There was once a Museum of Funeral Customs in Oak Ridge Cemetery near Abe Lincoln's tomb in Springfield, Illinois. We visited there in 2007, but it closed in 2011. It had quite an impressive collection. Wikipedia says its holdings were transferred to the Kibbe Hancock Heritage Museum in Carthage, Illinois.
I once visited a library that had had a big donor who was a dentist before WWII and his condition was that his old dental office be preserved for library users. (off point but popped into my head).
I've done one eulogy of our younger daughter. When my mot her-in-law died my brother-in-law wrote an obituary and was floored by the price to have it published. I plan to alert both of the people who would care via pre-written email.
There was once a Museum of Funeral Customs in Oak Ridge Cemetery near Abe Lincoln's tomb in Springfield, Illinois. We visited there in 2007, but it closed in 2011. It had quite an impressive collection. Wikipedia says its holdings were transferred to the Kibbe Hancock Heritage Museum in Carthage, Illinois.
Looks like it is still there! https://kibbe.wordpress.com/
I once visited a library that had had a big donor who was a dentist before WWII and his condition was that his old dental office be preserved for library users. (off point but popped into my head).
I’ve written four obituaries for family members. The fact they have a helpful checklist is brilliant.
I've done several and wish I had this.
I've done one eulogy of our younger daughter. When my mot her-in-law died my brother-in-law wrote an obituary and was floored by the price to have it published. I plan to alert both of the people who would care via pre-written email.
many more than that and we won't see that for a long while. Remember the motto here--“Every day above ground is a good one.”