Not far from bustling Austin, Texas in quiet Cedar Park is a truly natural burial park. Eloise Woods Community Natural Burial Park is a serene spot where "green burials" for both people and pets take place.
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Weekly News 8/21/2015: Lenny Robinson, Route 29 Batman, laid to rest
Route 29 Batman, Lenny Robinson, is laid to rest, three brave firefighters dies near Twisp, Oregon, and Kathy Lee Gifford explains why there was no funeral for her husband, football great Frank Gifford.
Weekly News 7/31/2015: Louisiana theater shooting victims laid to rest
This week we said goodbye to the two women who lost their lives in the Louisiana theater shooting. We also learned of a German woman who was declared dead but was very much alive.
Take a cemetery walk with Minda Powers-Douglas
Minda Powers-Douglas is passionate about cemeteries. It was her mother who introduced her to the beauty, history, and art that can be found in what she calls these “outdoor museums.” Her appreciation for the treasures tucked among the tombstones carries through in her books. We recently had the chance to talk with her to learn more about her thoughts on life, death, and all things cemetery.
Weekly News 7/17/2015: Funeral home weddings and unique ceremonies
Among last week's top news stories: A British grandmother was laid to rest in a Halloween-themed funeral and the funeral industry explores unique ways to expand its services such as hosting weddings and other events. Satoru Iwata was laid to rest and a brave teen completed her bucket list by saving a friend's life.
Weekly News 7/10/2015: Greek financial crisis hits the funeral world.
Grieving families in Greece are finding themselves unable to bury their dead. The Russian government has started a program to alert people to the dangers of taking selfies and we said goodbye to several notables, including Omar Sharif.
Weekly News 6/26/2015: Charleston victims laid to rest.
This week's top news was dominated by coverage of the funerals held for those killed in the tragic shooting at Charleston's Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Weekly News 6/19/15: Therapy dogs help ease grief.
The news of the week highlighted the increasing use of therapy dogs in funeral homes to help comfort those grieving over the death of a loved one. We also saw evidence that the ancient Greeks believed in zombies and learned about the latest trends in the funeral industry.
Weekly News 5/1/2015: Notable deaths this week
This week we said goodbye to a treasured soul singer, a inspirational weight loss visionary, an iconic voice, and a child actress. We witnessed Mother Nature's wrath in Nepal and watched New Orleans celebrate life and death.
Digital Dying Weekly News: 3/20/2015
Inspirational words about life from a nonagenarian, news that Tim Cook tried to donate his liver to Steve Jobs, and the death of renown author Terry Pratchett top our weekly news headlines.
Enter the Land of Floating Tombs
The hurricane was not a major one but the sea still punched through a levee in tiny Braithwaite, 15 miles south of New Orleans and submerged citrus groves and...
Japan’s funeral industry booms with high-tech solutions for ageing population
A recent story published by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation highlights the boom in Japan’s high tech funeral industry. Almost all Japanese people get cremated and have their ashes put...
Funeral industry meets growing demand for pet cremation and grief rituals.
Anyone who has experienced the loss of a treasured family pet knows how difficult it can be to say goodbye to these valued members of the family. Considering how...
The Man Who Saves Graves – How John Fogerty, Bonnie Raitt and a former vintage guitar dealer named Skip Henderson helped preserve Mississippi’s Blues
Mississippi is red dirt, green fields, crumbling small towns and looping muddy rivers overhung by thick forest, like mini Amazons, but if you take a step back, or one hundred steps back, Mississippi more than anything else is tombs; it is ten thousand tiny graveyards beside ten thousand tiny churches. These cemeteries are quaint but forgettable, except that some of them contain the bones of musicians more famous than most dead presidents. Read on...
New York’s Green-Wood Cemetery: final resting place of the rich and powerful.
Until the mid-1800s, cemeteries were almost exclusively small plots on church grounds. During the late 1700s, we began to see a new style of cemetery develop in Europe.
