Halloween tour: Victorian Funerary Traditions Tour–The Good Death
Explore spooky Victorian funeral customs and discover what made death a "good" thing back in the day. About this Event This popular tour explores the curious and elaborate funerary customs of the Vic…
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- Ends CDT — local Milwaukee time
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- Forest Home Cemetery2405 West Forest Home AvenueMilwaukee
About this event
Explore spooky Victorian funeral customs and discover what made death a "good" thing back in the day.
About this Event
This popular tour explores the curious and elaborate funerary customs of the Victorian era, named for Queen Victoria, who reigned from 1837 to 1901.The Victorians had a fascination with death and the afterlife and put money aside and planned for “the good death” - the ideal death and dying experience, dictated by strict social conventions and an intricate set of rituals.
You'll learn about undertakers, at-home funerals, mourning periods and attire, death photography, and the difference between graverobbers and body snatchers (one was a felony, the other a misdemeanor!).Plus, you’ll see memorials and markers that make Forest Home one of the finest examples of a Victorian garden cemetery in the Upper Midwest.
Important Arrival Information
Due to a green infrastructure project outside the Lincoln Avenue entrance, all tour visitors must enter through the Forest Home Avenue entr
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- $10.00 USD (listed — confirm on the official page)
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