Morbid History: You’re More Interesting When You’re Dead

Thu, 16 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm UTC-05:00

205 E Olive St, Bloomington, IL, United States, Illinois 61701 | Bloomington

Bloomington Public Library, Illinois
Publisher/HostBloomington Public Library, Illinois
Morbid History: You\u2019re More Interesting When You\u2019re Dead
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Morbid History: You’re More Interesting When You’re Dead
--- Thursday, October 16
--- 7pm; Online via Zoom
--- Registration required
Satisfy your morbid curiosity with award-winning filmmaker Lorrisa Julianus. From grand corpse larceny in medieval Venice to the iron coffins popping up in Lincoln Park, this light-hearted presentation takes you around the world with spine-tingling true tales you never learned in history class.
In this presentation, Lorrisa covers, among other topics:
--- The bizarre burials of the Habsburg royal family
--- The terror of Resurrectionists digging up your bones
--- American cemetery history and lore
--- The morbid truth of the Smithsonian collections
--- Chicago’s largest cemetery (which never really got moved)
--- This program is ideal for teens and adults.
Online registration for this program can be completed at bit.ly/morbidhistory. As soon as registration is complete, you will receive an email with a link to access the online discussion.
Questions about this program can be emailed to Sara at [email protected].
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