A Tale of Two Plots (and Four Bodies)
Every deathcare professional understands that even the slightest error in any part of the disposition process — even a misspelled name on an inconsequential form — can tamper...
Cemeteries
Viewing China’s Coffin Research Projects Through a Deathcare Lens
Last week, the fascinating results of two unrelated coffin-related research projects based in China circulated through the news cycle. There’s no doubt that these discoveries offer significant cultural...
Medieval Funeral Directors, Hellmouths, and Churchyards
Before cemeteries had gates and grave liners, the dead were protected from hell itself. This was necessary because Medieval Europeans believed that hell’s many front doors were literally...
Get Ready, Cemeteries: ‘Tis the Season for Necrotourists
One might assume that most cemeterians eventually develop a love/hate relationship with visitors. For example, family and friends are always welcome to stop by a loved one’s resting...
Repositories of Bones, Part Two: The Winding Underworld of Catacombs
Narrow subterranean corridors interlace for miles, linking vestibules, chambers, and hidden entrances. Ceilings and temperatures down here are chilly, and damp dimness pervades the disorienting, psychologically confrontational environment....
11 Ways Cemeteries Are Keeping Criminals From Stealing Vases for Scrap Metal
Last week, authorities in Council Bluffs, Iowa arrested four members of an eight-person theft ring accused of stealing more than 1,000 bronze vases from gravesites in the Omaha,...
Woodland Cemetery Partners with Doric Products to Add Custom Columbaria
New Units Blend Seamlessly with Historic Landscape DAYTON, OH – Doric Products, Inc., a trusted leader in funeral, cemetery and memorial products, has completed its first custom columbarium...