By Owen Jarus. About 250 tombs, some with fancy layouts and hieroglyphics, have been discovered cut into a hill at Al-Hamidiyah cemetery to the east of Sohag, in Egypt’s Eastern Desert, about 240 miles (386 kilometers) southeast of Cairo, Egypt’s antiquities ministry said. The tombs were constructed at different times in Egypt’s history, the archaeologists […]
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County pledges new protections for old cemeteries
By Jill Palermo. Prince William supervisors pledged Tuesday to change how the county protects historic cemeteries and gravesites after it was discovered that a local brewery cleared land believed to hold an estimated 75 to 100 century-old graves with ties to Thoroughfare – a historically African American and Native American community near Haymarket. Supervisor Pete […]
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Catholic Cemeteries holds 29th burial of indigent, unborn
By Joyce Duriga. On a sunny fall day, Nov. 12, Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Chicago held its 29th committal service to bury indigent people and the unborn from Cook County at Mount Olivet Cemetery, 2755 W. 111th St. The burial included the remains of one unidentified person, 48 unborn babies, and 114 indigent […]
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Gravestone Tour Focuses on Artistic Side of Death
By Michael Mawson. BENNINGTON — Cemeteries are often thought of as a place of remembrance and a final resting place. Some would describe them as “spooky.” Bennington Museum curator Jamie Franklin sees them a bit differently. “I kind of consider cemeteries to be outdoor museums,” Franklin said. Franklin guided two tours late last month regarding […]
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Why Clarksville’s Mt. Olive Cemetery was added to National Register of Historic Places
By Alexis Clark. Clarksville’s Mt. Olive Cemetery is one of six sites across Tennessee recently added to the National Register of Historic Places. At 7.24 acres with at least 1,350 burials, Mt. Olive is the largest and oldest private Black cemetery in Clarksville. A ground-penetrating radar survey suggests that there are more burials since more […]
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Buncombe County Launches New Online Cemetery Finder
By Kristy Kepley-Steward. BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The Buncombe County Register of Deeds is launching a new cemetery finder, making it easier to find local cemeteries. With ancestry research being more accessible than ever, more people are looking to reconnect with their heritage. With that in mind, the Buncombe County Register of Deeds is […]
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Give Your Cemetery a Fresh Start This Year
By Melissa Petruzzi. After the hardships we’ve all endured throughout 2020, the year is coming to an end and it’s time to reflect and consider what we can do better in the coming year. The new year is a time for resolutions, goals, and planning. What kind of plans is your cemetery making for 2021? […]
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Pet Death Care: Past, Present, and Future
By Melissa Petruzzi. Since ancient times when Egyptians mummified and entombed their sacred cats, humans have been burying their pets. While we may handle pet death care a little bit differently today, one thing is clear: people value the service of pet aftercare. Pet cemeteries have been carving out their space in the death care […]
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Who’s Regulating Your Rules and Regulations?
By Melissa Petruzzi. In our last article, we discussed having a plan in place for removing holiday decorations and the importance of restricting items that pose safety concerns or other risks. The best way to notify the public of these types of rules in your cemetery is to have a set of official rules and […]
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It’s Time to Automate in the Death Care Profession
Check out this article how to automate processes in the death care industry featuring our Vice President of Sales, Mark Anthony. This article was written by our partner, funeral home software company CRäKN. By CRäKN. Very few of us sit down and say to ourselves: this year, we’re going to keep doing things the way we’ve […]
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