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Retired Funeral Director & Historian Brings Death to Life
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Saturday, November 12 @ 2:00 p.m.
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On Saturday, November 12 at 2:00 p.m., Mount Horeb’s Driftless Historium (100 S 2nd St) hosts Steve Person, retired funeral director and historian. Person will present “Dust to Dust: Death and Mourning in the Victorian Era.”
Person will delve into the increasingly sophisticated rituals and intricate customs that evolved during the late 1800s. It was during this time period, attendees will learn, that the modern cemetery, hearses and even floral arrangements emerged, and mortuary science became a distinct field of study. Many Victorian Era superstitions, Person will demonstrate, can still be found in today’s funeral service traditions.
To further illuminate the topic at hand, Person will share select pieces from his private collection of mortuary and embalming equipment, amassed during his own 47 year career as an undertaker.
Now retired, Steve Person held funeral director licenses in the states of Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Today, he lives in Walworth and keeps busy as a docent at nearby Geneva Lake’s Black Point Estate and Gardens, a Queen Anne style home built during the height of the Victorian Era.
FREE · Reservations not required.
Call (608) 437-6486 or email mthorebahs@gmail.com<mailto:mthorebahs@gmail.com>
for more information.
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“Dust to Dust” is a perfect educational companion for the Driftless Historium’s current special exhibit, “The Living Room: An Expression of Home.” This exhibition explores this residential space through time, and includes a recreated, fully furnished Victorian Era parlor –so often utilized for funerals that the name stuck (“funeral parlors”), even when services later moved outside the home.
Arrive early on November 12th to check out the Living Room exhibit, or visit the Driftless Historium during their regular open hours of Friday through Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. A small admission fee applies.
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DRIFTLESS HISTORIUM
Mount Horeb Area Historical Society
100 S 2nd St . Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
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