The Gazette

Macabre and mysterious: Victorian Death Experience returns at Center for Colorado Women's History

In a small room, an unoccupied wooden coffin rests in the center. In another, a buttoned-up black wedding dress is paired with a dark, lace mourning veil. On a table lays wreaths of hair and lit ...
Fort Morgan Times

Oct. 8 Brown bag to focus on Victorian Death Rituals

Ever wondered about various customs surrounding death in Victorian times? Now is your chance to learn! Visit the Howard Rollin Memorial Community Room at the Library on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at noon for a ...
Psychology Today

Death and Mourning Practices in the Victorian Age

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 ...
Fort Morgan Times

Victorian death rituals focus of Oct. 8 Brown Bag at Fort Morgan library

‘Tis the season for the macabre, and the Oct. 8 Brown Bag presentation at the Fort Morgan library fits right in with that. If you’ve ever wondered about the various customs surrounding death in ...