Edgartown Lighthouse Ceremony Remembers the Children
Fifty-five children’s names were added in 2021.
Fifty-five children’s names were added in 2021.
There are over 900 cobblestones honoring children.
There are over 900 cobblestones honoring children.
Families gathered at the base of the Edgartown Lighthouse to remember loved ones lost too young.
Families gathered at the base of the Edgartown Lighthouse to remember loved ones lost too young.
Poignant day with strong emotions.
Poignant day with strong emotions.
Jason Macres, Heather Merrill and Marcia Macres.
Jason Macres, Heather Merrill and Marcia Macres.
Cobblestones honoring the Macraes children.
Cobblestones honoring the Macraes children.
The memorial’s simplicity is a comfort in itself, with no dates to underscore the poignant loss of lives.
The memorial’s simplicity is a comfort in itself, with no dates to underscore the poignant loss of lives.
The Lafferty Family.
The Lafferty Family.
Jenn and Rick Lyons brought a carnation to lay at the memorial.
Jenn and Rick Lyons brought a carnation to lay at the memorial.
Roses left.
Roses left.
The Ditchfield family.
The Ditchfield family.
Matthew Stackpole recalled how the memorial began as the vision of grieving Island father Rick Harrington.
Matthew Stackpole recalled how the memorial began as the vision of grieving Island father Rick Harrington.
This year’s ceremony of remembrance marked 20 years since the children’s memorial opened in 2001.
This year’s ceremony of remembrance marked 20 years since the children’s memorial opened in 2001.
“The fundamental reason museums exist is to help us remember.”
“The fundamental reason museums exist is to help us remember.”
Edgartown harbor sparkled brilliantly in the sun Saturday afternoon as families from the Vineyard and beyond gathered for the annual ceremony of remembrance at the Edgartown Lighthouse Children’s Memorial, where small, engraved granite cobblestones honor hundreds of young lives lost.