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Title
Museum of Funeral Customs - History of American funeral and mourning customs, art and practice - Springfield, Illinois IL
Description
To provide the public with a deeper understanding of the history of American funeral and mourning customs, funerary art and practice.
Employing one or more individuals who possess a sufficient body of knowledge, training and experience to carry out the Museum's goals and objectives
Death is a subject that touches the lives of all living beings, but only humans grieve a loss and ritualize death. The way in which we deal with this sensitive subject varies across time, social class, race, and ethnicity; however, none are immune from exposure to the rituals of death and grief. Death touches the high born and the common man alike. While the manner in which the living deal with the loss may vary, family, friends, and strangers, alike, share the loss. Over four hundred years ago, the English poet John Donne (1572-1631) penned these words: "...any mans (sic) death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankinde (sic); And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee..." Donne's words reflect that expressions of grief and loss are shared across humankind since the dawn of time. We do not live in isolation but instead, death around us causes one to reflect upon one's own mortality. Without exception, all must pass from life.
Contact
- Museum of Funeral Customs
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- SPRINGFIELD Illinois
- United States 62702
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- +1.2175443480
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