Spiritualism and Mourning in Victorian America*

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Education, Entertainment, History

Age Group:

Adults
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The Victorian era is remembered for elaborate rituals around death and mourning.  Strict social rules governed the behavior of the bereaved.  Historian Valerie Gugala will discuss what was required of a newly bereaved family and how Victorians attempted to contact the dead.  Limit 50.  Ages 18 and up. 

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