Memorial, Cremation & Fingerprint Jewelry News & Blog

In their new monthly column, "In The Know", American Funeral Director Magazine focuses on topics that have the biggest impact on your bottom line. 

Susan Dice is used to being asked how she manages to go to work every day in a job that can bring her to tears.

“Once they realize what you do, people ask, ‘Doesn’t it get depressing day in and day out?’” Dice says.

It doesn’t, she tells them. There is a great deal of satisfaction that comes from...

Tom Dougherty’s interests have covered a lot of ground over the years.

He was an athlete who loved science. He earned degrees in biology, chemistry and geology but was drawn to artistic challenges that went from drawing to leather work to metal casting. He worked as a welder, a middle school...

Beginning March 1^st, Thumbies is offering personalized dog tags for a distinctive touch to gift giving – or for yourself! Styled after a traditional dog tag, these bronze tags can be worn on a chain as a pendant or carried as a keychain. 

Capture a fingerprint, handprint, footprint, pawprint, or...

Matt Schmarje was a sophomore in high school when he discovered a knack for metal finishing.

Today, he supervises a team of metal finishers at Thumbies, where he has made his career since shortly after the day 19 years ago when he met the owner’s son over an afternoon playing video games with his...

Thumbies would like to take a moment to remind our customers that we are continuing to operate at full capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Given how 2020 has turned out, is it really all that strange to start thinking about addressing holiday keepsake sales shortly after Halloween?