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…...
Thank You for Visiting + May 25 Gift Card Winner
After a beautiful day in the Memorial Park, we were so happy to see so many visitors, families, friends and others visit their loved ones and stop by the Field of Memories flag display. As visitors entered the park, we had volunteers hand out a four (4) question survey about…...
Field of Memories – May 24 Photos & Gift Card Winner
Thank you to everyone who helped setup the 1000 flag display on Wednesday, May 22 and for everyone who attended the Field of Memories flag display on May 24! If you attended, you were asked to complete a short survey of your experience with Arlington and with your thoughts on…...
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. …...
Who’s On First?
In 1999, Time gave the famous Abbot and Costello comedy routine, Who’s on First, it’s designation as the Best Comedy Sketch of the 20th Century. If you’ve never heard it, you should take a listen; but in a nutshell, it’s a hilarious parody of a conversation of double-talk and gobbledygook.…...
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…...
15 Most Common Documents Needed
After a death occurs, family members or the person in charge of the estate will need to gather the following legal documents, most of which need to be the original versions: Last Will and Testament Revocable Living Trust Irrevocable Living Trusts Valid Birth Certificate Social Security Card and/or Number Current…...
