Death & Mourning in the Gilded Age

For the last several years, I’ve helped lead the Phelps Mansion Museum’s Death and Mourning tours. The tours are on Friday and Saturday evenings in October and guests can explore the material culture of late-19th century mourning culture, from embalming tables to hair wreaths. This year, I also helped rewrite & revamp the tour, which is now in its fifth year. You can see me below with our House Manager, Joe Schuerch, and our Board…

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