The Cemetery Chronicles
By: Dominic Pierre
Language: en
Categories: Business, Non-profit, Society, Culture, Personal, Journals
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.
Episodes
New Years resolutions with special guest Kari Hubbard!
Jan 09, 2026We talk new years resolutions with our special guest Kari Hubbard!
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Duration: 00:48:59Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Jan 02, 2026This is our Christmas and New Years episode! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone! On todays podcast, end of year payroll, managing wage increases, and the holidays!
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Duration: 01:02:05Merry Christmas! and year end items to do at the cemetery!
Dec 19, 2025Back at the paradise pictures studio again! It feels so good to be back together. Merry Christmas everyone! We will be off next week, however, this week we talk about year end items! How fun! We will be back for the new year! Have a great Christmas
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Duration: 00:59:01Back together in the Paradise Pictures Studio! Winter is here, plowing and Christmas Parties
Dec 12, 2025We are finally back together in the paradise pictures studio! Winter has hit us here in the Twin Cities! We talk about the challenges, and positives of the snow. We also talk Christmas Parties, and plowing!
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Duration: 00:55:25Winter has arrived! Cold weather, snow, can we make it?!?
Dec 05, 2025Cold weather and snow has arrived. How has Bobby and Dominic managed?
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Duration: 00:42:07BEST OF! Episode 6: The Cremation Process with Special Guest Kari Hubbard
Nov 28, 2025Happy 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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Duration: 00:57:42End of year reviews, holiday party's, and snow!
Nov 21, 2025Lets 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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Duration: 00:44:46Lets try this again! Working when you are physically there, but not mentally! That is Dominic this week!
Nov 14, 2025I 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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Duration: 00:48:01Working when you are physically there, but not mentally! That is Dominic this week!
Nov 07, 2025The crazies still came out for Halloween! Dominic is physically here, but not mentally!
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Duration: 00:05:01Halloween as a cemetery manager!
Oct 31, 2025Being a cemetery manager is always fun, but Halloween can bring the crazies out!
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Duration: 00:44:24Fall Cleanup and preparing for Winter, duhmm, duhmm, duhmmmmmmmmm.....
Oct 24, 2025We 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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Duration: 00:58:21Municipal Cemeteries with special guest, Lindsey Luke!
Oct 17, 2025This 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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Duration: 00:54:20All things board of directors! How to prepare for meetings, budgets, etc.
Oct 10, 2025This week we talk about board of directors, and how to prepare for board meetings.
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Duration: 01:10:53Episode 33: Midnight burglars, Bobby tries to crack the case wide open!
Oct 03, 2025Today 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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Duration: 01:01:38Episode 32: Good to be back, and convention recap!
Sep 26, 2025We 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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Duration: 00:58:282025 Minnesota Association of Cemeteries Legislative Update
Sep 19, 2025This 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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Duration: 00:35:57The episode we recorded this week, the file got corrupted! So enjoy an oldie but a goodie.
Sep 12, 2025We 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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Duration: 01:04:56Episode 30: Guest John Polo. Great conversation on empathy and compassion towards the families we serve.
Sep 05, 2025We 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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Duration: 01:00:49Episode 29: Lets turn our cemetery talk to garage talk! The process of building a new structure on your grounds!
Aug 29, 2025Two 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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Duration: 00:59:37Episode 28: Special Guest Brandon Finley with CIMs Cemetery Software. We geek out about technology in the cemetery world.
Aug 22, 2025Today 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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Duration: 01:06:19Episode 27: General life as a cemetery manager, plus should you disinter a casket without a vault?
Aug 15, 2025We talk about lot disinterment without a vault at roughly 25 minute mark.
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Duration: 00:54:35Episode 26: Who inherits cemetery lots when the lot owner dies? And water leaks, again!
Aug 08, 2025We talk about lot inheritence after the break, roughly the 30 minute mark, until the end.
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Duration: 01:08:30Episode 25: Cemetery insurance, liability insurance, and how to mitigate these issues.
Aug 01, 2025Email us at info@thecemeterychronicles.com
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Duration: 01:07:34Episode 24: Community Mausoleums, the good, the bad, the ugly.
Jul 25, 2025On 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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Duration: 01:05:36Episode 23: Bobby and Dominic discuss how to beat the heat of July! Join us as we chat Cemetery Life.
Jul 18, 2025Email us at info@thecemeterychronicles.com
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Duration: 01:01:24Episode 22: Special Guest Kari Hubbard joins us again! Cemetery Security, and more cremation talk.
Jul 11, 2025This 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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Duration: 01:07:08Episode 21: Managing a cemetery during the Fourth of July Holiday
Jul 04, 2025We 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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Duration: 00:23:45Episode 20: MAC Fall Conference preview
Jun 27, 2025Join 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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Duration: 00:57:58Episode 19: Special guest Scott Neal from Paradise Pictures joins us!
Jun 20, 2025Join 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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Duration: 01:12:26Best Of The Cemetery Chronicles: Relive our First Every Podcast!
Jun 13, 2025We take a week off, but want to give you all a chance to listen to our first podcast earlier this year! Please enjoy!
Duration: 00:52:58Episode 18: Day to day working in the office of a cemetery. Oh so fun
Jun 06, 2025Today 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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Duration: 01:04:29Episode 17: We survived Memorial Day, we hope you did too! We also interview each other to see how each of our cemeteries really operate.
May 30, 2025We 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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Duration: 01:09:18Episode 16: Special Guest! Bobby's daughter, plus, reaction to the craziest cemetery stories of the last decade.
May 23, 2025Bobby 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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Duration: 01:10:05Episode 15: Exhaustion sets in as we get closer to Memorial Day!
May 16, 2025We 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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Duration: 01:02:50Episode 14: ICCFA recap, sharing items learned so you don't feel like you missed out!
May 09, 2025We 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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Duration: 01:01:16Episode 13: Water Leaks, ICCFA convention, and more!
May 02, 2025We 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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Duration: 01:08:45Episode 12: What to focus on when managing a small or volunteer run cemetery!
Apr 25, 2025Bobby 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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Duration: 01:04:56Episode 11: What advice would we give to our younger self getting into this industry?!
Apr 18, 2025In 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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Duration: 01:11:19Episode 10: We made it! 10 Episodes, we celebrate by sharing cemetery stories!
Apr 11, 2025We 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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Duration: 01:01:09Episode 9: Tales of the perfect cemetery lot size, and how to master plan your cemetery
Apr 04, 2025This 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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Duration: 01:06:25Episode 8: Gravedigger goes to the Capital!
Mar 28, 2025This 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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Duration: 01:12:44Episode 7: Memorial Day is coming soon, how do you celebrate at your cemetery?
Mar 21, 2025Bobby 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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Duration: 01:02:05Episode 6: The Cremation Process with Special Guest Kari Hubbard
Mar 14, 2025Bobby 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!
Duration: 00:57:42Episode #5: Q&A
Mar 07, 2025In 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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Duration: 01:01:49Episode #4: Burial Setups for cremation and full casketed burial
Feb 28, 2025In 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.
Duration: 00:56:08Episode #3: Winter/Spring Burials (So much fun!)
Feb 21, 2025On todays podcast, Bobby and Dominic talk about the challenges that they face with winter burials in Minnesota. They also chat about the muddy spring, and how the summer seems like such a breeze when it comes to opening a grave. Bobby and Dominic also chat about how they do things a bit differently, and explain to each other why the other is wrong.
Duration: 00:52:36Episode #2: Seasonal Help
Feb 14, 2025We did it, we officially made it past episode #1! In this episode, Bobby and Dominic chat about the challenges of hiring seasonal help. They chat about how they have personally worked through those challenges, how hiring has changed over the years, and their potential strategies moving forward. As always, if you have any input or questions for the show, please email us at info@mncemeteries.org.
Duration: 00:52:19Episode #1 (Wish us luck!)
Feb 07, 2025In todays podcast, we introduce ourselves to the podcast universe. We talk about how to work with families at time of need, and the struggles and challenges of everyday life managing a cemetery. Join us for the fun!
Duration: 00:52:58