Memories Shine On at Ceremony of Remembrance
Flowers for lost children.
Flowers for lost children.
Families gathered in Harbor View Hotel to remember loved ones lost too young.
Families gathered in Harbor View Hotel to remember loved ones lost too young.
Heather Seger, director of the Martha’s Vineyard Museum, welcomed the newly grieving families.
Heather Seger, director of the Martha’s Vineyard Museum, welcomed the newly grieving families.
Annual Children's Memorial Ceremony of Remembrance event dates back to 2001.
Annual Children's Memorial Ceremony of Remembrance event dates back to 2001.
Edgartown poet laureate Steve Ewing read a poem.
Edgartown poet laureate Steve Ewing read a poem.
Keyboardist Jeremy Berlin played comforting songs.
Keyboardist Jeremy Berlin played comforting songs.
Ceremony is always an emotional moment for families.
Ceremony is always an emotional moment for families.
Despite downpour, families made their way to lighthouse.
Despite downpour, families made their way to lighthouse.
There are over 900 cobblestones honoring children.
There are over 900 cobblestones honoring 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.
Grieving families gathered at the Harbor View Hotel for the 22nd annual Ceremony of Remembrance as rain changed the usual location at the base of the Edgartown Lighthouse. Everyone received white carnations memorializing their child.