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Natural Burials Are Becoming Popular With Environment-Conscious People

May 24, 2006 by admin

Natural, aka green burials are becoming popular with environmentalists who want to be buried without the chemicals or metal coffins. In regular burials, bodies are embalmed and preserved with chemicals. They are then placed in non-biodegradable coffins lined with cloth.

Elaborate Cemetery Mausoleums are Back in Style

April 20, 2006 by admin

If you ever get the chance to walk through one of the historical garden cemeteries like Laurel Hill in Philly or Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, you’ll find all sorts of elaborate mausoleums and memorials. But some time ago, that went out of fashion for simpler tombstones.

Writing and Presenting a Eulogy

January 29, 2006 by Ed Snyder

So you’ve been asked to present a eulogy or you feel you just want to. It’s quite a responsibility, to say just the right thing in just the right way. If you were close to the deceased, it’s that much more difficult, given the emotional ties. The purpose of this article is to familiarize you […]

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