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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Grave Decorations: How to Take Control
By Melissa Petruzzi. Decorating graves to honor our loved ones who have passed makes us feel close to them. This practice is an important part of the grieving process for many of us, especially during the holidays. Unfortunately, when the holiday season is over those lovely grave decorations become nothing more than a pile of […]
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Grave Blankets: A Symbol of the Season
By Melissa Petruzzi. Most cemeterians are familiar with grave blankets: beautifully embellished evergreen boughs placed over a loved one’s grave like a blanket. Grave blankets can be ornate or elegantly simple, purchased or handmade. One thing they all have in common is the special significance they hold. Around the holiday season grave blankets adorn the […]
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Make Way for the Holiday Season!
By Melissa Petruzzi. The holiday season is approaching quickly, and it’s a busy time for everyone, including cemeterians. Many people of all different faiths visit gravesites this time of year to honor and remember loved ones. We’re sure you’ve done all you can to ensure your cemetery is an inviting place for family and friends […]
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Grant awarded for Veterans Memorial Cemetery expansion
By WTOK Staff. WASHINGTON (WTOK) – The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration announced Monday that it has awarded the state of Mississippi a grant of $3,628,930 for the expansion of Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Newton. “Our state partners are critical in helping NCA achieve our strategic goal of making sure Veterans and […]
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Historic Brooklyn Cemetery Seeks Its First Artist-in-Residence
By Nora McGreevy. As one of the largest, most storied burial sites in the country, Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery houses the graves of many great Americans, including Neo-Expressionist artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, composer Leonard Bernstein, stained-glass designer Louis Comfort Tiffany and New-York Tribune editor Horace Greeley. Now, the historic cemetery is inviting a living artist to seek […]
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