Mourning Glory - Acadia McKague's Funeral Chapel

03/31/2023

Famadihana, or "Dancing with the dead" is a burial tradition in Madagascar. The Malagasy people open the tombs of their dead every few years, rewrap them in fresh burial clothes, and perform a dance near the tomb while music plays all around. This ritual is translated as "turning of the bones" and is meant to speed up decomposition and push the spirit of the dead toward the afterlife.

03/17/2023

03/15/2023

A columbarium is a room or structure designed as a final resting place to house cremated remains. Columbaria are permanent structures with banks of cremation niches (similar to cubbyholes, but with secure fronts) that hold cremation urns. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/plan-funeral-cremation/cemetery/types-of-cemetery-property/columbaria-and-cremation-niches

03/10/2023

Fred Baur had the ingenious idea to stack Pringles. He came up with the idea while working as a Food Storage Technician. Before his passing, he requested his ashes be stored inside a Pringles can when it came time. In 2008, his family split his remains between a traditional urn and the late inventor's greatest creation.

03/08/2023

Imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that's diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated. Together we can forge women's equality. Collectively we can all . https://www.internationalwomensday.com/

03/07/2023

Women’s History Month had its origins as a national celebration in 1981 when Congress passed Pub. L. 97-28 which authorized and requested the President to proclaim the week beginning March 7, 1982 as “Women’s History Week.” Throughout the next five years, Congress continued to pass joint resolutions designating a week in March as “Women’s History Week.” In 1987 after being petitioned by the National Women’s History Project, Congress passed Pub. L. 100-9 which designated the month of March 1987 as “Women’s History Month.”

March is Women's History Month – commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history.

02/28/2023

How the Mushroom Death Suit Will Change the Way We Die

My lifelong obsession with death led to a radical rethinking of our burial process and the creation of the groundbreaking Mushroom Death…

02/27/2023

Like everything else, end-of-life services change with the times. Though traditional funerals, rich with cultural and religious customs, are still very much preferred by some, the preference for less strict, more relaxed celebrations has gone from trend to convention.

Like everything else, funerals change with the times. Here are the top funeral trends for 2023. (Hint: living funerals and death doulas are on the rise.)

02/26/2023

Over sixteen-thousand Civil War soldiers are buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Among these are many U.S. Colored Troops (the U.S. government designation for African-Americans who served in segregated U.S. Army regiments during the war) buried in sections 27 and 23.

African-American History at ANC

02/25/2023

A funeral or cremation memorial that celebrates the details that make you unique in the world takes a little thought and planning. Get your free copy of Imagine: A Memorial Inspiration Guide and start thinking about how you’d like to be remembered.

A memorial service that celebrates the details that make you unique takes careful planning. Get your free copy of Imagine: A Memorial Inspiration Guide today.

02/23/2023

After Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert passed in 1861, she wore the mourning veil and some form of mourning dress up until her death in 1901. She never wore her Imperial State Crown again because it would have required her to take off her mourning veil.