I admit to taking a particular pleasure in wandering through Victorian burial grounds, reading weathered inscriptions, ...

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 ...

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, ...

Marietta’s William Root House is hosting an exhibit this month showcasing the kinds of decor and customs that would have accompanied a funeral during the Victorian era. Visitors to the historic house ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...