Topics From Long Past Meetings

Fall 2008 Manchester A Green Cemetery Joan Howard
    Site Development Doug Grenier
Spring 2008   GPR Mapping vs Reality  
    Cemetery Software  
    Problem Solving  
Fall 2007 Manchester Pandemics Donna Arias and Curtis Metzger
    Stone Maintenance Steve Benoit,
Spring 2007 Boscawen    
    Rules -Why Have Them and What You Must Include  

Fall 2006

Manchester Cemetery Laws in NH Terry Knowles

Spring 2006

Boscawen

Selection and Care of Trees in the Cemetery

Larry Collins

   

Experience Using Ground Penetrating Radar

Darold Rorabacher

   

Experiences with Cremation Gardens

Judy Dufour and Kevin Cody

Fall Campton

Cemetery Laws in NH

Terry Knowles

2005  

Cemetery Research

John Jordan

Spring Boscawen

Dealing with Bereaved Families

Robert Bennett
   

What's Down There - finding old burials with ground penetrating radar, magnetic anomalies, and induction

Jeff Reid from Hager-Richter
Fall 2004 Laconia Understanding Cemetery Law Terry M. Knowles, Charitable Trusts, Office of the Attourney General
    Spreading tthe Word [about these meetings and Terry M. Knowles's seminars] Alton Ryder
Spring 2004 Boscawen St. Augustin Cemetery in Manchester Richard Duckoff
    What to do Upon Encountering Human Remains Richard Boisvert, state archeologist, Division of Historic Resources
    History of N.H. Cemeteries

David Watters, UNH

Fall 2003 Portsmouth Cremation Garden Design

David Ward

   

Right-to-Inter

 

panel of NH cemeterians who have made the switch.
Spring 2003 Boscawen

What You Need to Know About Your Perpetual Care Trust Funds, Cy Pres and More.

Terry Knowles, Office of the NH Attorney General

Fall 2002 Bedford Why Have Rules & Regulations? Jeff Snow / discussion
   

The Care & Cleaning of Granite

Bob Caron from Rock of Ages
Spring 2002 Boscawen Off-the-Shelf Software for Cemetery Management Alton Ryder
    NH Vital Records

Steve Wurtz, Director of Vital Records

    Connecting Your Cemetery and the Community Lieutenant Colonel Gary Cyr
Fall 2001 Keene Cemetery Design David Ward
    Cracker Barrel Discussion  
Spring 2001 Boscawen Legislative news

 

    Establishing and Maintaining Turf in a Practical Manner Dr. John Roberts, UNH
    Pruning of Shrubs and Ornamentals David Seavey, County Extension Agent
Fall 2000 Laconia Public Relations in Your Cemetery Bud Hanson & Joy Fagan
Spring 2000 Portsmouth Legislative Updates  
    Pesticides, Licensing & Turf Insects

Dr. Stanley Swier, UNH Extension Entomologist

    What is HB1413? RSA 289 Terry Knowles, Attorney General's Office
    History & Progress of North Cemetery Restoration Project With Tour of Cemetery Roger Syphers
Fall 1999 Boscawen Selling Plots vs Selling the Right-to-Inter

Alton Ryder

    HB 644 - Study Committee on Ownership of Cemetery Plots Mike Fanny
Spring 1999 Dover HB 644 - Establishing a Study Committee on Ownership of Cemetery Plots

 

    Roles & Duties of Cemetery Trustees Terry Knowles, Attorney General's Office
    Legal Issues in an Imperfect World, Living with Inherited Situations Edward Clancy
Fall 1998 Meredith Demonstration of Cemetery Management Software

Mike Royce

 

    Records, Do You Know What Yours Say? Mike Fanny
Spring 1998 Manchester Power Equipment Safety & Maintenance Denis Pinard
    Customer Service Bud Hanson
Fall 1997 Keene Monument Cleaning & Repair Seminar with Demonstrations Patrick Healy
Spring 1997 Hampton Falls Trends in the Death Care Industry Tom Daly
    History of Cremation & Cremation Memorialization Jim Jordan
Fall 1996 Boscawen Small Engine Maintenance Granz, Inc.
    Care of Shrubs & Trees David Seavey
Spring 1996 Hampton Falls Why Have Rules & Regulations Fred Laffond & Jeff Snow
    Low Maintenance Grasses & Low Maintenance Strategies Annamarie Pennucci
Fall 1995 Boscawen The Nuts and Bolts of Dealing with Death, Dying, and Grief Franne Whitney Nelson
Spring 1995 Hampton Falls Death Benefits  
Fall 1994 Nashua Worker's Compensation Jonathan Kipp
    History & Impact of NH Veteran's Cemetery James Fenton
Spring 1994 Hampton Falls Bringing Your Dead (Grass) Back to Life John Roberts
    Determining Your Real Costs Mike Fanny
Fall 1993 Concord Landscape & the Cemetery Robert Pollack
    Recodifying RSA 289 William Williamson
Spring 1993 Hampton Beach Composting, a Waste Disposal Alternative Nancy Adams
    Cemetery Vandalism & the Law Carlton Eldredge
Fall 1992 Keene Supplier's Display  
    Cleaning and Repairing Monuments - Addressing Results of Acid Rain Paul Bagalio
Spring 1992 Hampton Beach Necrology Elizabeth Merritt
    Cremation Armand Chevette
    Turf Management John Roberts
Fall 1991 North Conway Forestry, Shrub & Trees Sharon Ossenbrugrn
    Motivating Employees Willaim Maorgan
Spring 1991 Hampton Beach New Techniques on Preserving Masonry and Marble Robert Banks & Royal Edwards
    Substance Abuse in the Workplace Geraldine Sylvester
Fall 1990 New London Cataloguing Rare Cemetery Artifacts and Avoiding Theft Panel from all six New England states
Spring 1990 Hampton Beach Landscape Design Richard Sheridan
    Small Engines & Equipment David Flagg
Fall 1989 Laconia Waste Disposal Selina Makosky
    Panel Discussion

 

Spring 1989 Hampton Beach Vandalism Rick Kelly
    Computer Software Frank Hanlon
Fall 1988 Gilford Why the Need to Educate?

Norman James

    How to Supplement the Need to Educate Fred Laffond
    Restoration and Repair of Monuments Jerry Hannebury
Spring 1988 Portsmouth Safety and Regulations on the Job Steve Byers
    Tour of Urban Forestry Center  
    Shrubs, Ground Cover, and Herbs Tanya Jackson
Fall 1987 Concord Cremation and Canon Law Michael Kerper
    Updating Cremain Burial Areas Norman James
Spring 1987 Durham Funeral Director, Cemeterian, Vault Company Relationships George Morey
    Memento Mori - Gravestone Art and Early American Life David Watters
Fall 1986 Concord County Services Available Through the Cooperative Extension Service Bruce Marriott
    Cemetery Liabilities Concerning Cemetery Employees Andru Volinsky
    Cemetery Services Update Mike Fanny
Spring 1986 Durham Summary of House Bill 471-FN re Interference with Burial Sites  
    Control of Turf Insects Stanley Swier
    Lilacs Owen Rogers
    Tour of UNH Farm  
Fall 1985 Concord Cremation - Fact, Fiction, Future Tom Leary
    Role of Perpetual Care Fund in the Maintenance of Cemeteries Terry Knowles
    Membership Map and Drive  
Spring 1985 Durham Turf Care John Roberts
    Selection of Tres and Shrubs Owen Rogers
    Tour of UNH Horticulture Section  
Fall 1984 Concord N.H. Right to Know Law James McDonough
    Tour of Blossom Hill Cemetery  
Spring 1984 Guilford Cremation Roger Kindred
    Crematory Operations  
    Trees and Shrubs Dave Seavey
Fall 1983 Guilford Small Engine Maintenance Charles Stewart
    Public Relations Robert Croteau
Spring 1983 Nashua Safety on the Job Henry Dozier
    Pruning and Triming Byron Kirby
    NHCA Questionaire Results  
Fall 1982 Laconia Future Programs at Holy Cross Cemetery Kevin Feeley
    Loss Prevention Larry Sadowsky
    National Update Duncan Munro
Spring 1982 Laconia Profile of a Cemeterian Mike Fanny
    Alternative Sources of Revenue Perry Snow
    Tour of Sacred Heart Cemetery  
Fall 1981 Laconia The Gypsy Moth - Past and Present Siegfried Thewke
    Funeral Directors and Cemeterians in the Age of the Consumer Manuel Rogers
Spring 1981 Concord Turf and Ornamental Insects Stanley Swier
    Communication Fog Wilburn Sims
    Supplier Demonstrations  
Fall 1980 Concord Legal Problems with Expanded Service George Page
    Weeds as I see them Paul Harder
    Operation and Deveopment of a Small Cemetery Edith Keough
Spring 1980 Concord Use of Pesticides Murray McKay
    Turf Problems in Cemeteries John Roberts
    Shrubs and Trees in Your Cemetery Chris Herrin
Fall 1979 Concord Economic Services of NH Health & Welfare William Mattil
    Other topics  
Spring 1979 Concord Vandalism Follows Through to the Grave

David Hacker, Darell Gwinn

    Reviewing Cemetery Problems Roger Kindred
Fall 1978 Condord Utilizing the Proper Equipment for Turf Management William Barrett
    Practice of Cremation George Kilborne
    Your Cemetery and its Public Image William Morgan
Spring 1978 Concord Cemeterians' Service and Resposibilities Jim Ferguson
    Small Business - Backbone of our Nation Charles Kahl
    Turf Management Rpbert Flanagan
Fall 1977 Concord Safe Cleaning Methods for Barre Granite Edward Comolli
    Old World Cemeteries in Switzerland Gunther Sunderhauf
    The Legislative Process and how it affects Cemeteries George Roberts
Spring 1977 Concord New Ideas on Tree Decay Alex Shigo
    Cemetery Maintenance Archie Jordan
    Interment Costs and Procedures William Tate
Fall 1976 Concord Preventive Maintenance and Trouble Shooting on Small Engines Dan Cedrone
    Human Behavior Don Teel
Spring 1976 Concord Illegal Undertakings in 1976 George Fisher
    Turf Management Joseph Troll
    Modern Layout of a Monument Cemetery Edward Comolli
Fall 1975 Concord Landscaping Cemeteries for Minimum Maintenance Charles Williams
    Rocks of Ages and Restoration Mary Emhardt, Phillip Wilcox
    Laws Pretaining to Cemeteries George Page
Spring 1975 Concord Benefits Available to the Bereaved William Colburn
    Modern Layout of a Monument Cemetery Frederick LaFontaine
    Panel Discussion on Cemetery Records  
Fall 1974 Concord The Challenge of the Small Cemetery Byron Kirby
    Graves and Turfs James Senstermacher
    The Bereaved and the Cemeterian James Spanenburg
Spring 1974 Concord Investment of Cemetery Funds Edward Audett
    The Living People Problems of the Cemetery James Hobart
    The 1776 Celebration as it Pertains to Cemeteries John Griffin
    Indigent Burials John Griffin
    Veterans Legislation and How It Affects You John Griffin
Fall 1973 Concord Turf Problems William Knoop
    Some Answers to Questions About Cremation Duncan Munro
Spring 1973 Concord Turf Management William Knoop
    Care of Trees and Shrubs Charles Williams
    Old Cemeteries Hilda Fife
October 1972 Concord Organizational Meeting  
    How the UNH Cooperative Extension Services can help Cemeterians Maynard Heckel
    History of the New England Cemetery Association Oliver Sargent
    Benefits of a State Association Frank Cofran
    Massachusetts Cemetery Association Duncan Munro
    NECA Seminar in Durham William Knoop
August 1972 Keene? Proposal of the New Hampshire Cemetery Association  
June 1972   the idea is born around a table at the Mountain View Hotel

 

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