Polchinski Memorials

For more than 125 years, Polchinski Memorials has been helping families create highly personalized family memorials, monuments, headstones and mausoleums.

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Advice on How to Choose an Epitaph

Once a loved one has been put to rest the final step of the process is choosing a tombstone or grave marker to identify the grave. Read more... https://t.co/TZspJfvB42

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Asian Headstones and Monuments

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How Cemetery Monuments Were Built in Different Eras

The tradition of honoring our dead with cemetery monuments has evolved over the centuries. Read more...https://t.co/efahBDm5oP

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Polchinski Memorials, Inc. was founded in 1883 by Joseph Polchinski, Sr, in Hawthorne, NY. With his two sons, they started monument and mausoleum business.

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Can I add a picture to a headstone?

A picture can be added to the headstone. It can be a ceramic photo or laser etched on the stone.

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Installation of a headstone is usually performed by the cemetery personnel with an installation fee. If service is not provided, the local monuments company can help.

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How long after burial can a headstone be erected?

There is no time limit or protocol for the headstone to be erected. It depends on the cemetery the family has chosen.

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Consider the following before purchasing a headstone: The cemetery’s headstone rules, The number of people the headstone will memorialize, and The other headstones in the cemetery.

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Prevent Damage to a Granite Memorial While Moving or Installing

Before installing a granite memorial, keep it away from oil or metal that could rust.

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A Short Story on Cemetery Monuments

One of the best ways to memorialize their lives is to build a monument on their graves in the form of a gravestones head stone, grave marker or tombstone.

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What You Need to Know about Private Family Mausoleums

A private family mausoleum is an above-ground building used as a permanent resting place for the deceased. It is private and allows the burial space to be personalized.

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Types of Grave Markers

Grave markers are an integral part of a cemetery. Various styles are available, but some are more common than others.

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Headstone Inscription Ideas

Headstone inscriptions are the final word in any burial and also the most difficult task.

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Polchinski Memorials has been helping families make the emotional but necessary decision in choosing the best memorial for their loved ones.

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Rock of Ages Featured Memorials

Our sales staff will work with you to achieve the Rock of Ages memorial that will speak to all future generations.

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Rock of Ages Featured Memorials

At Polchinski Memorials, Inc. Our sales staff will work with you to achieve the Rock of Ages memorial that will speak to all future generations.

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Tips to Prevent Damage to a Granite Memorial

Granite is durable, but brittle and easily damaged. If an object strikes the polished surface, then the finish may become dull or

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How to Choose the Right Memorial

What do you want your memorial to say? If you choose to customize the text on your memorial marker, decide on what you would like to engrave.

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Different Cemetery Monument Finishes

Base finish can make the monument table stand out and create a different look. The base is often polished and is used to inscribe names, dates and an epitaph.

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Can a portrait be used on stone, bronze, upright, or ground level monuments?

Yes, a portrait can be used on different memorial monuments.

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