In a small room, an unoccupied wooden coffin rests in the center. In another, a buttoned-up black wedding dress is paired with a dark, lace mourning veil. On a table lays wreaths of hair and lit ...
BURLINGTON — Steve Person walked into a room full of coffins at the Burlington Public Library, wearing traditional Victorian-era garb — a black top hat, black neck-tie and black suit. He wore all ...
Overland Trail Museum’s History Café took a dark turn this month, just in time for Halloween, with a focus on “Victorian Mourning and Spiritualism.” The Victorian era, which stretched from 1833 until ...
Source: Carl Rudolph Sohn (1845-1908) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons The Victorian society of the late 1800s was obsessed with death. Queen Victoria set the tone for this after the death of ...
LEWISBURG — The Slifer House Museum’s latest exhibit, titled “Gone But Not Forgotten: Death and Mourning in Victorian America,” opened Saturday and will run through the end of October. The exhibit ...
Courtesy photo Gretchen and James Kennedy reenact a Civil War funeral for David Kennedy which will be displayed at their educational event on Oct. 30 at the Juniata Civic Association. The Juniata ...
A woman who moved into a converted Victorian home discovered it had more than creaky floorboards. The anonymous homeowner said her husband found what they believe is a death mask, a Victorian-era ...
Overland Trail Museum’s History Café took a dark turn this month, just in time for Halloween, with a focus on “Victorian Mourning and Spiritualism.” The Victorian era, which stretched from 1833 until ...
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