EVENING WITH THE DEAD

Name: EVENING WITH THE DEAD
Start: 2025-05-17T19:00:00-05:00
Location: 301 E Broadway, Alton, IL, United States, Illinois 62002

Sat, 17 May, 2025 at 07:00 pm UTC-05:00

301 E Broadway, Alton, IL, United States, Illinois 62002 | Alton

Publisher/HostTroy Taylor

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EVENING WITH THE DEAD
Troy Taylor presents a fascinating and sometimes chilling look at America’s history of death, dying, funeral customs and traditions, and more Have you ever wondered how some of America’s most unusual funeral customs began? Interested in the tradition of postmortem photographs? Tried to understand the purpose of wearing black, stopping clocks at the moment of death, using flowers at funerals, and why we started embalming the bodies of the dead? Then you won’t want to miss this historic — and sometimes eerie — evening with Troy Taylor!