Have you ever wanted to pre-plan your end-of-life decisions but do not know where to start? Join us at the Before I Die Festival Dayton at the all-day Symposium on October 29th. This symposium offers a variety of sessions on…
Being Mortal Documentary Viewing with Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton
Initiating conversations about end-of-life care remains a challenging task for many. Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton invites you to a documentary screening of “Being Mortal,” an exploration led by Dr. Atul Gawande delving into the intricacies of death and dying. This…
Featured on Channel 7!
Did you see our event on Channel 7? Curious about the Before I Die Festival? Follow the link to watch and learn more! It’s not too late to register! https://www.whio.com/news/local/before-i-die-festival-wants-get-you-talking-about-death-end-of-life-plans/PGBLZEV46FAB5ES7WOXUKDWBYI/
Join Us For A Historic Woodland Cemetery Tour – By Desiree Roose
If you live in the Dayton area you are probably familiar with Woodland Cemetery. We are proud that they have joined us as an event sponsor for the Before I Die Festival! Founded in 1841, Woodland Cemetery in Dayton Ohio…
Downsizing and Legacy with Denise Swick – By Desiree Roose
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…