Mourning Traditions, presented by Susan Miller with Kentucky State Parks

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Historian Susan Miller will share stories of the beliefs and traditions surrounding mourning in the 18th and 19th centuries. She will be displaying mourning clothing and keepsakes including a replica of Mary Todd Lincoln’s velvet mourning dress worn after the loss of two beloved sons and her husband. Learn about the superstitions and ways of coping with grief that for too many families dealt with during Kentucky’s early days.