Todd Van Beck and Robin Heppell chat about their upcoming presentations for the 2009 ICCFA Annual Convention.  Todd’s presentation is The Assassination and Funeral of Abraham Lincoln and Rob’s is What’s Your Strategy.  They also share their thoughts on the ICCFA as an association.

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Publisher Ron Hast of Mortuary Management and Funeral Monitor reflects on his many conversations with Jessica Mitford. This 30 plus year dialogue started after Mitford wrote her 1963 expose of the funeral industry, American Way of Death. Hast shares his experience at Mitford’s memorial service as well as their last conversation together. Interview by Robin Heppell of FuneralFuturist.com.

Curator Jason Meyers of Museum of Funeral Customs, Springfield, Illinois explains what visitors will see at the museum and how it educates both the general public and funeral directors about the funeral and mourning customs of the past and how it can help families grieve in the future. Interview by Robin Heppell of FuneralFuturist.com.

Funeral Historian Harald Gunderson of the Gunderson Funeral Journal, Calgary, Alberta encourages families to celebrate and memorialize the lives of their loved ones. Interview by Robin Heppell of FuneralFuturist.com.