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>> WELCOME TO THE PETTENGILL-MORRON HOUSE, WE ARE PORE TRYING A FUNERAL AND
PETTENGILL-MORRON HOUSE, WE ARE PORE TRYING A FUNERAL AND MOURNING TRADITION.
PORE TRYING A FUNERAL AND MOURNING TRADITION. IN EACH ROOM, YOU WILL SEE SOME
MOURNING TRADITION. IN EACH ROOM, YOU WILL SEE SOME OF THE TRADITIONS, THE FACTS,
IN EACH ROOM, YOU WILL SEE SOME OF THE TRADITIONS, THE FACTS, SUPERSTITIONS OF WHAT HAPPENED
OF THE TRADITIONS, THE FACTS, SUPERSTITIONS OF WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE CIVIL WAR DURING A
SUPERSTITIONS OF WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE CIVIL WAR DURING A FUNERAL.
DURING THE CIVIL WAR DURING A FUNERAL. >> YOU WILL NOTICE HERE IN THE
FUNERAL. >> YOU WILL NOTICE HERE IN THE LIBRARY, WINDOW COVERINGS ARE IN
>> YOU WILL NOTICE HERE IN THE LIBRARY, WINDOW COVERINGS ARE IN PLACE TO KEEP THE WORLD FROM
LIBRARY, WINDOW COVERINGS ARE IN PLACE TO KEEP THE WORLD FROM INTRUDING IN THIS RATHER SOMBER
PLACE TO KEEP THE WORLD FROM INTRUDING IN THIS RATHER SOMBER TIME FOR THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
INTRUDING IN THIS RATHER SOMBER TIME FOR THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS. WE HAVE ALSO COVERED ALL THE
TIME FOR THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS. WE HAVE ALSO COVERED ALL THE MIRRORS IN THE HOUSE BECAUSE THE
WE HAVE ALSO COVERED ALL THE MIRRORS IN THE HOUSE BECAUSE THE BELIEF IS THAT AFTER THE DEATH
MIRRORS IN THE HOUSE BECAUSE THE BELIEF IS THAT AFTER THE DEATH AND BEFORE THE FUNERAL, THE
BELIEF IS THAT AFTER THE DEATH AND BEFORE THE FUNERAL, THE FIRST PERSON TO SEE THEMSELF IN
AND BEFORE THE FUNERAL, THE FIRST PERSON TO SEE THEMSELF IN A MIRROR WILL BE THE NEXT PERSON
FIRST PERSON TO SEE THEMSELF IN A MIRROR WILL BE THE NEXT PERSON TO DIE.
A MIRROR WILL BE THE NEXT PERSON TO DIE. WE CARRY THE BODY OUT WHEN WE
TO DIE. WE CARRY THE BODY OUT WHEN WE TAKE IT OUT OF THE HOUSE.
WE CARRY THE BODY OUT WHEN WE TAKE IT OUT OF THE HOUSE. WE WILL TAKE IT OUT FEET FIRST
TAKE IT OUT OF THE HOUSE. WE WILL TAKE IT OUT FEET FIRST BECAUSE THAT WAY THE BELIEF IS
WE WILL TAKE IT OUT FEET FIRST BECAUSE THAT WAY THE BELIEF IS THAT YOU WILL NOT -- THE SPIRIT
BECAUSE THAT WAY THE BELIEF IS THAT YOU WILL NOT -- THE SPIRIT WILL NOT INFLUENCE ANY OF US TO
THAT YOU WILL NOT -- THE SPIRIT WILL NOT INFLUENCE ANY OF US TO JOIN THE DECEASED PERSON ON HIS
WILL NOT INFLUENCE ANY OF US TO JOIN THE DECEASED PERSON ON HIS TRIP TO THE NEXT WORLD.
JOIN THE DECEASED PERSON ON HIS TRIP TO THE NEXT WORLD. >> THIS IS THE ROOM WHERE WE ARE
TRIP TO THE NEXT WORLD. >> THIS IS THE ROOM WHERE WE ARE HOUSING THE INFANT CASKET.
>> THIS IS THE ROOM WHERE WE ARE HOUSING THE INFANT CASKET. THE MORTALITY RATE WAS VERY
HOUSING THE INFANT CASKET. THE MORTALITY RATE WAS VERY HIGH.
THE MORTALITY RATE WAS VERY HIGH. DEATH WAS VERY CONSTANT IN THE
HIGH. DEATH WAS VERY CONSTANT IN THE 1860'S.
DEATH WAS VERY CONSTANT IN THE 1860'S. THREE OUT OF 20 CHILDREN DID NOT
1860'S. THREE OUT OF 20 CHILDREN DID NOT LIVE UNTIL THEY WERE ONE YEAR
THREE OUT OF 20 CHILDREN DID NOT LIVE UNTIL THEY WERE ONE YEAR OLD.
LIVE UNTIL THEY WERE ONE YEAR OLD. IT WAS VERY EXPENSIVE TO HAVE
OLD. IT WAS VERY EXPENSIVE TO HAVE YOUR PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN.
IT WAS VERY EXPENSIVE TO HAVE YOUR PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN. ONLY THE RICH REALLY HAD THEM.
YOUR PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN. ONLY THE RICH REALLY HAD THEM. HOWEVER, IF AN INFANT OR YOUNG
ONLY THE RICH REALLY HAD THEM. HOWEVER, IF AN INFANT OR YOUNG CHILD DIED, THE PARENTS WOULD
HOWEVER, IF AN INFANT OR YOUNG CHILD DIED, THE PARENTS WOULD SOMEHOW GET THE MONEY TOGETHER
CHILD DIED, THE PARENTS WOULD SOMEHOW GET THE MONEY TOGETHER AND HAVE THE PHOTOGRAPHER COME
SOMEHOW GET THE MONEY TOGETHER AND HAVE THE PHOTOGRAPHER COME TO TAKE A PICTURE OF THE
AND HAVE THE PHOTOGRAPHER COME TO TAKE A PICTURE OF THE DECEASED CHILD.
TO TAKE A PICTURE OF THE DECEASED CHILD. THIS WAS VERY, VERY SPECIAL, THE
DECEASED CHILD. THIS WAS VERY, VERY SPECIAL, THE ONLY REMEMBRANCE THEY HAD OF THE
THIS WAS VERY, VERY SPECIAL, THE ONLY REMEMBRANCE THEY HAD OF THE CHILD.
ONLY REMEMBRANCE THEY HAD OF THE CHILD. >> BACK IN THE VICTORIAN DAYS,
CHILD. >> BACK IN THE VICTORIAN DAYS, THEY DIDN'T FEAR DEATH. THEY
>> BACK IN THE VICTORIAN DAYS, THEY DIDN'T FEAR DEATH. THEY FEARED NOT BEING REMEMBERED.
THEY DIDN'T FEAR DEATH. THEY FEARED NOT BEING REMEMBERED. THEREFORE, THEY WANTED THEIR
FEARED NOT BEING REMEMBERED. THEREFORE, THEY WANTED THEIR MEMORY AND THEIR LIFE TO HAVE
THEREFORE, THEY WANTED THEIR MEMORY AND THEIR LIFE TO HAVE SOME MEANING. SO WE KEPT THE
MEMORY AND THEIR LIFE TO HAVE SOME MEANING. SO WE KEPT THE MOURNING TRADITIONS GOING UNTIL
SOME MEANING. SO WE KEPT THE MOURNING TRADITIONS GOING UNTIL AFTER THE CIVIL WAR, AND KEPT ON
MOURNING TRADITIONS GOING UNTIL AFTER THE CIVIL WAR, AND KEPT ON UNTIL WORLD WAR I.
AFTER THE CIVIL WAR, AND KEPT ON UNTIL WORLD WAR I. >> THESE ARE EXAMPLES OF
UNTIL WORLD WAR I. >> THESE ARE EXAMPLES OF VICTORIAN HERITAGE.
>> THESE ARE EXAMPLES OF VICTORIAN HERITAGE. MOURNING JEWELRY HAS BEEN AROUND
VICTORIAN HERITAGE. MOURNING JEWELRY HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 1400'S. BUT THE HAIR
MOURNING JEWELRY HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 1400'S. BUT THE HAIR JEWELRY BECAME POPULAR
SINCE 1400'S. BUT THE HAIR JEWELRY BECAME POPULAR ESPECIALLY IN 1860'S, SAME TIME
JEWELRY BECAME POPULAR ESPECIALLY IN 1860'S, SAME TIME UNITED STATES CIVIL WAR WAS
ESPECIALLY IN 1860'S, SAME TIME UNITED STATES CIVIL WAR WAS TAKING PLACE.
UNITED STATES CIVIL WAR WAS TAKING PLACE. SOLDIERS IN THE 1860'S ACTUALLY
TAKING PLACE. SOLDIERS IN THE 1860'S ACTUALLY LEAVE LOCKS OF THEIR HAIR WITH
SOLDIERS IN THE 1860'S ACTUALLY LEAVE LOCKS OF THEIR HAIR WITH THEIR FAMILY IN THE EVENT THEY
LEAVE LOCKS OF THEIR HAIR WITH THEIR FAMILY IN THE EVENT THEY WOULD NOT RETURN.
THEIR FAMILY IN THE EVENT THEY WOULD NOT RETURN. YOU COULD RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS
WOULD NOT RETURN. YOU COULD RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS AND HOW TO DO THIS YOURSELF OR
YOU COULD RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS AND HOW TO DO THIS YOURSELF OR YOU COULD HAVE IT PROFESSIONALLY
AND HOW TO DO THIS YOURSELF OR YOU COULD HAVE IT PROFESSIONALLY DONE.
YOU COULD HAVE IT PROFESSIONALLY DONE. THE WREATHS WERE ESPECIALLY
DONE. THE WREATHS WERE ESPECIALLY POPULAR.
THE WREATHS WERE ESPECIALLY POPULAR. VICTORIAN LADIES LIKE TO
POPULAR. VICTORIAN LADIES LIKE TO DECORATE THEIR HOMES.
VICTORIAN LADIES LIKE TO DECORATE THEIR HOMES. THEY WOULD MAKE THE WREATHS.
DECORATE THEIR HOMES. THEY WOULD MAKE THE WREATHS. IT WAS NOT UNUSUAL TO HAVE
THEY WOULD MAKE THE WREATHS. IT WAS NOT UNUSUAL TO HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT GENERATIONS
IT WAS NOT UNUSUAL TO HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT GENERATIONS REPRESENTED WITHIN THE WREATHS.
SEVERAL DIFFERENT GENERATIONS REPRESENTED WITHIN THE WREATHS. I THINK IT IS VERY SENTIMENTAL.
REPRESENTED WITHIN THE WREATHS. I THINK IT IS VERY SENTIMENTAL. I PERSONALLY LIKE IT VERY MUCH.
I THINK IT IS VERY SENTIMENTAL. I PERSONALLY LIKE IT VERY MUCH. I WOULD LIKE TO WREED R READ A
I PERSONALLY LIKE IT VERY MUCH. I WOULD LIKE TO WREED R READ A QUOTE FROM A LADY OF THE TIME
I WOULD LIKE TO WREED R READ A QUOTE FROM A LADY OF THE TIME PERIOD, HERE IS WHAT IS THE MOST
QUOTE FROM A LADY OF THE TIME PERIOD, HERE IS WHAT IS THE MOST DEG KIT AND LASTING OF OUR
PERIOD, HERE IS WHAT IS THE MOST DEG KIT AND LASTING OF OUR MATERIALS AND SURVIVES LIKE
DEG KIT AND LASTING OF OUR MATERIALS AND SURVIVES LIKE LOVE.
MATERIALS AND SURVIVES LIKE LOVE. >>.
LOVE. >>. >>
DURING THE VICTORIAN PERIOD, THE CUSTOM WAS FOR THE WIDOW TO WEAR FULL MOURNING ATTIRE FOR A
CUSTOM WAS FOR THE WIDOW TO WEAR FULL MOURNING ATTIRE FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST TWO AND A
FULL MOURNING ATTIRE FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS AFTER THE DECEASED
PERIOD OF AT LEAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS AFTER THE DECEASED HAD PASSED AWAY.
HALF YEARS AFTER THE DECEASED HAD PASSED AWAY. THAT WOULD INCLUDE A FINGERTIP
HAD PASSED AWAY. THAT WOULD INCLUDE A FINGERTIP LENGTH VEIL ON THE LADY'S FACE
THAT WOULD INCLUDE A FINGERTIP LENGTH VEIL ON THE LADY'S FACE WHEN SHE WENT IN PUBLIC, NO
LENGTH VEIL ON THE LADY'S FACE WHEN SHE WENT IN PUBLIC, NO JEWELRY AND ALL BLACK GARMENTS.
WHEN SHE WENT IN PUBLIC, NO JEWELRY AND ALL BLACK GARMENTS. AFTER MOURNING PERIOD OF TWO AND
JEWELRY AND ALL BLACK GARMENTS. AFTER MOURNING PERIOD OF TWO AND A HALF YEARS, SHE MIEG INTO HALF
AFTER MOURNING PERIOD OF TWO AND A HALF YEARS, SHE MIEG INTO HALF MOURNING, BLACK DRESS, BUT VEIL
A HALF YEARS, SHE MIEG INTO HALF MOURNING, BLACK DRESS, BUT VEIL SHORTENED TO SHOULDER LENGTH AND
MOURNING, BLACK DRESS, BUT VEIL SHORTENED TO SHOULDER LENGTH AND BEGAN WEARING SOME JEWELRY,
SHORTENED TO SHOULDER LENGTH AND BEGAN WEARING SOME JEWELRY, HOWEVER, NOTHING SHINY OR WITH
BEGAN WEARING SOME JEWELRY, HOWEVER, NOTHING SHINY OR WITH COLORED STONES.
HOWEVER, NOTHING SHINY OR WITH COLORED STONES. ONLY TIME THE LADY WOULD LEAVE
COLORED STONES. ONLY TIME THE LADY WOULD LEAVE THE HOUSE WOULD BE TO GO GO TO
ONLY TIME THE LADY WOULD LEAVE THE HOUSE WOULD BE TO GO GO TO CHURCH AND TYPICALLY ON THE ARM
THE HOUSE WOULD BE TO GO GO TO CHURCH AND TYPICALLY ON THE ARM OF HER SON, UNCLE, BROTHER OR
CHURCH AND TYPICALLY ON THE ARM OF HER SON, UNCLE, BROTHER OR ANOTHER MALE RELATIVE OF SHE
OF HER SON, UNCLE, BROTHER OR ANOTHER MALE RELATIVE OF SHE WOULDN'T SPEAK TO OTHER MEN, AND
ANOTHER MALE RELATIVE OF SHE WOULDN'T SPEAK TO OTHER MEN, AND NO ONE WOULD SPEAK TO HER WHILE
WOULDN'T SPEAK TO OTHER MEN, AND NO ONE WOULD SPEAK TO HER WHILE SHE HAD HER VEIL DOWN UNLESS SHE
NO ONE WOULD SPEAK TO HER WHILE SHE HAD HER VEIL DOWN UNLESS SHE SPOKE TO THEM FIRST. IT WAS
SHE HAD HER VEIL DOWN UNLESS SHE SPOKE TO THEM FIRST. IT WAS CONSIDERED A SIGN OF RESPECT.
SPOKE TO THEM FIRST. IT WAS CONSIDERED A SIGN OF RESPECT. MANY OF THE MOURNING TRADITIONS
CONSIDERED A SIGN OF RESPECT. MANY OF THE MOURNING TRADITIONS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IN THE
MANY OF THE MOURNING TRADITIONS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IN THE HOUSE WERE MADE POPULAR BY QUEEN
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IN THE HOUSE WERE MADE POPULAR BY QUEEN VICTORIA.
HOUSE WERE MADE POPULAR BY QUEEN VICTORIA. SHE WENT INTO THE MOURNING WHEN
VICTORIA. SHE WENT INTO THE MOURNING WHEN PRINCE ALBERT PASSED AWAY IN
SHE WENT INTO THE MOURNING WHEN PRINCE ALBERT PASSED AWAY IN 1861 WHICH WAS THE PROPER THING
PRINCE ALBERT PASSED AWAY IN 1861 WHICH WAS THE PROPER THING FOR A WIDOW TO DO.
1861 WHICH WAS THE PROPER THING FOR A WIDOW TO DO. DIFFERENCE QUEEN VICTORIA
FOR A WIDOW TO DO. DIFFERENCE QUEEN VICTORIA REMAINED IN MOURNING UNTIL 40
DIFFERENCE QUEEN VICTORIA REMAINED IN MOURNING UNTIL 40 YEARS UNTIL SHE HERSELF PASSED
REMAINED IN MOURNING UNTIL 40 YEARS UNTIL SHE HERSELF PASSED AWAY OF SHE ONLY WORE BLACK IN
YEARS UNTIL SHE HERSELF PASSED AWAY OF SHE ONLY WORE BLACK IN PUBLIC, AND ALSO PROBABLY IN
AWAY OF SHE ONLY WORE BLACK IN PUBLIC, AND ALSO PROBABLY IN PRIVATE.
PUBLIC, AND ALSO PROBABLY IN PRIVATE. SHE QUIT WEARING HER CROWN
PRIVATE. SHE QUIT WEARING HER CROWN BECAUSE THEY HAD THE JEWELRY.
SHE QUIT WEARING HER CROWN BECAUSE THEY HAD THE JEWELRY. SHE ONLY WORE VEILS.
BECAUSE THEY HAD THE JEWELRY. SHE ONLY WORE VEILS. WE PUT THIS ON HISTORICAL
SHE ONLY WORE VEILS. WE PUT THIS ON HISTORICAL SOCIETY, WE HAVE FRIENDS OF THE
WE PUT THIS ON HISTORICAL SOCIETY, WE HAVE FRIENDS OF THE GAR THAT'S INVOLVED.
SOCIETY, WE HAVE FRIENDS OF THE GAR THAT'S INVOLVED. WE HAVE CIVIL WAR RE-ENACTORS.
GAR THAT'S INVOLVED. WE HAVE CIVIL WAR RE-ENACTORS. IT IS A COMBINED EVENT, AND WE
WE HAVE CIVIL WAR RE-ENACTORS. IT IS A COMBINED EVENT, AND WE ALL CAME TOGETHER AND I THINK
IT IS A COMBINED EVENT, AND WE ALL CAME TOGETHER AND I THINK THAT WE WILL DO THIS EVERY YEAR
ALL CAME TOGETHER AND I THINK THAT WE WILL DO THIS EVERY YEAR AROUND HALLOWEEN.
THAT WE WILL DO THIS EVERY YEAR AROUND HALLOWEEN. >>
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