The Funeral.com Journal

Resources to help you create tributes as unique as the people (and pets) you love. Learn how engraving, photos, colors, and symbols add meaning; discover scattering rituals and at-home memorial ideas. We focus on the details that matter—because small choices can carry a lifetime of comfort.

VR and Remote Grave Visits: What’s Available Now and What the Future Might Look Like - Funeral.com, Inc.

VR and Remote Grave Visits: What’s Available Now and What the Future Might Look Like

There is a specific kind of ache that shows up when you want to stand at a graveside and you simply can’t. Sometimes it’s distance. Sometimes it’s health. Sometimes it’s...

Metaverse Cemeteries and Virtual “Plots”: What They Are, Pros/Cons, and Questions to Ask - Funeral.com, Inc.

Metaverse Cemeteries and Virtual “Plots”: What They Are, Pros/Cons, and Questions to Ask

Grief has always needed a place to go. For some families, that place is a headstone you can touch. For others, it’s a shelf at home with a photo and...

NFT Memorials and Blockchain Tributes: What They Are, Pros/Cons, and Longevity Questions - Funeral.com, Inc.

NFT Memorials and Blockchain Tributes: What They Are, Pros/Cons, and Longevity Questions

When someone dies, the world gets very small and very practical at the same time. You may be choosing music for a service, looking through photos, trying to coordinate relatives,...

Digital Estate Planning Services (Trust & Will and Similar): What They Do and What They Don’t - Funeral.com, Inc.

Digital Estate Planning Services (Trust & Will and Similar): What They Do and What They Don’t

If you’ve ever searched for a digital estate planning service or read a Trust & Will review, you’ve probably felt the same pull that many families feel: “I want to...

Using a Password Manager for Family Access: Emergency Contacts, Vault Sharing, and Safer Workflows - Funeral.com, Inc.

Using a Password Manager for Family Access: Emergency Contacts, Vault Sharing, and Safer Workflows

Most families do not realize how “digital” loss can feel until they are in it. The death certificate is in progress. The funeral home is asking simple questions. A bank...

Dead Man’s Switch Emails: How They Work, Safer Alternatives, and When to Use Them - Funeral.com, Inc.

Dead Man’s Switch Emails: How They Work, Safer Alternatives, and When to Use Them

Most families don’t start thinking about a dead man’s switch email because they want dramatic “messages from beyond.” They start because they’ve watched what happens when one person is the...

How to Download a Loved One’s Social Media Memories: Archives, Limits, and Best Practices - Funeral.com, Inc.

How to Download a Loved One’s Social Media Memories: Archives, Limits, and Best Practices

In the days after a death, the internet can feel strangely loud. A phone still lights up. A “memory” feature surfaces a photo you weren’t ready to see. Friends post...

Virtual Funerals on Zoom: Step-by-Step Setup, Privacy Settings, and Host Checklist - Funeral.com, Inc.

Virtual Funerals on Zoom: Step-by-Step Setup, Privacy Settings, and Host Checklist

A zoom funeral or virtual memorial service Zoom can feel surprisingly intimate. When travel isn’t possible, when health concerns make gathering complicated, or when family is spread across time zones,...

Preserving a Loved One’s Blog with the Wayback Machine: What It Saves, What It Misses, and How to Help - Funeral.com, Inc.

Preserving a Loved One’s Blog with the Wayback Machine: What It Saves, What It Misses, and How to Help

In the days after a death, families often discover that grief has a digital echo. A loved one’s words live on in places that feel surprisingly fragile: a personal blog,...

iCloud Inheritance and Apple Legacy Contact: How Access Works and What Families Need - Funeral.com, Inc.

iCloud Inheritance and Apple Legacy Contact: How Access Works and What Families Need

After someone dies, families are asked to carry grief and logistics at the same time. And in a life that runs on devices, one of the most emotional logistical questions...

How to Transfer Genealogy Files After a Death: GEDCOM Exports, Media, and Account Ownership - Funeral.com, Inc.

How to Transfer Genealogy Files After a Death: GEDCOM Exports, Media, and Account Ownership

When the person who managed your family tree dies, the loss is not only personal—it can feel like the family’s history is suddenly at risk. You might know there are...

Who Owns Your DNA Data? Privacy, Consent, and What Happens When a Testing Company Changes Hands - Funeral.com, Inc.

Who Owns Your DNA Data? Privacy, Consent, and What Happens When a Testing Company Changes Hands

Direct-to-consumer DNA testing can feel like a small, contained choice: you buy a kit, you spit in a tube, and a few weeks later you learn something interesting about your...

DNA Data Storage Explained: Storing Digital Memories in DNA, What’s Real Today, and What’s Next - Funeral.com, Inc.

DNA Data Storage Explained: Storing Digital Memories in DNA, What’s Real Today, and What’s Next

Families have always tried to keep what matters close. Sometimes that means a quilt handed down through generations. Sometimes it’s a familiar recipe written in an old notebook. And very...

Deep-Space Burial 2.0: How “Beyond the Moon” Memorial Flights Work (Costs, Risks, and Options) - Funeral.com, Inc.

Deep-Space Burial 2.0: How “Beyond the Moon” Memorial Flights Work (Costs, Risks, and Options)

When a family chooses cremation, the next question often arrives quietly: what to do with ashes. Some people want a traditional memorial at home. Others want a place in nature....

AR Cemetery Tours: Using Augmented Reality to Explore History, Stories, and Gravestones Respectfully - Funeral.com, Inc.

AR Cemetery Tours: Using Augmented Reality to Explore History, Stories, and Gravestones Respectfully

Most people arrive at a cemetery with mixed intentions. Sometimes you’re there for grief. Sometimes you’re there for genealogy. Sometimes you’re there for history—because cemeteries are outdoor archives, full of...

E-Hospice and Telehospice: What Telehealth Can (and Can’t) Do for Hospice Care - Funeral.com, Inc.

E-Hospice and Telehospice: What Telehealth Can (and Can’t) Do for Hospice Care

Hospice is often pictured as a nurse arriving at the door, a quiet bag in hand, and a sense of relief that someone finally understands what is happening. Real life...