Community Death Care Services

18/04/2026

26/03/2026

Our latest email just went out ~ check it for the link to our Discord Server & save the date for our Summer Death Cafe!

Thank you to our friends at Harmony Grove Cemetery for hosting our summer Death Cafe! Refreshments will be provided. Death Cafes are *always* free to attend, but registration is requested.

18/03/2026

It’s a chilly day in Salem ❄️ but it will be cozy tonight at for our ! 🫖☕️

Join us tonight (Wed. 3/18) from 6-8 pm for conversation, community and treats from & . 🍪🧁🍞

Always free to attend! Registration 🔗 link in bio.

21/02/2026

Watching TV and dispelling myths, what a wild Friday night! 👀🤳☠️

10/01/2026

Why are white lilies the most popular funeral flower?

White lilies are the most commonly used funeral flowers because they symbolize:
* Peace
* Purity
* Reverence
* Restored innocence of the soul
* Resurrection and eternal life (in Christian traditions)

They’re visually calm, elegant, and appropriate across many cultures and religions, which helps explain their widespread use. Additionally, on a practical level, they have a strong, pleasant fragrance (can cover odors), last well in arrangements & are versatile alone or worked into ornate displays. Lilies continue to be a lilies powerful, comforting symbol during times of loss.

02/01/2026

During the American Civil War, embalming moved from a rare practice to a vital necessity. With thousands of soldiers dying far from home, preservation allowed bodies to be transported back to grieving families, reshaping attitudes toward death and remembrance. This period marked the beginning of modern embalming in the United States, transforming funeral practices and the way a nation honored its fallen. Abraham Lincoln’s death dramatically accelerated the popularity and public acceptance of embalming in the United States.

After his assassination in 1865, Lincoln’s body was embalmed so it could travel by funeral train over nearly 1,600 miles, stopping in multiple cities over two weeks. Millions of Americans viewed his well-preserved body, many for the first time seeing an embalmed co**se that still appeared lifelike. This highly visible, national event demonstrated embalming’s effectiveness on an unprecedented scale.

As a result, embalming became associated with honor, respect, and modern science rather than secrecy or experimentation. Families increasingly requested embalming for transportation, viewing, and funerals, and undertakers began to professionalize the practice. Lincoln’s funeral is widely credited with moving embalming from a wartime necessity into a mainstream American funeral custom.

21/11/2025

Oh, what a night! A huge thank you to all our Death Cafe attendees and for providing the community space. It was a wonderful & inspiring evening! I’ll be sending out an email with some resources we discussed. Please let me know if you’d prefer a group in or . Stay tuned for the 2026 calendar. ✨💀⚰️

19/11/2025

‘Twas a busy night in the kitchen getting ready for tomorrow night’s Death Cafe. I hope you like coffins! ⚰️✨☕️ Thanks a million to Mr. Nichols for being my sous chef du jour. 👨🏿‍🍳

I’m excited to see everyone tomorrow. There’s a lot of energy pulsing right now, and I think we need this gathering more than ever. 💜 Meg