10 of the World’s Most Beautiful Cemeteries
“10 of the World’s Most Beautiful Cemeteries” – it’s a list that should be easy to compile! But there are SO many beautiful cemeteries around the world it is a challenge to choose just ten. There are cemeteries that overlook the ocean, cemeteries deep in…
Final Resting Places of 3 Classical Music Composers
The final resting places of three classical music composers – Beethoven, Bach, and Mozart – remind us of a musician’s ability to “let the last note linger”. A lingering note is the feeling that is left in the air after a song has ended….
Ostrich Feather Funerals of the Victorian Era
Ostrich feather funerals might sound very odd to us in our day but in the 1800s, they were all the rage. An elegant funeral just wouldn’t have been prestigious at all without an abundance of ostrich feathers. The fluffy plumes could be found just about…
Grave Robbers in the Victorian Era
Grave robbers were a common problem in Victorian-era cemeteries. They stole everything from rings and necklaces to the bodies themselves. “Rest in Peace” is a common epitaph on older gravestones but this wasn’t just a trite phrase in the 1800s. Family members were genuinely concerned…
Victorian Mourning Clothes
Victorian mourning clothes may have been hanging in your ancestor’s closet during the 1800s – a black dress with a high neck, black leather button-up shoes, a black top hat, and more. And when death brought those black clothes out of storage, your ancestors may…
Preparing the Victorian Home for a Funeral
Preparing the Victorian home for a funeral was an all-consuming task. Upper and middle-class families tried to memorialize their loved one’s passing like Queen Victoria herself. And that wasn’t easy. When Queen Victoria’s husband passed away, she remained in mourning for the rest of her…
