Post Mortem Mourning Practices in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century New England

Speaker: Libby Bischof, Associate Professor of History, USM; Recorded January 31, 2015 - In addition to wearing only black apparel for up to a year, mourners in 18th and 19th century New England abided by fashions and customs that demonstrated intense grief. Libby Bischof, Associate Professor of History at the University of Southern Maine and a board member of Spirits Alive, the friend's group of Portland's historic Eastern Cemetery, explored these practices, utilizing examples from Maine Historical Society's collections.