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 ...

Oct. 2—From black-draped cloths over mirrors to an old wooden coffin resting on a stand in the hallway, the mourning period of the Victorian era is now on full display at Merrehope. Back for its ...

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 ...

A pink casket sits on a shelf among other caskets at Heaven’s Gate Funeral Home in Victoria in October. Like a lot of daughters, Victoria Ramirez says her dad was always there for her. “He was my ...

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 ...

Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. During the month of October, visitors to the William Root House, 80 N. Marietta Parkway NW in Marietta, will see the home decorated for a ...

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, ...

MUSKEGON, MI -- Skip your seances, pack up the Ouija board and pass on the cemetery walk. If you want a true afterlife experience, join the Obituary Tour. Muskegon’s historic Hackley and Hume Houses ...

VICTORIAN Edna of Dorchester, December 1st, 2009 Beloved Mother of Joyce Smith, Tawanda Rhodes, the late Mark Rhodes, Andre, Shawn, Joseph and Tara Victorian. Funeral Service will be held Tuesday, ...

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 ...