Victorian Wake at the Conklin Barn

Join the Huntington Historical Society on Saturday, October 25th in the Conklin Barn for My Weeping Friends Remember Me: A Victorian Wake. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about funeral custom traditions of the past, view a selection of funerary items from our museum collections, and sample traditional mourning refreshments. Among many other interesting topics, we will discuss: the significance of hair jewelry, cemeteries and gravestone symbolism, and Victorian mourning practices after the death of a loved one.

A Victorian Wake at the David Conklin Farmhouse Barn
Saturday, October 25th
2:00-4:00pm

Members $25 Non-members $30

Traditional light refreshments will be served.

Please share the date with those you think may be interested.

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• This Wednesday, 15th October, 06:00 pm, Needle Felting in Huntington
• Next Thursday, 23rd October, 12:00 pm, October Lunch & learn in Huntington