Two funerals, two days apart

A family faces the daunting task of arranging burials for two grandfathers within 17 days.

The Surprising Satisfactions of a Home Funeral
By Max Alexander, Smithsonian Magazine, March 2009

When his father and father-in-law died within days of each other, author Max Alexander learned much about the funeral industry.

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Interview with Mark Harris, author of Grave Matters

Whatever Happened to ‘Dust to Dust’?

You Can Still Find It in Green Burial

By the time Nate Fisher was laid to rest in a woodland grave sans coffin in the final season of Six Feet Under, Americans all across the country were starting to look outside the box when death came calling. For more info.

Listen to the interview with Mark Harris on Fresh Air by host, Terry Gross.

Lakin's "do-it-yourself" funerals

Funeral Options

Funeral planning is less stressful and can cost less if planned ahead. Many people do not know they can plan a funeral or burial. More info

New gate installed at Joshua Small Cemetery

The Limington Historical Society the Joshua Small Cemetery contracted with Timothy Greene of Standfast Works Forge of Parsonsfield, Maine to fabricate a new gate for The Joshua Small Cemetery . . . more

Cedar Brook Burial Ground

Visitors are welcome to tour the Grounds.

Within the borders of Cedar Brook Burial Ground sits the rock wall-enclosed Joshua Small Cemetery, a tiny, historic graveyard . . . . more