It is hard for many people to make the decision to downsize and to even begin the process. How do you start and how do you know it is time? There are so many questions that surround this topic. The…
Death, Drafts, and Directors: A fresh approach to looking at an age-old profession – By Neil Fogarty
Every old Western seems to have the role of the undertaker somewhere in the movie. For centuries society has relied on this profession with many names from undertaker to mortician to the modern Funeral Director. Regardless of the name, we…
A Death Café Is NOT What You Think – By Neil Fogarty
I know what you’re thinking, “what on earth is a Death Café?” Well it isn’t a morbid or macabre event held in a dungeon or creepy old house and it is not solemn and somber time either. So then what…
A History You Probably Didn’t Know: Penn Station – By Desiree Roose
Dodds had a hand in many famous buildings around the country including the famous Penn Station in New York City. The original Pennsylvania Railroad Station was constructed and completed in 1910, the façade fabricated in Milford Pink Granite quarried by…
Festival Kick off at Calvary Cemetery – By Desiree Roose
The First Annual Before I Die Ohio will take place this October in Dayton, Ohio. The festival will kick off Thursday night, October 27th at historic Calvary Cemetery in Dayton. History of Calvary Cemetery Calvary Cemetery was established in 1872,…
What is Rock of Ages? – By Desiree Roose
You will hear Dodds Memorials promote it all the time, but many of our customers come in and still are unsure of what Rock of Ages is! A premier granite quarry in Vermont Rock of Ages is a Vermont-based company…
Shop LOCAL with Dodds! – By Desiree Roose
We hear it all the time “I didn’t want to go to Dodds because they are a big conglomerate and I want to shop local.” It astounds us every time that people think we are some big corporate business! Yes,…
What is a Before I Die Festival? – By Neil Fogarty
I first heard about the Before I Die festival in a magazine article in 2017. It sparked my interest because we do not have anything like this around Ohio. Death is such a taboo topic but is something that needs…
A History you Probably Didn’t Know: Alfred T Ringling – By Desiree Roose
The Ringling Brothers were known in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as the Circus Kings of all Time. The seven Ringling brothers transformed their small touring company into one of the largest circuses in the world. Eventually the…
A History you Probably didn’t Know: The Statue of the Republic – By Desiree Roose
The Statue of the Republic located in Jackson Park in Chicago, Illinois is the second of its kind. The original statue was built in 1893 by sculptor Daniel Chester French and was originally 56 feet tall and was destroyed in…