Thoughtful Cemetery Tourism, Storytelling, and Engagement
A Grave Affair offers tools, guidance, and consulting to help people and cemeteries explore history, memory, and place with care.
Guides, tools, and frameworks for exploring cemeteries as places of history, art, and memory.
1:1 mentorship for people entering or growing within the cemetery profession.
Strategic support for cemeteries seeking ethical, engaging tourism and public programming.
Ashlynn Rickord Werner is a cemetery professional and public historian focused on cemetery tourism, storytelling, and career pathways within deathcare. Her work centers on helping people and organizations engage with cemeteries thoughtfully, ethically, and with long-term care in mind.
A Grave Affair is a cemetery engagement and education initiative offering resources, mentorship, and consulting related to cemetery tourism, storytelling, and professional practice. The work is grounded in real cemetery experience and designed to support meaningful connection between cemeteries and the communities they serve.
New writing, resources, and consulting offerings—shared thoughtfully.