Cemetery know-how
9 guides on Cemetery know-how, from choosing flowers to getting them placed.
Cemetery know-how
The First Visit to a Grave After the Burial: What to Expect and What to Bring
The first visit back is different from the funeral. What the grave will look like, when the headstone arrives, what to bring, and how to make the visit something you can do again.
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Flowers for a Mausoleum Crypt or Columbarium Niche: What Fits and What Is Allowed
Crypts and niches have no ground and no vase in the usual sense. The fixtures they do have, what size arrangement fits, the stricter rules of indoor spaces, and how to have flowers placed there.
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How to Create and Manage a Find a Grave Memorial for a Loved One
Find a Grave is the largest public record of American graves. How to search for an existing memorial, create one, add photos and the plot, request a headstone photo, and take over management of a memorial someone else made.
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Jewish Grave Customs: Why Stones Instead of Flowers, and What Is Appropriate to Send
Jewish cemeteries have their own traditions: stones on the grave, the unveiling, yahrzeit, and a general preference against flowers. What visitors and friends should know before sending anything.
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Cemetery Etiquette: How to Visit a Grave Respectfully
The unwritten rules of visiting a cemetery: hours, where to walk, what to bring, children and pets, photographs, and how to leave a grave better than you found it.
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How to Clean a Headstone Safely: What to Use and What Will Ruin It
Water, a soft brush and patience clean most headstones. Bleach, wire brushes and pressure washers destroy them. A safe method for granite, marble and bronze, and when to call a professional.
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How to Find a Grave in a Cemetery: Records, Find a Grave and Reading a Plot Map
Step by step: how to locate a specific grave using Find a Grave, cemetery records, the VA gravesite locator and the section-and-lot system, even in a cemetery you have never visited.
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Flowers at a Veteran's Grave: National Cemetery Rules, Windows and What to Send
National cemeteries follow one floral policy: fresh flowers always, artificial flowers only in set windows, no glass or permanent items. What that means for sending flowers to a veteran.
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Cemetery Flower Rules: What You Can Leave at a Grave, and When It Gets Removed
Most cemeteries have rules about flowers, vases and decorations, and clean-up dates when everything is cleared. Here is what to expect and how to avoid losing your flowers.