Conventional funerals run by funeral homes cost thousands of dollars, often $7,000 – $10,000 or higher.  Why are prices so high? One reason is that there are TOO MANY funeral homes.  Surprised?  You might think that extra competition would lead…

“There is a positively fascinating article on death certificates in the April 7th issue of the New Yorker,” wrote Lisa Carlson* in a 2014 note to FCA’s email-based discussion list.  “The author, Kathryn Schulz, begins with the history, the early ‘Bills of…

Northampton Community TV and WHMP hosted a community forum February 25, 2014, entitled “A Matter of Life and Death.”  It was attended by a standing-room-only crowd and televised live!  The panelists all had personal connections to people who planned their deaths. You can…

Welcome!  As Webmaster for FCAWM, I’ve been contemplating adding a blog (web log) as a quick and easy way to share timely comments about relevant programs.  Today I’m inspired by a delightful meeting in Cambridge with other FCA leaders and…

Death Cafés have come to Massachusetts. This movement started in Europe, and now is spreading worldwide. See deathcafe.com. “At a Death Cafe people, often strangers, gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death. The objective is ‘to increase awareness of death with…