| "The Undertaking - A PBS Documentary |
| Website: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/undertaking/ Recommended by the Harry VanVliet IV, licensed funeral director and manager of the Gilpatric-VanVliet Funeral Home, this award-winning PBS documentary is for those interested in the funeral profession. This documentary is an accurate portrayal of the life of a funeral director. Synopsis: Thomas Lynch is a funeral director in a small town in central Michigan where he and his family have cared for the dead -- and the living -- for three generations. Mr. Lynch agreed to allow cameras inside Lynch & Sons, giving FRONTLINE producers a rare, behind-the-scenes access -- from funeral arrangements to the embalming room -- to the Lynches' world for this film, The Undertaking. |
| St. Joseph |
| American Board of Funeral Service Education |  |
| 3414 Ashland Ave St. Joseph MO 64506 Phone: 816 233-3747 Fax: 816 262-0711 Website: http://www.abfse.org/ Email: exdir@abfse.org Contact: Robert C. Smith III, CFSP The American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE) serves as the national academic accreditation agency for college and university programs in Funeral Service and Mortuary Science Education. ABFSE is the sole accrediting agency recognized by the US Department of Education and the Council on Higher Education Accreditation in this field. |
| Troy |
| Hudson Valley Community College Mortuary Science Program |
| 80 Vandenburgh Ave Troy NY 12180 Phone: 518 629-4822 Alternate Phone: 877 325-4822 Website: http://www.hvcc.edu/catalog/programs/hsc/mts.html The Mortuary Science program is designed to educate graduates as contemporary funeral directors capable of performing current caretaking and managerial roles. Successful completion of the Mortuary Science program entitles the student to sit for the national board examination and/or a state board. The Mortuary Science program is approved and registered with the New York State Department of Health and accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education, 3414 Ashland Avenue, Suite G, St. Joseph, MO 64506; (816) 233-3747. |