Mortuary Practices

Undertakers originally assisted families with preparing the body of a deceased love one in the home.

In the early 20th century, these services transitioned out of the home and into funeral homes. With a home’s parlor no longer being needed to display the dead, they became known as “living rooms."

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Hearses, Nabb Research Center, Holloway Funeral Home and Stewart Funeral Home Collection.

Death and Mourning
Mortuary Practices