May 16, 2012 · The advent of embalming, and its use during the Civil War, forever changed the funeral industry in the U.S. Dr. Thomas Holmes, one of the founding fathers of embalming, …

Sep 19, 2013 · The Undertaker is a career that came into being when towns were created. Traveling pioneers buried their family members near the place of their death then continued on …

Aug 3, 2012 · In medieval times, the word ‘undertaker’ was used vaguely for anyone undertaking a task, whether house building or funeral work. It doesn’t derive from taking the deceased six …

Aug 15, 2016 · In 1840, a gentleman named Seth G. Tufts found success in Ohio by establishing a carriage and wagon-making business. Tufts was also the town’s undertaker and after the …

As the funeral industry developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the work of undertakers or funeral directors included two main components: corpse preparation and …

Undertakers in the 19th century were responsible for embalming and preserving the bodies of the deceased. This process involved treating the body with chemicals such as arsenic or …

In Cassell's Etiquette and Household Advice Manual c1880s, it clearly stated that in addition to the registration of death and the selection of a place for burial, it is advisable as soon as …

William H. Rease, born in Pennsylvania circa 1818, was the most prolific lithographer of advertising prints in Philadelphia during the 1840s and 1850s. This advertisement shows a …

Undertaker advertisements of the 1800s hold fascinating information about the days in which our ancestors lived. Would you like to know if your ancestor’s community had elaborate funerals or …

In a presentation, the Victorian Under-taker explains the beginning and the development of undertaker in an informative and somewhat humorous way. As part of his presentations, the …