The Cemetery Chronicles
The cemetery chronicles is hosted by two friends who manage cemeteries in the Twin Cities. This podcast takes you behind the gates and into the unique world of cemeteries. Join us as we share heartfelt stories, unexpected humor, and the profound moments that come with a career dedicated to honoring life and legacy.
BEST OF! Episode 6: The Cremation Process with Special Guest Kari Hubbard
Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy this best of episode!
Bobby and Dominic learn all about how the cremation process works with special guest Kai Hubbard. After this episode, we think everyone will be clamoring for Kari to take over the podcast!
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End of year reviews, holiday party's, and snow!
Lets cross our fingers that it works this week!! Between Dominic and Bobby, we have 1 functioning brain. Lets be honest, if it were just Bobby, there would still be 1 functioning brain.
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Lets try this again! Working when you are physically there, but not mentally! That is Dominic this week!
I dont know what happened last week, but lets try it again! Lets chalk it up to being tired!
The crazies still came out for Halloween! Dominic is physically here, but not mentally!
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Working when you are physically there, but not mentally! That is Dominic this week!
The crazies still came out for Halloween! Dominic is physically here, but not mentally!
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Halloween as a cemetery manager!
Being a cemetery manager is always fun, but Halloween can bring the crazies out!
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Fall Cleanup and preparing for Winter, duhmm, duhmm, duhmmmmmmmmm.....
We actually have a new episode this week! This week Bobby and a tired Dominic sit down and chat about fall cleanups, water lines, and preparing for winter!
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Municipal Cemeteries with special guest, Lindsey Luke!
This week Bobby and Dominic learn about a municipal cemetery in the City of Aurora MN (60 miles south of the Canadian border) with our special guest, Lindsey Luke.
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All things board of directors! How to prepare for meetings, budgets, etc.
This week we talk about board of directors, and how to prepare for board meetings.
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Episode 33: Midnight burglars, Bobby tries to crack the case wide open!
Today we talk about events happening at our local cemeteries, and finish our discussion about the Minnesota Association of Cemeteries conference held a couple weeks ago.
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Episode 32: Good to be back, and convention recap!
We are back at it this week! Still recovering from the Minnesota Association of Cemeteries conference. This week we recap what we learned at our latest convention! What a blast it was to see everyone, and get to spend time with fellow cemeterians!
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2025 Minnesota Association of Cemeteries Legislative Update
This weeks episode is this years legislative update for all the Minnesota Association of Cemetery members who were unable to make it to the 2025 Annual Management Course.
Bobby and Dominic will be back to normal next week discussing the 2025 annual convention recap!
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The episode we recorded this week, the file got corrupted! So enjoy an oldie but a goodie.
We are so sorry, but we had a great podcast cooked up for y'all this week, however.... The file is corrupted and I can't open it! Oh my. I will continue to work on it, but enjoy this blast from the past where we talk about What to focus on when managing a small or volunteer run cemetery! This is from Episode 12.
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Episode 30: Guest John Polo. Great conversation on empathy and compassion towards the families we serve.
We speak with Author, Speaker, Podcaster, Life Coach, John Polo. John has a great perspective on how to help families during time of grief. This is a great conversation to put yourself in the shoes of the families that sit across from you in your office.
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Episode 29: Lets turn our cemetery talk to garage talk! The process of building a new structure on your grounds!
Two cemetery managers turn grave talk into garage talk, sharing the surprisingly lively saga of taking a simple storage idea from boardroom approval to bids, bricks, and beyond.
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Episode 28: Special Guest Brandon Finley with CIMs Cemetery Software. We geek out about technology in the cemetery world.
Today we get to know Brandon Finley a bit better. You may have read articles in American Cemetery and Cremation where he was interviewed about cemetery software, and GIS mapping, and now we have him in studio. We talk cemetery technology, where it is, and the potential of where it can be. We have a lot of fun with this one!
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Episode 27: General life as a cemetery manager, plus should you disinter a casket without a vault?
We talk about lot disinterment without a vault at roughly 25 minute mark.
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Episode 26: Who inherits cemetery lots when the lot owner dies? And water leaks, again!
We talk about lot inheritence after the break, roughly the 30 minute mark, until the end.
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Episode 25: Cemetery insurance, liability insurance, and how to mitigate these issues.
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Episode 24: Community Mausoleums, the good, the bad, the ugly.
On this podcast Bobby and Dominic chat about community mausoleums. Are you thinking about erecting a mausoleum? Listen to this podcast to get some insight. We chat about the good, the bad, and the ugly. We also talk about what equipment you need when you have a mausoleum.
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Episode 23: Bobby and Dominic discuss how to beat the heat of July! Join us as we chat Cemetery Life.
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Episode 22: Special Guest Kari Hubbard joins us again! Cemetery Security, and more cremation talk.
This week we chat about cemetery security, and whats its like to manage a cemetery, and crematory at the same time. We chat with special guest Kari Hubbard from Forest Lawn Cemetery in Maplewood MN. She is back by popular demand.
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Episode 21: Managing a cemetery during the Fourth of July Holiday
We have a shortened holiday episode of the Cemetery Chronicles this week! We check in to see how the cemeteries are managed during the fourth of July holiday. Spoiler alert! One of us is recording the podcast from a pontoon boat, and the other is actually working. Guess who is who.
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Episode 20: MAC Fall Conference preview
Join us as we talk about the fall conference for the Minnesota Association of Cemeteries. We talk about potential speakers, and learning opportunity's to be had!
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Episode 19: Special guest Scott Neal from Paradise Pictures joins us!
Join us as we learn how porcelain photos are made, and get to dive deeper in the memorialization side of the industry. Scott is a wealth of knowledge and we had a ton of fun with him. We hope you all do to.
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Best Of The Cemetery Chronicles: Relive our First Every Podcast!
We take a week off, but want to give you all a chance to listen to our first podcast earlier this year! Please enjoy!
Episode 18: Day to day working in the office of a cemetery. Oh so fun
Today we chat about the day to day administrative tasks, and working in the office at the cemetery. (We would still much rather be behind a mower, listening to The Cemetery Chronicles on our headphones)
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Episode 17: We survived Memorial Day, we hope you did too! We also interview each other to see how each of our cemeteries really operate.
We survived Memorial Day! We share war stories from Memorial Day, and also interview each other to see how we actual operate each of our respective cemeteries. Its always fun to hear how others in the business do their jobs, because you can either learn from them, or laugh at them.
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Episode 16: Special Guest! Bobby's daughter, plus, reaction to the craziest cemetery stories of the last decade.
Bobby and Dominic react to the craziest cemetery stories of the last decade, and discuss how they would have handled the situation if it happened at their work. Plus we have a very special guest, Bobby's daughter! She was so excited to meet the titan of the industry, Dominic!
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Episode 15: Exhaustion sets in as we get closer to Memorial Day!
We are ready for a vacation from our daily jobs as cemetery managers as we get closer to Memorial Day, but there is no quitting now, we are almost there! We hear ya, we feel ya, if you are in the same boat. Join Bobby and Dominic as we discuss how we manage the stress of getting your cemetery ready for memorial day, while also managing the craziness of springtime in the cemetery office, and grounds.
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Episode 14: ICCFA recap, sharing items learned so you don't feel like you missed out!
We talked about the ICCFA experience, and perspective from a first time attendee. We talked about items learned, and things done really well. We chatted about what new items vendors were promoting, and about different topics speakers were presenting. Bobby was unimpressed, since he already knows everything about the industry! :)
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Episode 13: Water Leaks, ICCFA convention, and more!
We talk about the fun times fixing water leaks in your cemetery. We also chat about day one at the ICCFA convention, and an honest review from someone who has never been here before.
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Episode 12: What to focus on when managing a small or volunteer run cemetery!
Bobby and Dominic talk about the essentials to focus on when managing a small cemetery where budgets and staff are small. We also chat about Dominic's trip to the ICCFA conference next week, and what we hope to see and find out at the conference.
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Episode 11: What advice would we give to our younger self getting into this industry?!
In this episode, we talk about the mistakes we made in the past, and what advice, as wiser older men, would give our younger self in the cemetery industry. We hope this can be helpful to those new to the industry, those unsure about how to proceed in the industry, and also those individuals more mature may find some relatable stories!
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Episode 10: We made it! 10 Episodes, we celebrate by sharing cemetery stories!
We share stories that happen while working at a cemetery! We hope you can relate, and possibly get a chuckle with the scenarios we find ourselves in sometimes!
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Episode 9: Tales of the perfect cemetery lot size, and how to master plan your cemetery
This week, Bobby and Dominic discuss the importance of different lot sizes, how to accommodate for monument bases, and how each cemetery is different when it comes to rules and regulations. We dive deep into how each of us view cemetery layouts, and the benefits and negatives of different layouts.
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Episode 8: Gravedigger goes to the Capital!
This week we chat about what our daily work schedule looks like, how our staff works together, and how we are able to get our jobs done. After the break, we discuss our recent exciting experience with surprise legislation proposal that affects cemeteries in Minnesota. Meeting with state senators, testifying at the state capital. Oh so much fun!
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Episode 7: Memorial Day is coming soon, how do you celebrate at your cemetery?
Bobby and Dominic discuss what each of their cemeteries do on Memorial Day. How they work with various VFW, and American Legions to put on a Memorial Day service. And they talk about the history found within the cemeteries they manage. Spoiler alert, Bobby's cemetery has much more history than Dominic's.
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Episode 6: The Cremation Process with Special Guest Kari Hubbard
Bobby and Dominic learn all about how the cremation process works with special guest Kai Hubbard. After this episode, we think everyone will be clamoring for Kari to take over the podcast!
Episode #5: Q&A
In this episode, we go over a hodge podge of questions, including, how to take a vacation while managing a small business, how to deal with weather events (such as, unexpected 12 inch spring snowfalls).
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Episode #4: Burial Setups for cremation and full casketed burial
In this episode, Bobby and Dominic discuss how each of their cemeteries do set ups for full casketed burials and cremation. We discuss the importance of personalization, and how cemeteries can excel with customer service at the time of burial.
