Engraving & Add-ons in Massachusetts
Dates, inscriptions, portraits, medallions and QR codes — mobile and in-shop, laser and sandblast. Available throughout Massachusetts via our Northeast network with a single point of contact.
Engraving & Add-ons across Massachusetts, coordinated from first call to final photo
Add new dates, names and details to an existing monument, or personalize a new one. Our engraving team works both on-site at the cemetery and in-shop, using laser and sandblast etching for inscriptions, portraits, medallions and even QR codes. Send close-up photos so the team can assess the existing lettering and agree a suitable approach.
Across Massachusetts, engraving & add-ons is delivered through our Northeast network, so you get one clear point of contact and a crew coordinated to your cemetery — with nearby hubs in New Jersey, Pennsylvania supporting scheduling across the region.
We work with monuments purchased from any retailer — not just our own family of brands — and every visit in Massachusetts is documented with photos so distant families can see the work was done correctly and respectfully.
Engraving & Add-ons in Massachusetts covers
A simple, documented process
Share inscription or artwork
Send the text, dates or portrait you'd like added.
We etch on-site or in-shop
Laser or sandblast etching matched to existing lettering.
Review & confirm
You approve the finished engraving with photos.
Inscriptions and medallions on veterans’ graves in Massachusetts
VA's National Cemetery Administration lists 2 cemeteries in Massachusetts: 1 open for new burials, 0 open for cremated remains only and 1 with no new gravesites (closed). VA also lists 2 grant-funded state or tribal veterans cemeteries in Massachusetts.
A government medallion may be provided for eligible Veterans who served on or after April 6, 1917 and whose grave is marked with a privately purchased headstone or marker.
Source: U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
VA does not pay to affix that medallion to a privately purchased headstone in a non-national cemetery; it delivers the medallion to the applicant.
Source: 38 CFR 38.630
A government headstone or marker should not be altered. VA may replace it to change or add inscription details when the next of kin ask within six months of the original being provided.
Source: 38 CFR 38.630
Featured Massachusetts cemetery
Inscriptions record service and sacrifice. Here is what VA publishes for Fort Devens Post Cemetery.
Fort Devens Post Cemetery
History
The Fort Devens Post Cemetery, when it was originally established on the grounds of Camp Devens in 1931, was originally called the Malvern Hill Cemetery.
Since that time, the Fort Devens Cemetery (present location established 1938) has developed a rich and colorful history.
Education We are developing educational content for this national cemetery, and will post new materials as they become available.
General information
The National Cemetery Administration operates and is responsible for providing burial services to eligible veterans and family members for Fort Devens Post Cemetery.
The 3.5-acre cemetery is located in Devens, Massachusetts within the Southwest corner of Devens Reserve Forces Training Area, formerly known as Fort Devens Army Base.
The Department of the Army transferred the post cemetery to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on August 21, 2020.
Address, phone and hours
35 Patton Road Devens, MA 01434 Don't send mail to this address.
Phone: 508-563-7113
Visitation: Open daily from dawn to dusk.
Burial space
Burial Space: Closed This cemetery is closed to new interments.
Floral and grounds rules
Grave blankets must be no larger than 2 feet by 3 feet.
Decoration calendar
Water will be available at outside faucets from May 15 to September 1.
Artificial flowers will be permitted on graves from October 10 through April 15 and may be removed when their presence interferes with grounds maintenance.
Artificial floral arrangements may be placed on gravesites five days before and after Memorial Day.
Directions from the nearest airport
From I-90 W follow I-90 W and I-95 N to MA-2 in Lexington.
Take exit 29B from I-95N to merge onto MA-2 W toward Acton/Fitchburg.
MA-2 W to Jackson Rd in Worcester County.
Quoted from the official page for Fort Devens Post Cemetery (cem.va.gov), checked October 23, 2026. Rules, hours and burial status can change, so confirm with the cemetery before scheduling work.
VA national cemeteries in Massachusetts
- Fort Devens Post Cemetery · DevensClosed
- Massachusetts National Cemetery · BourneOpen
Historic soldiers’ lots and monument sites VA maintains in Massachusetts: Woodlawn Cemetery Soldiers' Lot (Ayer).
State and tribal veterans cemeteries
- Massachusetts State Veterans Cemetery - Agawam · AgawamOpen
- Massachusetts State Veterans Cemetery - Winchendon · WinchendonOpen
Sources: VA national cemetery list, VA grant-funded cemetery list, VA headstones, markers and medallions and 38 CFR 38.630. Checked October 23, 2026. Burial-space status can change, so confirm with the cemetery before scheduling work.
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“We added dates and a portrait to an existing monument through their engraving team. Everything matched perfectly and was done right at the cemetery. Communication was clear from start to finish.”
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