Lancaster Cemetery was in high spirits for its 11th Victorian Day on Saturday. On a sunny day perfect for strolling through a cemetery, visitors were able to visit 23 graves of noted Lancastrians, as ...
The Victorian Era — the 63-year period from 1837-1901 that marked the reign of England’s Queen Victoria — was the time of the world’s first Industrial Revolution, political reform and social change, ...
POTTSVILLE — James Silliman, a captain in Pennsylvania’s 28th Regiment, was only 32 years old when he died on July 31, 1865. As providence would have it, he lived to see the Civil War end on April 8, ...
You may be surprised to learn that cemeteries were at one time a popular place to go for picnics. Before there were public parks, art museums or botanical gardens in American cities, people would ...
A Victorian Liberal MP has questioned the government's integrity in state parliament, following calls for the board of a regional cemetery trust to be sacked over a crackdown on grave adornments.
is taking a step back to the Victorian era this weekend with a traditional hair weaving class. Kathy McGlothlin, who is teaching the class, said in the late 1800s women did not cut their hair past the ...
Grieving families have repeated calls for the board of a Victorian cemetery trust to step down, after sentimental items were removed from their loved ones' graves earlier this year. Affected families ...
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