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Kids Meet a Mortician and Talk About Death

In a video from HiHo Kids, Nora Menkin talks to school-age children about what it means to be dead

Talking about death is difficult, even when the conversation is between two adults. And most of us find it nearly impossible to talk about death to kids. Even though we know that demystifying something scary is the best way to … Continue reading

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New Laws Loosen Restrictions on Food and Drinks Served in Funeral Homes

Lawmakers pass measures allowing families to eat during memorial services

For decades, it was illegal for funeral homes in most states to serve food of any kind on the property, even if families requested this service. At the time, lawmakers were concerned about the spread of food-borne illness, believing that … Continue reading

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”The Undertaking, Life Studies from the Dismal Trade” by Thomas Lynch

Read Funeral Director Thomas Lynch's book "The Undertaking, Life Studies from the Dismal Trade" for a real view inside funeral homes

I’m long overdue to review the unquestionably seminal The Undertaking, Life Studies from the Dismal Trade, a book with an inside view of funeral homes. The work is written from the perspective of no less than a funeral director, Thomas … Continue reading

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The Return of the Shrouding Women

Women are reclaiming jobs as funeral directors – a death-care profession dominated by men for over a century

Once death care was viewed as a woman’s job. The shrouding women washed the body of the deceased, anointed it with herbs, dressed and prepared it for a funeral or a wake. Women helped bring life into this world and … Continue reading

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