Whaley Historic House Museum Presents ''A House in Mourning''

Description

Learn how nineteenth-century Americans coped with the overwhelming presence of death in a vastly changing society. The program includes a hands-on exhibit that explores death, mourning and spiritualism in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The museum has also partnered with Flint's Glenwood Cemetery for a cemetery walk that will explain funerary art and fully immerse visitors in the past. This tour will be held on October 12 starting at 1 p.m. Candlelight tours are scheduled for October 5 at 7 p.m. and November 1 at 6:30 p.m. as well as Wednesday evenings throughout the month starting at 8 p.m. Self-guided tours will be available on October 19 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Whaley House is open for normal guided tours on the first and third Saturdays of the month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tours last 45-minutes and include the first and second floors of the house. Appointments can also be made during the week. For more information and questions call (810) 471-4714 or visit www.whaleyhouse.com.