Costumed actors reenact the funeral service for Lawrence Joergen-Dahl, Susan Lawrence Dana’s second of three husbands, in the Dana-Thomas House gallery at three different times both Saturday and Sunday. Observe the funeral customs from the early 1900s, including several from Mr. Joergen-Dahl’s home country of Denmark. Also included in the ceremony will be several funeral items from the now-closed Museum of Funeral Costumes. Space is limited.
Funeral Re-enactment
August 7-8, 10am, 1pm, 3pm
Dana-Thomas House State Historic Site
301 E. Lawrence Avenue
$5 adults, $3 kids, $15 families
This article appears in Aug 5-11, 2010.
