Episode 11, Old-Timey Death Care
Welcome! Today we are talking about home deaths, the history of embalming, dead bodies on tour, and oh so much more! We're talking coffin doors, mummies, Victorian mourning, Abe Lincoln, The Civil War. Also who knew 1930's undertakers were so good at marketing!?
SOURCES:
https://academic.oup.com/book/5557/chapter-abstract/148509341?redirectedFrom=fulltext
https://www.homefuneralalliance.org/home-funeral-history.html
https://www.frazerconsultants.com/2019/02/how-the-civil-war-changed-american-funerals/
https://blog.htmayfuneralhome.com/2016/08/funeral-homes/
https://www.civilwarmed.org/embalming1/
https://connecticuthistory.org/death-and-mourning-in-the-civil-war-era/
https://www.schoenfh.com/blog-posts/150/abit-of-american-funeral-home-history
https://www.simplycremationaz.com/history-of-funeral-homes-in-america/
https://www.funeralwise.com/resources/funeral-industry/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_eared_nightjar
https://allthatsinteresting.com/great-eared-nightjar