A widow from Richmond, responsive to the fact that Confederate dead were unceremoniously buried in unsanctified soil, sponsored the Confederate memorial plaque in Bruton Parish Church, the subject of ...

Memorial plaques placed on the walls of synagogues serve as touchstones for the bereaved. But a new website takes those plaques to the next level by not only allowing people to create them in ...

A bronze plaque noting that Pesach Rabinowitz died on Aug. 6, 1919, was one of many that once lined the walls of a Far Northwest Side synagogue. Each plaque hung alongside a light bulb that would be ...

Leamington Town Council has relaunched its popular Blue Plaques Walks Leaflet which offers an updated and engaging way to explore the town’s interesting history.

Reporting from GREENWOOD, S.C. — It was a noble gesture intended to salve the wounds of this former mill town’s segregated past. Mayor Welborn Adams and the local American Legion raised $15,000 for ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to start issuing urns and commemorative plaques to the families of deceased veterans this year, but the move has drawn criticism that it could block those ...

Two plaques commemorating the ‘Father of the Railways’, George Stephenson, and the starting point of the world’s first passenger journey on the Stockton and Darlington Railway have been unveiled. The ...