When I was doing research on funeral cards (y'all know how I love anything weird), I came across an article that talked about a place called the Museum of Funeral Customs. Located in Springfield, Illinois not far from Lincoln's tomb this museum houses a collection of interesting items dealing with this subject. Items include a replica of Lincoln's casket, a horse-drawn hearse, embalming tools and burial robes. The focus on this article from the New York times talk about how the museum is struggling to stay open. It has reduced it hours to appointments only. It also has a myspace page that has not been recently updated. They do not have a functioning website. Here are the links to the article and the myspace site:
Photograph available at www.everystockphoto.com. "The final journey" by TheLizardQueen.
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