Reporting from houston — Linda Gravelle stared into the hearse. Thirty seconds went by and she lifted her camera, wanting to remember the moment. “Wow,” she whispered. “So beautiful.” But it wasn’t a ...

HOUSTON – The National Museum of Funeral History is home to the country’s largest collection of funeral service artifacts, and features quite the unique experience for guests. From permanent exhibits, ...

The British have done it again: Caught history passing by and beamed it to the world. The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will not be forgotten by those who were there or the billions watching a ...

The National Museum of Funeral History will unveil the George H.W. Bush Memorial Exhibit, "Honoring the 41st President of the United States." The exhibit will focus on the lives of George and Barbara ...

Now that winter has arrived with its gray skies, mournful winds and bare trees it's not too far of a stretch to be thinking of those things not normally thought of during the rest of the year. Things ...

The National Museum of Funeral History is filled with hearses, coffins, embalming tools and other rites of death curios. Soon, human and animal portraits created with the subject's own ashes will line ...

"The History of Cremation," the new permanent exhibit at the National Museum of Funeral History, includes a room modeled after LeMoyne Crematory's cremation chamber, where the first cremation in ...

In the 1960s, the excited cry meant that Batman and Robin had received a desperate call from Commissioner Gordon … a crime was going down in Gotham City … and the Caped Crusader and Boy Wonder were on ...

A woman became a funeral director to overcome her fear of dying and says death has taught her to stop comparing herself to others. Melissa Schmidt, 34, used to get “tunnel vision” at the idea of dying ...

The National Museum of Funeral History takes the sometimes morbid and somber nature of death and honors it with informative and entertaining exhibits. Summer break has begun, and families around north ...