Cemeteries Not So Safe During Earthquakes
I have never though of a cemetery as being a safe harbor during an earthquake, but apparently some companies in Japan have studied the option. I found it...
Are Some Facebook Memorial Pages Breaking The Law?
This is an important article that is coming from Canada regarding the mysterious death of a toddler. The Facebook memorial fan page for the young baby is raising...
5 Most Haunted Cemeteries In New England
This is an article that would be best for posting around Halloween time, but I am one of those people who can hold back or wait. Thats why...
Become An Intern
ConnectingDirectors.com is the #1 Source For Funeral Industry News, Information, And Trends! ConnectingDirectors.com is a progressive online publication/networking site for funeral professionals. Founder and CEO Ryan Thogmartin has...
NFDA Releases Statement Regarding Haiti Earthquake
The members of the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) join with the world community in expressing their heartfelt sympathies to those affected by the earthquake that devastated the...
AbsentFriends.com Launches Breakthrough Web Site ? A Single-Stop Resource of Services for the Funeral Industry
Funeral service providers, from funeral directors to celebrants to manufacturers, now have a one-stop resource to attract new customers, connect with vendors and keep current on industry news....
NFDA, CANA & NFD&MA Reach Historic Agreement to Lobby Congress Together in 2010
On November 18, 2009, representatives of the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA), the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) and the National Funeral Directors & Morticians Association (NFD&MA)...
Lifetime As A Vault Man
The following is an article I wrote for an employee of my families burial vault business who retired yesterday after 44 years of service. I normally wouldn't publish...
Authorities Order Closure of Edinburg Funeral Home
Dahlia Casanova only wanted a proper burial for her sister. Instead, she found herself caught in the middle of an ongoing divorce dispute between two funeral home owners...
GPS Replacing Headstones?
For the first time in 70 years, the City of Calgary has a new strategy for the city's soon-to-be-full cemeteries: green burials and GPS locators for finding the...