Information Session May 15, 2025
Endswell Funeral Home 407 Meadowlands Dr, Hillsborough, NC, United StatesCome learn more about Endswell and modern end of life care options, including aquamation and green burial.
Come learn more about Endswell and modern end of life care options, including aquamation and green burial.
Join Veronica Penn Beattie
of Endswell Funeral Home for a thoughtful
demonstration on how to gently care for a loved one
after death. You'll learn meaningful techniques for
washing and preparing the body, safely moving it, and
wrapping it in a cotton shroud or cherished family
quilt.
Join us at Endswell Funeral Home on May 21st from 6-8PM for a potluck and open discussion with the community around your questions about death and dying.
Endswell Funeral Home and Durham County Library invite you to The Reemergence of Green Burial and DIY Funerals on Saturday, May 24th at 12PM at the Main Library Auditorium.
Come learn more about green burial with Bluestem Conservation Cemetery and Endswell.
Come learn more about Endswell and modern end of life care options, including aquamation and green burial.
Join us at Endswell Funeral Home on Jun. 5th from 6-8PM for a potluck and open discussion with the community around your questions about death and dying.
Join us at Carrboro Farmers Market for June in Bloom on June 7th! Endswell: A Modern Funeral Home will offer information about emerging trends in death care and end of life care. Endswell is a modern, eco friendly funeral home offering green/natural burial, aquamation (water cremation) and low emission cremation.
Join us June 10 at 6:30pm. Learn what anatomical donation truly involves, how to register, and what to expect — including the emotional and logistical considerations that matter most. Whether you're exploring this option for yourself or supporting a loved one, this event offers clarity, reassurance, and the opportunity to understand how one act of generosity can educate generations.
Join us at Endswell Funeral Home on Jun. 18th from 6-8PM for a potluck and open discussion with the community around your questions about death and dying.
Come learn more about Endswell and modern end of life care options, including aquamation and green burial.
Join us at Endswell Funeral Home on July 3rd from 6-8PM for a potluck and open discussion with the community around your questions about death and dying.
Endswell Funeral Home will be at Eno River Association's EnoFest 2025! Join us for a day of celebration, community, and connection as we share how we're honoring life with compassion and sustainability. Visit our booth to learn more about our services, ask questions, and discover how we're making a positive impact on our local environment. We can’t wait to be a part of this vibrant celebration of the Eno River and its beautiful, natural surroundings. See you there!
You don't need a lawyer to think about advance care planning for health care! Having a living will and a health care proxy/agent/representative are ways to ensure that you have communicated what your health wishes would be if you become unable to speak for yourself. Come to this hands-on workshop to play the Go Wish card game, learn about the Five Wishes form and other types of living wills, and have some lively conversation about how health care is supposed to work out... and how it often plays out in real life.
Join us at Carrboro Farmers Market for Tomato Day on July 12th. Endswell: A Modern Funeral Home will offer information about emerging trends in death care and end of life care. Endswell is a modern, eco friendly funeral home offering green/natural burial, aquamation (water cremation) and low emission cremation.
Join us at Endswell Funeral Home on July 16th from 6-8PM for a potluck and open discussion with the community around your questions about death and dying.
Come learn more about Endswell and modern end of life care options, including aquamation and green burial.
Join us at Endswell Funeral Home on July 19th from 10am - 12 PM for a potluck and open discussion with the community around your questions about death and dying.
Join us on Thursday, July 24 at 6:15pm for an evening screening of Departures at Endswell Funeral Home.
BRINGING THE DEAD TO LIFE: THE ART OF THE OBITUARY
Saturday, July 27 at 2:00 PM
Join us for an engaging and thoughtful workshop on the art of the obituary. Whether you're preparing your own or honoring someone you love, this session will guide you through writing a meaningful and memorable life story. We’ll explore powerful examples—both inspiring and not-so-successful—and share practical tools for capturing a life in words. Start the process of reflecting on your journey and shaping the legacy only you can tell.
Join us at Endswell Funeral Home on August 7th from 6-8PM for a potluck and open discussion with the community around your questions about death and dying.
Join Endswell at the Durham County Library on August 13 2025 to learn about how to navigate the choices available at the end of life. We will have speakers with a range of perspectives. See you there!
Join us at Endswell Funeral Home on August 20th from 6-8PM for a potluck and open discussion with the community around your questions about death and dying.
Come learn more about Endswell and modern end of life care options, including aquamation and green burial.
Join us August 26 at 6:30pm. Matt Zemon explores how psychedelic medicines are transforming not only how we heal, but how we live and die. Drawing from groundbreaking clinical research, personal stories, and his acclaimed TEDx talk, Matt guides audiences through the emotional, spiritual, and relational potential of psychedelic experiences, especially at the end of life.Whether confronting terminal illness, navigating grief, or seeking meaning in the face of mortality, this presentation offers a hopeful new paradigm: one where introspection, connection, and awe become accessible even in our final chapters. With warmth, clarity, and reverence, Matt illuminates how psychedelics can help us live more fully, and die more peacefully
Join us at Endswell Funeral Home on September 4th from 6-8PM for a potluck and open discussion with the community around your questions about death and dying.
Join Endswell Funeral Home Thursday September 11th at 6:30pm. Join us and learn about VSED, a legal, ethical, and personal end-of-life option that offers individuals more control over how their lives end.
Join us at Endswell Funeral Home on September 17th from 6-8PM for a potluck and open discussion with the community around your questions about death and dying.
Join us Sept 18 at 11:30 am and come learn more about Endswell and modern end of life care options, including aquamation and green burial.
Bringing beauty and Art to End-of-Life Care. Visit Frank Gallery, September 20–21, for a Pottery Pop Up showcasing handcrafted urns from Endswell Funeral Home. Discover unique vessels in wood, glass, ceramic, metal, and more.
Join us at Endswell Funeral Home on October 2nd from 6-8PM for a potluck and open discussion with the community around your questions about death and dying.
Join us at Carrboro Farmers Market October 4th! Endswell: A Modern Funeral Home will offer information about emerging trends in death care and end of life care. Endswell is a modern, eco friendly funeral home offering green/natural burial, aquamation (water cremation) and low emission cremation.
Join us Oct 9 2025 at Endswell Funeral home for Funeral Jeopardy! A lively and interactive game night where we’ll explore end-of-life knowledge, cultural traditions, and trivia in a fun and welcoming way. This event is designed to spark conversation, share insights, and make learning about death and funerals a little less intimidating—and even enjoyable. Come ready to test your knowledge, learn something new, and connect with others in the community.
Join us at Endswell Funeral Home on October 15th from 6-8PM for a potluck and open discussion with the community around your questions about death and dying.
Come learn more about Endswell and modern end of life care options, including aquamation and green burial.
Join Endswell at the Durham County Library on Oct 22 at 6pm and hear Matt Zemon explore how psychedelic medicines are transforming not only how we heal, but how we live and die
Join Endswell Oct 24 at the Museum of Natural Sciences. At this interactive exhibit, Endswell Funeral Home pulls back the curtain on what really happens to our bodies after death — and how modern, eco-friendly options are reshaping the way we return to the earth.
Join us at Carrboro Farmers Market for A Halloween Costume Contest October 25th. Endswell: A Modern Funeral Home will offer information about emerging trends in death care and end of life care. Endswell is a modern, eco friendly funeral home offering green/natural burial, aquamation (water cremation) and low emission cremation.
Come learn more about Endswell and modern end of life care options, including aquamation and green burial.
Join us for a Virtual information session with Retire With Us - In The Triangle. In this talk, Hunter Beattie, owner of Endswell, a modern, environmentally-friendly funeral home, explores the rise of aquamation (alkaline hydrolysis), the resurgence of natural and conservation burial, and other innovative approaches reshaping funeral care today. The session will highlight the environmental and cultural drivers behind these changes, the science and practice of sustainable disposition methods, and how funeral professionals are adapting to meet evolving expectations. Participants will gain insight into how these trends are redefining the funeral landscape and what they reveal about society’s shifting relationship with death, remembrance, and legacy.
Join us at Endswell Funeral Home on November 6th from 6-8PM for a potluck and open discussion with the community around your questions about death and dying.
Join us Nov 9 at 2pm at Endswell Funeral Home. This workshop is designed for death doulas, caregivers, and anyone supporting families through end-of-life care. Together, we’ll explore how to navigate funeral planning—whether working with a funeral home or choosing independent options.
The Orange County Department on Aging and the Project EngAGE End of Life Choices Senior Resource Team invite the public to attend a discussion on Cultural Practices of Death and Dying on November 11 at 5:30pm
Join us at Endswell Funeral Home on November 19th from 6-8PM for a potluck and open discussion with the community around your questions about death and dying.
Come learn more about Endswell and modern end of life care options, including aquamation and green burial.
Join us at Endswell Funeral Home on December 4th from 6-8PM for a potluck and open discussion with the community around your questions about death and dying.
Join us on Wednesday, December 10 at 6:00pm for an evening screening of Alternate Endings: Six New Ways to Die in America at Endswell Funeral Home.
Join Endswell Funeral Home Dec 13 2-3pm at the Chapel Hill Public Library to learn about emerging trends in end-of-life care. Topics will include green burial, aquamation (water cremation), anatomical gift programs, and general tips and tricks when working with a funeral home.
Join us at Endswell Funeral Home on December 17th from 6-8PM for a potluck and open discussion with the community around your questions about death and dying.
Come learn more about Endswell and modern end of life care options, including aquamation and green burial.