Catherine Gladstone, wife of Prime Minister William Gladstone, in May 1898, the month of his death - Bridgeman If death was big business to the Victorians, they were only following the lead of their ...

In time for Halloween, Heritage Square Museum in Los Angeles will present its 13th annual Mourning Tours, an interactive opportunity that explores how people during the Victorian era dealt with death ...

Hal Hirshorn’s “The 1865 Death and Funeral of Seabury Tredwell” (all images courtesy the artist) There were no photographs taken of the 1865 funeral of New Yorker Seabury Tredwell, but there could ...

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — One of the gems of Colonial Heights is, no doubt, Violet Bank Museum where you can see exhibits from the periods between 1815 to 1873 including Civil War artifacts, guns, furniture, ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The Mourning Society is a group of historic re-enactors who primarily perform Victorian-era funerals and wakes. Every first ...

The Victorian era formed many funeral customs and traditions. Phrases like "saved by the bell," "graveyard shift" and "dead ringer," as well as words such as "living room" and "undertaker," emerged ...

LECLAIRE, Iowa (KWQC) -Buffalo Bill Museum in LeClaire has presented several “Women in History Afternoon Tea” fundraisers throughout the season. The next event focusing on Victorian funeral practices ...

MARIETTA, GA — If a visit to a haunted house for Halloween just isn’t enough this year, how about a Victorian funeral experience? Cobb Landmarks and Historical Society is providing one at one of the ...

CLINTON, Iowa (AP) -- Mirrors and windows will be draped in black mourning cloth, clocks will be stopped and an 1890s hearse will be parked at the curb. A wooden casket will be set up in the parlor as ...