Tarnya Cooper, the Gallery's curator of Tudor paintings, told me, "We now think this picture may have been one of a set of Protestant martyrs, a memorial picture painted shortly after her death".
Others concentrated on virtuosic needlework, an example of which is an Edward Gorey-style memorial picture with urns and mourners that looks like a print but is sewn from black silk thread.
His memorial picture hung on my refrigerator for years.
You never learn, for example, that the main way to visit the African Burial Ground in Lower Manhattan right now is by observing a street sign named for it, that the burial ground itself is buried, and that the memorial pictured is not yet built but is under construction.
Through memorials, pictures, stories and pleas to the government, those of us who have lost family keep their memories, and our hope, alive.
The main ceremony on December 13th will be held at the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall (pictured above) and will be broadcast live across the country.
"I used to wear Lennon glasses," said Mr. Leroy, 23, "and I've seen the memorial in pictures, but to see it in person is a great experience".
St John the Baptist, Great Rissington, has a memorial with pictures of the Souls brothers.
There was a memorial featuring pictures of Carie in 3rd grade, getting confirmed, getting ready for the prom.
SATURDAY: A memorial ceremony (pictured) for the victims of the 9/11 attacks is at 6 p.m. at Pier Plaza, Main Street and Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach.
"His last words were asking for his wife," Ms. Alvarez said as she stood in front of a sidewalk memorial with a picture of Mr. Kleber taken on his wedding day, Oct. 20, 2000.
