New Campus Responds to Social Churn
Like so much in human experience, time brings change. The rock band Journey may have phrased it most succinctly when they sang, “The wheel in the sky keeps on turning.” Instead of “turning” perhaps Journey should have used the lyrical “churning.” Society inexorably churns over time. Technology grows and evolves;…...
A Difficult Question…..
If there had been a death in your family yesterday, what would you being doing today? It’s not something we like to think about because it’s probably one of the toughest questions you will ever have to face. If your answer is to “call someone”, that is a good start. …...
Second Sunday Concert
Thank you to everyone who came out this past Sunday, July 14th, for our Second Sunday Concert Series and to the 2nd Wind Band for an outstanding performance and show! The temperatures were warm, but the shade trees on the South Lawn provided relief and the evening was wonderful. We…...
An All American Day
Thank you to everyone who joined us on Saturday, June 29th for our All American Picnic and Concert. The temperatures were warm outside, but there was a nice breeze blowing through the trees on the South Lawn for our lunch and the cool air in the Lakeside Chapel was great…...
Rain, Rain Go Away…
Last evening’s concert featuring Forever Diamond was canceled due to the weather – which is to say the rain from the previous day which made the concert area soggy and the forecast for more rain Sunday evening. It seems like we’ve been fighting rain for months now. It interfered and…...
Thank You for Visiting + May 26 Winner
Sunday, May 26 was a very busy day at The Arlington Memorial Gardens. At 11:30 we were honored to host an open to the community Lunch with a Veteran luncheon. At noon, Team Fastrax provided a fun and inspiring patriotic skydiving exhibit for the crowd of over 300 attendees into…...
Celebration of Life Campus on Schedule for Autumn Opening
Campus is the Site of Arlington’s Funeral Home & Cremation Tribute Center After years of discussions, reviews and planning, the Arlington Memorial Gardens Funeral Home will be a reality in Fall 2019. However, as we progressed through the planning stages, it became apparent that what we were creating was something…...
Podcast: Field of Memories at Arlington
[PODCAST] Daniel Applegate with George Zahn of WMKV/WLHS. Originally aired: May 17, 2019 – 30 minutes George Zahn of WMKV/WLHS Maple Knoll Radio and Dan Applegate, President and CEO of The Arlington Memorial Gardens, discuss Field of Memories 2019 and it’s meaning and background as an important part of Memorial…...
You will never understand…
This coming Sunday we celebrate Mother’s Day. Those of us fortunate enough to still have our Mothers in our lives will send a card, flowers, chocolates or pay a visit to that one, uniquely special person. But for those who can’t personally visit their Mother, there’s always the phone call. …...
Talk about how you want to be remembered
Have the Talk The Funeral and Memorial Information Council (FAMIC) created Have the Talk of a Lifetime to help families have important conversations about the things that matter most to them and how a person’s life story can be remembered and honored in a meaningful way. Memorialization is so much…...
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