Marietta’s William Root House is hosting an exhibit this month showcasing the kinds of decor and customs that would have accompanied a funeral during the Victorian era. Visitors to the historic house ...
I admit to taking a particular pleasure in wandering through Victorian burial grounds, reading weathered inscriptions, admiring Gothic mausoleums, and imagining the lives behind the names. I’ve always ...
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Root House in Marietta celebrates Halloween with Victorian-style funeral, tours, and more
If a visit to a haunted house for Halloween just isn’t enough this year, how about a Victorian funeral experience? Cobb Landmarks and Historical Society is providing one at one of the county’s ...
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 ...
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