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 ...

From the archives of London’s V&A Museum, a selection of items that were used by Victorian-era mourners to remember and pa ...

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 ...

Wacoans and visitors will have a chance to step back in time in the coming weeks to learn about death and dying during the Victorian era, when families embalmed their relatives in the kitchen and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...