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13 Tombstones With A Surprising Sense of Humor

They might not have been able to live on, but at least they left their senses of humor on Earth.

Find A Coin On A Headstone? Don't Touch,Here's Why

Coins on a headstone? Finders, keepers? Not this time.

Custom Memorials & Your Guide to Popular Headstone Symbols

With the extensive selection of custom memorials, almost any symbol or message can be added to stone grave markers. However, despite a plethora of options, there are

‘Living Memorials’ Allow Tributes Before Loved Ones Die

Gaining in popularity, the gatherings differ in types and purpose

10 funeral home realities you probably never wanted to know

As Halloween approaches and the fall decor goes up, we find ourselves surrounded by pumpkins, scary movies and mountains of candy.

To The Person 'Inconvenienced' By Our Funeral Procession

To the middle-aged woman who gestured angrily and yelled as we passed...To the 30-something man in the power suit who honked and forced his black SUV...

What should I wear to a funeral?

Ideas for Memorials and Tributes to Our Lost Loved Ones

If you have lost a loved one it is not surprising you are looking for ideas as to how you can either create a memorial to them or find a unique way to pay tribute to them. This article offers suggestions for some ways you can immortalize your lost loved ones with memorials or tributes.

Four Concepts Reimagining the Future of Modern Memorials

The competition was intended to “reimagine how we think about, feel, and experience memorials," eliciting entries that both aim to fill in topics and themes that have not been commemorated and to anticipate those that might merit future attention.

Understanding the Meaning of Nature Symbols on Custom Memorials

The symbols etched on custom memorials can be as complex or simple as the family of the deceased wishes. Designed to convey the beliefs and philosophies of the individual

Living memorials made from trees come alive when viewed from above 

A collection of photos show some spectacular living memorials made out of trees - be they to remember a loved deceased wife or Italy's former dictator, Mussolini.

Building life-size statues in memory of loved ones

A video on the recent trend of building life-size statues in memory of loved ones

14 of the World’s Most Beautiful Memorials

These moving monuments and memorials are fitting tributes

17 haunting Holocaust memorials

Haunting memorials to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz

7 Of The Most Beautiful Funerals & Memorials Of All Time

Here are 7 beautiful funerals and memorials that really got it right. From the rich and famous, to those who led lives just as extraordinary.

Enduring tributes: Memorials becoming more personal, memorable

Headstones and memorials form a lasting tribute to loved ones that can stand for centuries.

Responding to Tragedy: Memorials and Monuments

Continuing our series “Responding to Tragedy” in which we explore various artistic approaches to rebuilding memory, we look this week at memorials and monuments. In communities that have experienced terror and destruction, it is almost impossible to build tangible sites that will adequately depict this loss. How can this feeling of absence be evoked? Who …