Application for engraving

Who: Any deceased person who directly participated in a commercial fishery in Alaska (or any Alaskan who participated in a commercial fishery elsewhere) as a fisherman or -woman, is eligible to have their name engraved on the Wall. Fishing experience is requested in the application. Final eligibility is determined by the Memorial Board.

Permission: In respect for the legal heirs of the deceased, and to avoid possible upset feelings at a time that is already difficult for families, those completing applications ideally should either be, or have the demonstrable blessing of, the deceased's next-of-kin. We may ask for an email confirmation to this effect.

Cost: Applications for engraving should be accompanied by a $600 donation to the Memorial, which goes toward covering the actual engraving expenses (labor, equipment shipping, materials, and airfare) as well as general Memorial upkeep and costs associated with the annual Blessing of the Fleet and Reading of Names ceremony. Donations should be mailed in with your application [see first page of application form]. Donations are tax-deductable.

Timing: For technical reasons beyond our control, engravings typically occur at the end of summer, after the Blessing of the Fleet and Reading of Names ceremony has occurred in May. Sometimes they happen as late as the end of September, but it varies, so the best option is to get your application in as soon as possible.

New names are dedicated (read for the first time) at the first ceremony following their approval. Names appear in stone at the first ceremony following the first September after their approval.

Please note that names are not engraved every year. If, by the end of summer, too few names have been approved for engraving to cover the cost of adding them, new names will be etched-in during the next round of engraving the following summer.

Content: Please note that the format and content of engravings is outlined in the application. In general, we are limited to combinations of individuals' names; Tlingit, Haida, or other First Nations names; nicknames; vessel names, and dates of birth and death; and there is a 28 character limit per line (that can vary if your characters are particularly wide). We will work with you to develop your engraving as needed and confirm the content of your engraving via email.

Deadline: Names should be submitted by 'late April' to be included in this year's reading and on the program materials for the ceremony. Late applications received and approved by a day or two before the ceremony may not appear in this year's program materials due to production lead times, but those names can still be read at the ceremony. Applications received and approved by 'mid-May' (after the ceremony), or sometimes as late as August, can still be engraved this year and welcomed at the ceremony next year (all depends on when the engraver actually comes up). In short: apply as soon as possible and we will do the best we can. Drop us a line with any questions.

NOTIFICATION: Please also send us an e-mail with a legible photo of the mailed application so we can get the ball rolling on approval as quickly as possible. Especially if you are applying in August or later, this email can be the difference between being engraved this year or having to wait all the way to next year.

Please read and follow the application instructions carefully.

Application for Engraving download

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