Museum of Funeral Customs
The Museum of Funeral Customs was located at 1440 Monument Ave. in Springfield , Illinois United States. It was dedicated to American funeral and mourning culture . It was located near Oak Ridge Cemetery , which is where Abraham Lincoln's grave is located.
The collection included a replica of an embalming room from the 1920s, coffins and funeral paraphernalia from various eras, post-mortem photographs, and a model of Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession.
The museum hosted tours and special events, and provided resources for researching funeral culture . A souvenir shop was planned. But the museum was closed in March 2009. The museum's holdings were moved to the Kibbe Hancock Heritage Museum in Carthage , Illinois in February 2011 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Springfield Journal - A Funeral Museum at Death's Door - NYTimes.com
- ^ Museum of Funeral Customs - Closed, Springfield, Illinois . Roadsideamerica.com. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ↑ Joy Swearingen: Priceless museum pieces come to Kibbe; Artifacts include Lincoln funeral history, replicas . In: Hancock County Journal Pilot , February 1, 2011. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013 Info: The archive link has been automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved April 12, 2011.
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Coordinates: 39 ° 49 ′ 11.9 ″ N , 89 ° 39 ′ 12.5 ″ W.