunday

2009-10-18T16:58:00.000-07:00

A WAR memorial is having a makeover – to save it from thieves and vandals.

Click here to read story from Huddersfield Examiner (Huddersfield, UK) 10/6/09.

Brenner's Time-Honored Lincoln

2009-10-03T21:31:00.000-07:00

"An image of Lincoln nearly identical to the one on the cent first appeared on a bronze plaque Brenner created in 1907."

If you see coins as miniature plaques or memorials, then this story of the relation between a bronze plaque and its creator to a coin should be interesting.

Click here to read the whole story by Tom LaMarre, Coins Magazine
from NumisMaster.com 10/01, 2009.

Metal thieves target grave markers Redlands' Hillside Memorial Park

2009-09-27T10:40:00.000-07:00

"Investigators searching for suspects in the recent theft of two solid bronze grave markers from Hillside Memorial Park have an extra tool at their disposal — photos of the headstones."

Click here to read story by Melanie C. Johnson The Press-Enterprise (Redlands, CA) 9/26/09.

Plaques are vandalized at Veterans Park

2009-09-24T22:19:00.000-07:00

"Ernie Hartman, who has headed a project to memorialize military veterans with bronze-colored plaques at the base of oak trees in Veterans Park is angry because he says vandals are destroying the plaques that honor American veterans."

Click here to read story from Lehigh Acres Citizen (Lehigh Acres, FL) 9/25/09.

Funds sought for plaque to honor soldier Lowery's memory at gym

2009-09-22T16:38:00.000-07:00

"A fund-raising effort is under way to purchase a plaque that will be placed at the Madras Middle School gym in honor of soldier Donald Lowery."

Click here to read the story by Sarah Fay Campbell The Times-Herald (Coweta, GA) 9/21/09.

Another St. Helens memorial stolen

2009-09-22T16:33:00.000-07:00

"Metal thieves struck a memorial in a public park for the second time in two weeks."

Click here to read the article. From The Daily News Online (ST. HELENS, OR) 9/17/09.

Dred Scott plaque nears completion

2009-09-22T16:27:00.000-07:00

"After more than 2 1/2 years spent arranging language and presentation, a plaque explaining the Dred Scott decision is set to be erected..."

Click here to read story about some of the planning and effort it takes to set up a bronze plaque. From Frederick News Post (Frederick, MD) 9/22/09.

Bench honors those who died in Vietnam

2009-09-17T11:33:00.000-07:00

This is a story about a stolen bronze memorial and people who took it upon themselves to preserve its memory many years later.

Click here to read the story, from Alton Telegraph (Alton, IL) 9/16/09.

Talks on Glyndwr memorial plans

2009-09-14T13:48:00.000-07:00

"Long-running plans have moved forward to erect a memorial in Caernarfon to Owain Glyndwr, one of the key figures in Welsh history."

Click here to read story about the care and dedication that often goes into creating and setting up bronze memorials. From BBC News 9/12/09.

Work progressing on statues for Veterans Plaza

2009-09-11T15:22:00.000-07:00

"Texas sculptor Mark Austin Byrd and his wife, Jenelle Armstrong Byrd, are putting the finishing touches on sculptures of Col. Joe M. Jackson and the late Maj. Stephen W. Pless, Coweta County's two Medal of Honor recipients, for Newnan's Veterans Memorial Plaza."

Many times bronze plaques are placed as part of a memorial in combination with bronze sculptures. Click here to read the complete story, from Times-Herald.com (Newnan, GA) 9/9/09.

Flight 93 passengers, crew honored at Capitol

2009-09-11T15:14:00.000-07:00

"Two days before the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the families were on hand for the unveiling of a large bronze plaque at the Capitol that pays tribute to the individuals who died when their plane crashed in a Pennsylvania field in the midst of the attacks."

Click here to read the article By Kimberly Hefling(AP)9/10/09.

Plan to spruce up flood memorial

2009-09-11T14:57:00.000-07:00

"CANVEY’S memorial to the victims of the 1953 flood is set to get a spruce up – when town councillors agree who should get the contract."

Click here to read about the effort it takes to restore bronze memorials. This is a good argument for preserving them. From the Essex Echo (Essex, UK) 8/26/09.

At Last: Homage To 'Traveler' John Ledyard

2009-09-11T14:28:00.000-07:00

"John Ledyard, known as “The Traveler,” born in Groton in 1751 and a world celebrity in his time, has been largely ignored in his native town."

Click here to read a brief account how a town has memorialized one of their citizens with a bronze plaque, from theday.com (New London, CT)9/7/09.

Laser ablation restores Oak Park's World War I monument

2009-09-11T14:19:00.000-07:00

Dajnowski cleans monuments, sculptures and buildings with a fairly new technology known as laser ablation -- a laser pointed at a surface removes corrosion.

Click here to read the story, from Chicago Tribune(Chicago, IL) 9/4/09.

Thieves steal Sept. 11 memorial from McCormick Park in St. Helens

2009-09-11T14:16:00.000-07:00

Thieves targeted a memorial for the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, and, according to police, the plaque is likely headed for the scrap market.

Click here to read story, from Examiner.com (St. Helens, OR) 9/1/2009

War plaques 'stolen for bronze'

2009-08-21T18:46:00.000-07:00

Bronze memorials to British soldiers killed in the world wars have been stolen in north London by thieves thought to have sold them for scrap. From BBC News 8/17/09.

Click here to read article.

Missing plaque on Burrstone Road bridge

2009-08-16T20:41:00.000-07:00

Bronze plaques are significant articles of our cultural heritage. Even small ones.

Click here to read the article from the Utica Observer Dispatch (Utica, NY 8/16/09)

Veterans memorial park completed

2009-08-16T13:02:00.000-07:00

This is a classic story of why memorials are important and the thinking and work behind their creation and maintenance.

Click here to read the story (from the Ledger Independent, Maysville Kentucky 8/14/09)

Police look for missing veterans memorials

2009-08-07T10:52:00.000-07:00

Police are looking for two 4-foot-by-5-foot bronze plaques inscribed with the names of Western North Carolina's war dead from Vietnam and Korea that went missing last year.

Click here to read article, from Asheville Citizen-Times (August 6, 2009) ASHEVILLE, NC —

Women tend to the graves of loved ones at Stamford cemetery

2009-08-01T15:20:00.000-07:00

"Tending a grave takes a particular devotion, quiet and enduring, driven by love. So when someone started stealing the bronze flower vases that fit into grave markers at Fairfield Memorial Park, it was more than burglary to Wanda Hanson and Ann Ventsias. It was injury."

Click here to read full article from Stamford Advocate - Stamford,CT (July 31, 2009)

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

2009-07-31T10:09:00.000-07:00

"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

2009-07-28T20:03:00.000-07:00

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

2009-07-28T19:23:00.000-07:00

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

2009-07-17T10:14:00.000-07:00

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

Click here to read story.

Monument to WWI complete again after thefts.

2009-07-08T21:14:00.000-07:00

"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)

Click here to read article.

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

2009-07-08T10:36:00.000-07:00

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.
Click here to read the article.

Sculpture of Providence native George M. Cohan is unveiled in Fox Point

2009-07-05T12:55:00.000-07:00

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

2009-07-05T12:45:00.000-07:00

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.

Stolen War Plaques are Replaced

2009-06-25T11:55:00.000-07:00

"The plaques on the Royal Naval memorial ... sold for scrap by the thieves, but later recovered." This article in the BBC News Channel (June 23, 2009) has a 2 minute + video clip showing the plaques, with comments about the theft and restoration. Click here to view this page

The Citizen's War Memorial

2009-06-20T16:15:00.000-07:00

Click here to read an article about The Citizen's War Memorial in Peterborough, ON, Canada.

Memorial Restoration Projects in Nova Scotia

2009-06-12T12:05:00.000-07:00

Government of Canada Funds Restoration Projects in Nova Scotia

Click here to read the article on Marketwire

National D-Day Memorial is fitting tribute to fallen soldiers

2009-06-08T21:22:00.000-07:00

This news article is from Nashua Telegraph - Nashua,NH. Click here to read it.

Why this blog

2009-06-07T21:59:00.000-07:00

The purpose of this blog is to feature bronze plaques & memorials that have been mentioned in the news, showing how important they are to our culture and society.

I will mainly post a brief description of the news article and a link where it may be found.

To learn more about why it is important to care for them please check out our web page click here.