Archive for the ‘Cremation’ Category
Crematorium to Keep Mourners Warm by Burning Bodies of Loved Ones The Daily Mail (January 08, 2008) Heat created by burning the dead at crematoria could be used to keep mourners warm under plans to make funerals more environmentally-friendly. Eco-Death Articles and Information Put Together by The Death Reference Desk Cadaver Team (Meg, Kim, and [...]
- By: John
- In: Cemeteries|Cremation|Death + Technology|Eco-Death|Funeral Industry
- Tags: cremains, green burial, lecture
Company Presses Your Ashes Into Vinyl When You Die Olivia Solon, Wired (August 27, 2010) Many many people saw this Wired article on human cremains being mixed into vinyl records when it first popped up two weeks ago. I know that many people saw this article because everyone kept sending it to me and/or asking [...]
Morbid Ink: Field Notes on the Human Memorial Tattoo An Illustrated Lecture with Dr. John Troyer, Deputy Director, Centre for Death and Society, University of Bath Date: Tuesday July 20th, 2010 Time: 8:00pm Admission: $5 On Tuesday, July 20 I am giving a talk in Brooklyn on memorial tattoos. The talk, Morbid Ink: Field Notes [...]
Humans and Pets Cremating Together
3, May 2010Cremation Association of North America (CANA) and International Association of Pet Cemeteries and Crematories (IAOPCC) Announce new Guidelines for Pet Cremation Press Release, March 2010 Pet cremation is big business for human funeral homes looking to branch out into other industries. And normally I wouldn’t just trot out a press release for a Death Reference [...]
- By: John
- In: Cemeteries|Cremation|Funeral Industry
- Tags: animals, cremains
Man Dying of Cancer Sells Ad Space on Urn
27, Apr 2010Springfield Man Selling Ad Space on His Urn Laura Rillos, KVAL News I have read many, many ridiculous death and dying stories over the years but this one is really amazing. The backstory itself isn’t ridiculous– it’s actually really sad and tragic. KVAL News in Oregon can explain: Given just months to live, Aaron Jamison [...]
- By: John
- In: Cremation|Death + the Economy|Monuments + Memorials
- Tags: death with dignity, insurance, urns