Old Cemeteries Are Presenting Some New and Complicated Problems
As a student of local history and an avid genealogist, I have a “thing” for cemeteries. I love to find them, visit them, and learn the stories of...
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CemeteryVision.com Launches to Deliver News, Insights and Best Practices for Cemetery Professionals
New digital platform expands FuneralVision.com’s mission with a dedicated focus on cemetery operations, innovation and leadership CemeteryVision.com, a new digital media platform dedicated to serving cemetery professionals, has...
NY’s Green-Wood Cemetery Announces Plans to Offer NOR in 2027
Brooklyn’s historic Green-Wood Cemetery — a 478-acre landscape of rolling hills, monumental stones, and nearly two centuries of New York City history — has announced plans to add...
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...
New Video Resource Available for Cemeteries and Funeral Homes to Promote the Importance of Permanent Memorialization
STERLING, Va. (October 13, 2025) - The International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association’s Educational Foundation and Park Lawn Corporation (PLC) have partnered to produce a powerful new video...
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...
Necropolis 4.0 and Tree Pods: A Design Professor Imagines the Future of Urban Deathscapes
The global population is growing, more people are dying, and despite rising cremation rates, conventional burials are still consuming land and other natural resources. What’s a densely populated...