3-D Headstones to Debut at NFDA Convention
As workers in the space industry look for ways to turn their talents into Earthbound jobs, one group has gone from mapping Mars to re-creating faces of the...
State Plans To End Regulation Of Funeral Homes
Connecticut (Hartford Courant): Funeral home directors say that a plan by the state Department of Public Health to stop licensing and regulating funeral homes and embalmers could destroy...
Men in Grief Seek Others Who Mourn as They Do
In 1990, Sam and Gretchen Feldman cashed out on their share of a national chain of men's apparel stores and retired to Martha's Vineyard, Mass. There, they devoted...
NFDA Announces "Meet the Mentors" Program Attendees
Brookfield, Wis. -- Last week, the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) announced the names of the 50 young funeral professionals who will learn from leading funeral directors and...
NFDA Announces “Meet the Mentors” Program Attendees
Brookfield, Wis. -- Last week, the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) announced the names of the 50 young funeral professionals who will learn from leading funeral directors and...
Calling All Funeral Directors – It's Time to Cruise to a Higher Learning!
FrontRunner Professional has joined forces with the American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service (AAMI) to present the CEU accredited 2012 Funeral Business and Technology Workshop Cruise -...
Calling All Funeral Directors – It’s Time to Cruise to a Higher Learning!
FrontRunner Professional has joined forces with the American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service (AAMI) to present the CEU accredited 2012 Funeral Business and Technology Workshop Cruise -...
The Phenomenon of Grieving Dogs: the Ultimate Loyalty
In the face of disaster, danger, and death, some dogs live up to their reputations as man's best friend with heart-wrenching acts of loyalty. Just last week in...
SCI Invests in the Future Fifteen Scholarships Awarded to Mortuary Science Students
HOUSTON (August 2, 2011) -- Service Corporation International (SCI), North America's largest single provider of funeral, cremation and cemetery services, has awarded $3,000 scholarships to 15 deserving mortuary...
Discussion Topic – What Would You Be Doing If You Were Not in The Funeral Profession?
Many funeral directors have had a life long calling to be involved in the funeral profession, but others have had a calling to do something else but have...