Oct. 2—From black-draped cloths over mirrors to an old wooden coffin resting on a stand in the hallway, the mourning period of the Victorian era is now on full display at Merrehope. Back for its ...

KINSTON — Step back in time with the CSS Neuse Museum to explore the captivating customs of Victorian-era mourning with the program “Mourning Etiquette, Rituals, and Jewelry in the Victorian ...

Grief is an immeasurably difficult thing, and it’s an uncomfortable fact of life. Yet, these grief symbols prove that you can ...

Mourning Jewelry Leaves the Victorian Era Behind. ... fashionable in Western Europe after the 1861 death of Prince Albert, after which Queen Victoria observed decades of mourning.

Through Oct. 31, visitors to the 1870s-era mansion may either elect to be told the story of Moore’s life, or hear stories of services from his 1901 death as well as other Victorian-era funeral ...

More: Murder, medicine and mourning: Expectations for one Castilian Springs family during the Victorian era For those lucky enough to have snagged a ticket, staff hope visitors were able to gain ...

A major exhibition, featuring one of Queen Victoria's mourning dresses, is hoping to show the true colours of an era often labelled as bleak. The Ashmolean Museum's Colour Revolution is presenting ...

DeWitt County Museum Director Joey Long shows a genuine Victorian-era mourning dress Sunday for special tours to be held in October showcasing old funeral practices at the Clinton homestead.

CLINTON — A Clinton museum is sharing stories of sorrow this Halloween season. The C.H. Moore Homestead and Dewitt County Museum, 219 E. Woodlawn St., Clinton, is furnished almost as if its ...