Memorial Storage Apparatus and Method of Use

A weatherproof memorial container for gravesites comprising:

• a housing;
• an internal storage cavity;
• at least one access slot;
• a hinged lid;
• a front panel;
• and
• a mounting structure;
• wherein said housing comprises a waterproof and impact-resistant material;
• wherein said housing is UV-resistant and comprises a material selected from a transparent material, a translucent material, and an opaque material;
• wherein said housing defines said internal storage cavity configured to receive and retain items selected from the group consisting of letters, photographs, trinkets, flowers, and memorabilia;
• wherein said hinged lid is operatively coupled to a top end of said housing;
• wherein said hinged lid is adapted to be movable between a closed position sealing said top end of said housing and an open position enabling access to said internal storage cavity;
• wherein said front panel comprises said at least one access slot disposed through said front panel;
• wherein said at least one access slot is dimensioned to receive flat articles therethrough selected from the group consisting of letters and photographs;
• wherein said mounting structure comprises a hollow sleeve mounted to a base of said housing dimensioned to receive a top end of a pole;
• wherein said housing slidable onto said top end of said pole and fastenable using one or more selected from the group consisting of set screws, bolts, and locking pins;
• and
• further wherein said pole insertable into the ground proximal to the gravesite.

A weatherproof memorial container for headstones comprising:

• a housing;
• an internal storage cavity;
• a hinged lid;
• a mounting structure;
• and
• a machine readable code;
• wherein said housing comprises a waterproof and impact-resistant material;
• wherein said housing is UV-resistant and comprises a material selected from a transparent material, a translucent material, and an opaque material;
• wherein said housing defines said internal storage cavity configured to receive and retain items selected from the group consisting of letters, photographs, trinkets, flowers, and memorabilia;
• wherein said hinged lid is operatively coupled to a top end of said housing;
• wherein said hinged lid is adapted to be movable between a closed position sealing said top end of said housing and an open position enabling access to said internal storage cavity;
• wherein said mounting structure comprises brackets configured for mounting said housing to a face of the headstone, further wherein said brackets comprise fasteners selected from the group consisting of bolts, screws, and adhesive mounts;
• wherein said machine readable code is affixed on an exterior surface of said housing;
• wherein said machine readable code is configured to provide digital access to a memorial platform when scanned using a smartphone;
• and
• further wherein said memorial platform provides access to a dedicated online memorial page containing a deceased's information selected from the group consisting of an obituary, a biography, photographs, videos, audio recordings, a cloud-based archive, letters, messages, and keepsakes.