Florida Man Turns Uncle’s Bones into Functional “Skelecaster” Guitar
We cover a lot of unusual and unconventional death-related topics here at Connecting Directors, but this is a new one. It seems a man from Tampa, Florida who...
Funeral Industry News
NFDA Cancels 2021 Advocacy Summit and Plans for 2022
Brookfield, Wis. – Due to the unprecedented, ongoing public health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) has decided to cancel its 2021...
SURVEY: Let Your Voice Be Heard and Win One of Three $100 Amazon Gift Cards
Our goal at Connecting Directors is to provide superior deathcare industry content and free tools to help our readers advance your careers and grow your business. To support...
Funeral Supplier Presents Top Sellers with Hilarious Edible V-Day Gifts
Valentine’s day is a celebration of love. Parting Stone, never a shy company, is letting its top-selling funeral directors know just how much it loves them. A tiny...
Batesville Announces 2021 Education Series Webinars for Funeral Professionals
BATESVILLE, Ind., – Batesville, a leading provider of comprehensive solutions to licensed funeral homes, announced the company’s 2021 Education Series schedule for the first half of the year....
Ancient Chinese Funeral Rituals Gaining New Popularity Online
Chinese funeral culture is having a moment on the internet. Steeped in thousands of years of tradition, China's funerals feature exquisitely handcrafted art that has drawn admirers from...
10 of the Oldest Funeral Homes in the U.S.
Thanks to Connecting Directors contributor Eric Pereira for this compilation. Many funeral homes pride themselves on decades (even centuries) of work and carrying a name that reflects that...