Cemetery Stories: Bodies in the Living Room? by Liz Hamilton-Ferrand

Cemetery Stories: Life, Death and Beyond was the closing event of the 2021 Before I Die New Mexico Festival. Held at dusk in Historic Fairview Cemetery (https://www.historicfairviewcemeteryabq.org/), the storytelling evening was coordinated by the New Mexico Humanities Council (https://nmhumanities.org/) with the Festival and the cemetery. Watch all the stories here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe6E4W6NoP5vmnPR80TmnehlGX6uh3YmJ

Cemetery Stories: Life, Death and Beyond was a live storytelling event with people sharing stories about their experience with the mysteries of death and dying. There are 16 stories in the program, covering a range of emotions and topics.

@GailRubin is the coordinator of the Before I Die NM Festival and president of the nonprofit organization in charge of Historic Fairview Cemetery.

Watch all the Cemetery Stories and other videos from Before I Die NM Festival sessions at https://beforeidienm.com/festival-videos/

Festival Sponsors

These companies and organizations make the Before I Die NM Festival possible.

· A Good Goodbye – Gail Rubin puts the “fun” in funeral planning. www.AGoodGoodbye.com

· Compassion & Choices – offering care and choice at the end of life. www.CompassionAndChoices.org

· Daniels Family Funerals & Cremations www.DanielsFuneral.com; Fairview Memorial Park www.FairviewMemorialParkABQ.com; Gabaldon Mortuary www.GabaldonMortuaryInc.com; Sandia Memory Gardens www.SandiaMemoryGardens.com; and Vista Verde Memorial Park www.VistaVerdeMemorialPark.com in Albuquerque.

· EstatePros LLC – offering professional dispersal of personal possessions due to a move, illness, or death. www.EstateProsNM.com

· Final Exit Network – educating about and defending the right to choose at end-of-life. www.FinalExitNetwork.org

· French Funerals & Cremations www.FrenchFunerals.com and Sunset Memorial Park www.Sunset-Memorial.com in Albuquerque.

· GatheringUs – providing in-person and virtual memorial services and online memorial pages. www.GatheringUs.com

· Keeper – keeping memories alive with online tributes to preserve, celebrate and share life legacies. www.MyKeeper.com

· Morris Hall PLLC – estate planning attorneys in New Mexico and Arizona. www.MorrisTrust.com

· Remembering A Life – your guide to honoring a life well lived, from planning a tribute to mourning a loved one. www.RememberingALife.com

· Retirement Extender® – investment management services with a personalized strategy recommendation based on your needs and objectives. www.RetirementExtender.com

A portion of the sponsorship proceeds and ticket sales from the Before I Die NM Festival are being donated to 501(c)(3) charitable partner, Historic Fairview Cemetery, established in Albuquerque in 1881. The cemetery is the final resting place of 12,000 individuals, with remarkable stories reflecting the history of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the United States of America. www.HistoricFairviewCemeteryABQ.org.

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