Brenner's Time-Honored Lincoln

"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

"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

"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

"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

"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

"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

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.