Adams Memorials & Monuments

How Not to Dress for a Funeral

Many people don't have any idea what to wear to a funeral. Here are some tips to keep you from making mistakes with inappropriate attire.

10 funeral home realities you probably never wanted to know

As Halloween approaches and the fall decor goes up, we find ourselves surrounded by pumpkins, scary movies and mountains of candy.

10 Tips for Planning a Funeral and Saving Money

Planning a funeral for a someone you love is one of the most difficult things that people have to do. Not only is it emotionally trying, it can also be financially challenging as well. Advanced Fun…

Responding to Tragedy: Memorials and Monuments

Continuing our series “Responding to Tragedy” in which we explore various artistic approaches to rebuilding memory, we look this week at memorials and monuments. In communities that have experienced terror and destruction, it is almost impossible to build tangible sites that will adequately depict this loss. How can this feeling of absence be evoked? Who …

10 Monuments and Memorials That Changed America Forever

From the iconic to the controversial to the unknown

How Memorials and Monuments Shape Cities Around the World

Walk through any major city around the world and you’re likely to come across a memorial or monument built to both honor lives lost and celebrate nota

How to Host and Plan a Funeral Luncheon

The Funeral Luncheon, or after-service gathering, is a time when friends and family of the deceased come together to share a meal, share memories, and support one another. These events can be an e…

Should You Bring Your Child to a Funeral or Burial Service?

The key factors to consider when deciding if your infant or child should attend a funeral, memorial and/or burial service.

What Do Monuments Reveal About Their Makers?

An archaeologist ponders memorials—from the Monti gate to the Taj Mahal—and finds clues about the reasons people want to be remembered.

14 of the World’s Most Beautiful Memorials

These moving monuments and memorials are fitting tributes

Leave the national monuments alone

No one has offered a coherent, plausible argument that the previously declared monuments were poorly chosen, or reflected bad policies.

An Ever Present Memorial

What I learned from my fight to remove Confederate monuments

Mitch Landrieu, the mayor of New Orleans, on the removal of four Confederate monuments and what it means for the city’s future

How fashion is saving Italy's monuments

Commercial logos on historic sites may seem crass, but in Italy there may be no other way to preserve cherished monuments.

Funeral Planning: It’s Not Fun but It’s Necessary

Adviser Voices: Lauren Lindsay, director of financial planning for Personal Financial Advisers in Covington, La., says planners are in a good position to help clients make known their funeral wishes.

Famous Monuments Hiding Little-Known Secrets

Even though these monuments are extremely well known, they hold secrets that not many people are aware of.

Not All Monuments Men Were Men

Dozens of women contributed to the recovery of looted art during World War II, though their stories aren’t as well known as those of the Monuments Men.