Deadline to submit an application is coming soon.  December 1, 2014 for the January 2015 award date.   This is an ongoing schoarship which is award twice a year so if you miss the dealine for January you can apply for May.   The Selected Independent Funeral Homes Educational Trust’s Second-Career Scholarship Program is designed exclusively … Continue reading 2nd Career Scholarships →

Caitlin Doughty, widely known for the web series, Ask a Mortician, will be in Gainesville on Thursday Nov. 20 to speak on the history of death culture, rituals, and the funeral industry.  This is a great opportunity to learn more about the green burial movement in funeral services.  In the last five years the number … Continue reading Green Burial →