"The History of Cremation," the new permanent exhibit at the National Museum of Funeral History, includes a room modeled after LeMoyne Crematory's cremation chamber, where the first cremation in ...

"The History of Cremation Exhibit" is a joint project of the National Museum of Funeral History and the Cremation Association of North America. The exhibit is a first-of-its kind undertaking, telling ...

When a person dies in the United States, there are three (legal) options for putting his or her body to rest: burial, cremation, or medical donation. Burial was long the method of choice for those ...

It’s nice to be alive to appreciate a crematorium, especially one that has been re-created with such love and care as the new exhibit at the National Museum of Funeral History. “The History of ...

A nearly 10,000-year-old pyre discovered in Africa has revealed the country’s oldest cremation. In a study published in the journal Scientific Advances, an international team of scholars from Africa, ...

For much of human history, the dead have been buried, exposed to the elements or, in some cultures, consigned to fire. Cremation — the deliberate burning of ...

Cremation is now America's leading form of final "disposition," as the funeral industry calls it - a preference that shows no sign of abating. In 2020, 56% of Americans who died were cremated, more ...