Death Museum Makes the Wall Street Journal
Article from The Wall Street Journal A Place Where Death and Beauty Intersect Hundreds of Items in Joanna Ebenstein's Collection of Curiosities Meet at the Intersection of Art,...
U.S. Postal Service Changes Policies on Shipping Cremated Remains
Information provided by NFDA Effective December 26, 2013, the United States Postal Service (USPS) revised its policy pertaining to the shipment of cremated remains. Cremated remains may no longer...
NFDA Meet the Mentors Program Returns in March 2014
Funeral directors under 40, enter for your chance to participate today Brookfield, Wis. – The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) is giving young funeral professionals another opportunity to...
How Corpses Helped Shape the London Underground
As Mexico City archaeologists sort through the surreal array of Aztec sacrificial skulls recently uncovered while excavating their city's subway system, it's worth remembering that parts of the London...
Here is One Funeral Company That Had a Monster 2013
We love to highlight companies in the funeral profession that are doing amazing things. What's even better is when we can highlight companies that are supporters of ConnectingDirectors.com....
I’m Sorry to Hear Continues Expansion Across the USA
I’m Sorry to Hear, LLC announces their continued expansion across the USA adding 11 new states to its comprehensive and searchable database of funeral homes at www.funerals360.com. With this...
How a Funeral Giant Overcame Antitrust Concerns and Gobbled Up Its Rival
Article from: Bloomberg BusinessWeek Funerals are going corporate, and now the biggest chain of mortuaries and cemeteries has received a green light to get much bigger. The Federal...
Two Suggestions for 2014
It's simple, things have to happen in 2014 - funeral homes can't continue to be stuck in the past. (more…)
Some of Life’s Most Difficult Work is Handled by Funeral Directors
Article from: DallasNews.com I recently had lunch with a funeral director. That’s right, a funeral director. And no, he didn’t look like Lurch from The Addams Family, nor did...
Two Years After She Passed Away, A Woman Gives Her Family An Unforgettable Christmas
Brenda Schmitz wrote a letter with three wishes right before she died, but asked a friend not to mail it until her husband had fallen in love again....