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Publications

Publications are available to members.
To join Ann Arbor's M.A.P.S. click here: Contact Us!
  • "Beat the High Cost of Funerals" Benefits of Society membership.
  • "Common Funeral Myths" Fourteen items that are not so true.
  • "Cremation Explained," Answers to Frequently Asked Questions.
  • "Death in One State, Burial in Another," Plus What You Should Know About Bereavement Airfares.
  • "Death Away From Home."
  • "Did You Forget?" The Most Important Part of Funeral Planning.
  • "Memorial Society Directory" Member Societies of Funeral Consumers Alliance, Inc., updated periodically.
  • "Earth Burial," A Tradition in Simplicity.
  • "Eco-friendly Death & Funeral Choices," Environmentally sensitive options are a life and death matter!
  • "What You Should Know About Embalming."
  • "A Guide To Funeral Planning," Affordable Options.
  • "How to File a Funeral or Cemetery Complaint."
  • "How to Help Grieving People." What you can say; What you can do.
  • "Lay Me To Rest in a Plain Pine Box," One Mother's Letter to her Children.
  • "Light, Like the Sun," by Frances Newton.
  • "No One Wants to Talk About Death," How to Help.
  • "Organ & Body Donation," A Gift to Science.
  • "Preparing Your Funeral," Benefits & Dangers.
  • "Recycle Your Medical Devices."
  • Simple and Cheap," My Father Said. By Josephine Black Pesaresi, daughter of Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black.
  • "Starting a Funeral Committee in Your Congregation."
  • "Surviving a Loved One: What to do Next?" 7 pages.
  • "Ten Tips--for Saving Funeral $$$."
  • "Twelve Reasons Why People Spend 'Too Much' for a Funeral."
  • "Understanding the Tricks of the Funeral Trade."
  • "Veterans' Funeral & Burial Benefits," Including Spouses& Dependant Children. What You Get and What You Don't.
  • "Viatical Settlements: A Guild for People with Terminal Illnesses."
  • "How to Plan a Memorial Service."
  • "Viewing and Visitation," The Difference.
  • "What Shall We Do With the Ashes?" (Cremains)
  • Survivors' Check List
  • Books in the M.A.P.S. Library.
  • "There is a Season," Anatomical Donations Program . University of Michigan Medical School. (Donation forms included).
  • "Putting My House in Order," A four page thorough list to remind us of things to take care of at the time of death.
  • "Living Will" (not legal in Michigan, but helpful to caregivers anyway)
  • "Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care." ("Legal" but you may wish to consult an attorney also.)
  • "Washtenaw/Livingston County Medical Control Authority -- Limited Care Form." Instructions to Medical Emergency Personnel to avoid extreme resuscitation effects.

If you would like to invite a "M.A.P.S." speaker to make a presentation to your organization or religious group , please call the office at (734) 665-9516.

Items Available At Cost

  • "Visiting a Dying Friend" UU Church, Canton, NY. 9 pages. $1.00
  • "Dealing Creatively with Death." by Ernest Morgan. 14th Edition. 170 pages. Members: $4.50 plus $1.50 postage. Non-Members: $12.95 plus postage.
  • " Caring for the Dead -- Your Final Act of Love," by Lisa Carlson. 640 pages. Members: $15.00 plus $3.00 postage. Non-Members: 29.95.
  • "Before I Go, You Should Know!" Most necessary documents to let your kin and/or survivors know what to do at the time of death. Design by Edward Gorey. Members: $5.00, Non-Members: $10.00.