NEW HAMPSHIRE FUNERAL RESOURCES & EDUCATION
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Welcome to NHFREA, where it is our mission
to support informed funeral consumer choice
​through education and advocacy
What to do when someone dies is a mystery to most of us. But there is movement to regain the lost skills and self-reliance of previous generations, driven by a vision of creating more affordable, eco-friendly, meaningful and authentic ways of memorializing and caring for our own dead ourselves, in our own homes, in our churches, and in our communities. This movement is gaining momentum, guided by ethical and environmentally conscious values, seeking more congruent methods and practices that reflect our vision for the planet and provide a sense of place for those left behind.

NHFREA's goal is to empower individuals, families, friends, communities, and professionals to make funeral decisions based on knowledge, not fear.

​For many, that will mean learning how to conduct a home funeral; for others, it will mean searching for a funeral director who will honor their unique ideas; for still others it will mean advocating for change in our municipal cemetery, hospital, and government laws and policies. However this reform in funeral practices and responsibility resonates with you, we are here to educate, to support, and to nurture new ideas that will change the way we do death in the best possible ways.

In The News

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  • Find independent casket and shroud makers now at the Funerary Artisans Collective website — you'll be amazed!
  • ​​The Green Burial MasterClass, ​a 12-week course for anyone interested in how natural burial cemeteries really work, is available to take any time.​
  • Are you concerned about environmental and legal ramifications of cremated remains scattering? You should be! Learn more here

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  • Take our Green Burial Survey!
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  • ​2020 NH Funeral Home Survey and Cost Comparison Guide​​​
  • Looking for information about Vermont? See our new site here!
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Watch our video explaining natural burial and how we can bring it to New Hampshire with your help - just click on the image

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How to Write Obituaries and Eulogies
September 16, 2022
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Navigating the Conventional Funeral
September 23, 2022
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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Aging Resource Center
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Home Funerals and Green Burials
September 30, 2022
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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Aging Resource Center
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Making New Hampshire Home Funeral Information Easy to Find

In New Hampshire  no one is required to purchase the services of a funeral director or funeral home. Families may conduct any or all tasks commonly performed by a funeral home (except embalming which is not required by New Hampshire law), and may bury on their own property if certain provisions are met. Sometimes called "family-led after-death care" or "home funerals" this may include:
  • bathing and dressing the deceased; 
  • sheltering the deceased at home;
  • spending time with the deceased (sometimes called a wake, vigil, or viewing);
  • filing the death certificate and obtaining a burial/transit permit;
  • making arrangements for final disposition (generally burial or cremation);
  • transporting the body home (or to another location) for care and viewing, and to place of final disposition;
  • making arrangements for any ceremony. ​​
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3 Approaches to Funerals

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Meet Lee Webster, Funeral Reform Advocate

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As a writer, researcher, hospice volunteer, home funeral guide, conservationist, web designer, and frequent speaker on the benefits of home funerals and green burial, Lee Webster's career and volunteer service spans years in public relations and development for nonprofits, conservation groups, health agencies, private secondary schools, colleges and universities. She serves as the Executive Director of New Hampshire Funeral Resources, Education & Advocacy, is the recent President and Vice Chair of Education of the Green Burial Council, and was a six-year VP and President of the National Home Funeral Alliance. She is a founding member of the National End-of-Life Doula Alliance, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization's End-of-Life Doula Council, and the Conservation Burial Alliance.

​She is the author of several home funeral and green burial books, including Changing Landscapes: Exploring the growth of ethical, compassionate, environmentally sustainable green funeral practices and The After-Death Care Advocate Handbook, which includes titles previously published individually such as Essentials for Practicing Home Funeral Guides, Building Bridges Along the Death Care Continuum: Advocating for home funerals in hospitals, hospices, and care facilities, and the Planning Guide and Workbook for Home Funeral Families. She is a contributor to The Future of the Corpse, a collaborative book written with Columbia University's DeathLab. She has published articles and been interviewed for pieces that can be found in various news outlets, magazines, podcasts, and blogs, including Natural Transitions, American Funeral Director, FuneralOne, Funeral Business Advisor, Newsweek, PhillyVoice, the New Yorker, the New York Times, The New Republic, DeathTalk, EOL University, and many others. Webster is also responsible for content and maintenance of various death care websites through SideEffects Publishing, Inc.


Lee has developed two cornerstone courses for professionals and lay people seeking to learn more about green funerals and burials. Changing Landscapes, an online course in general  green funeral practices is taught through Mid-America Mortuary College. A 12-week online Green Burial MasterClass in the technical and ethical aspects of natural burial, co-taught with Holly Blue Hawkins, is offered by Redesigning the End. Both courses are the first of their kind. She guest lectures frequently at colleges, universities, life-long learning programs, and mortuary schools.

How To

Learn About the Law
Have a Home Funeral
Complete Paperwork
Perform Body Care
Arrange Disposition
​Transport the Dead
Create Ceremony
​Go Out Greener
​
Pay for a Funeral
​
Work With Professionals

Resources

Articles, White Papers, Books
In the News
​Community Advocacy
​Find Locally Made Products
Find a Green Burial Cemetery
​Find It Fast

Presentations

Find a Speaker for In-Services, Presentations, Events

Learn More

About Green Burial
Home Funeral Stories
Funeral Price Survey
​Pandemic Care
​For Professionals
​Glossary
FAQs

Contact

Lee Webster
PO Box 456
Holderness NH 03245
nhfrea@gmail.com
​603.236.9495
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  • Home
  • How To
    • Find Help Fast
    • Learn the Law
    • Have a Home Funeral >
      • State Requirements for Home Funerals
      • New England Legal Requirements
    • Perform Body Care >
      • Cooling Techniques
    • Complete Paperwork
    • Arrange Disposition
    • Transport the Dead
    • Create Ceremony
    • Go Out Greener
    • Pay for a Funeral
    • Work with Professionals
  • Resources
    • 2020 Funeral Home Price Survey
    • Memorial Forests
    • Shop Local
    • Tools for Community Education
    • Infographics
    • Sample Forms
    • Writings, Books, and Forms
    • Stories >
      • Read Their Stories
      • Heidi's Story
      • Penney's Story
      • Kathleen's Story
    • Articles, Interviews, Podcasts, Videos
    • For Professionals
    • Glossary
    • Pandemic Care Guide >
      • Pandemic Care Guide
      • Practical Guidelines
      • Ceremony Resources
      • Articles
      • Covid-19 FAQs
    • FAQs
  • Green Burial
    • Green Burial in NH
    • Green Burial Cemeteries in the US and Canada
    • Start Up Tips for Green Burial Cemeteries
    • 10 Things You Can Say or Do to Promote Natural Burial
    • Offering Green Burial in Your Hybrid Cemetery
    • Natural Burial Bylaw Language
    • Legal Burial Requirements by State
    • New Hampshire Embalming Law
    • Green Burial Survey
    • Photographs
  • Presentations
    • Find a Speaker
    • Presentation Resources >
      • NHCA
  • Contact