Cremation Association of North America

Cremation Memorialization in the Cemetery (Part One) by Sara Corkery

Know Your Community: Build Your Business (Part One) by Sheila Anderson

Embalming as defined by The Encyclopedia Britannica

History of embalming, a brief overview from the Barton Family Funeral Service, Seattle, WA

How Embalming Changed Death by Nikki Tundel, Minnesota Public Radio, May 21, 2007.

How to Embalm (with pictures) from WikiHow

ICCFA Consumer Resource Guide answers common FAQs about cremation

Internet Cremation Society provides access to the largest collection of on-line cremation resources available and is the only cremation Web portal.

Model Guidelines: The International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association (ICCFA) Government and Legal Affairs Committee has developed a set of 28 model guidelines for state laws and regulations, which have been approved by the Board of Directors. The guidelines combine a sensitivity to consumer protection issues with the need for all industry members, whether for-profit or not-for-profit, cemeteries, funeral homes, retail monument dealers or crematories, to conduct their operations according to sound business principles. Below are listed the links for all 28 model guidelines, plus an economic review of minimum funding requirements titled, A Study of Preneed Funding Requirements.

Modern Embalming