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Collections at the museum included a re-created 1920s embalming room, coffins and funeral paraphernalia from various cultures and times, examples of post-mortem photography, and a scale model of Lincoln's funeral train. The museum hosted tours and special events, and provided resources to scholars who were researching funeral customs.
The Cheyenne Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District, at 2360 Pershing Blvd. in Cheyenne, Wyoming, is a 50 acres (20 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. The listing included 15 contributing buildings, a contributing structure, and a contributing object. [1]
Embalming is the art and science of preserving human remains by treating them (with chemicals in modern times) to forestall decomposition. [1] [2] This is usually done to make the deceased suitable for viewing as part of the funeral ceremony or keep them preserved for medical purposes in an anatomical laboratory.
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In the 1960s, a push for large companies acquiring smaller funeral homes and cemeteries occurred. [21] Although there has been a consistent push for consolidation, the majority of the industry still consists of small, family-owned businesses. [21] As of 2019, there are around 19,136 funeral homes that provide funeral services in the U.S.
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The undertaker, funeral director as we would call them today, would travel to the home where the corpse would be ready for embalming. At times, families would request that the corpse not be embalmed. At this time, the undertaker would bring a cooling board or corpse cooler to assist with lowering the body temperature to slow the decaying ...
A viewing may take place at the funeral home's chapel, in a family home or at a place of worship, such as a church. Some cultures, such as the Māori of New Zealand, often take the body to the marae or tribal community hall. [3] Viewing is similar to a wake, which is a continuous watch kept over the dead by family and friends, usually in their ...