Historic Geneva is a history museum in the Finger Lakes region of New York State which focuses on the history of Geneva, NY, historic architecture, genealogy, and the area's industry and agriculture. The Society maintains four historic 19th century properties, an archive and library, a museum and runs programs and events related to the history of Geneva and the Finger Lakes area.
Learn about the Swan family's loss of a son and the practices Victorian Americans adopted to mourn their dead in this special tour of Rose Hill Mansion.
Learn about the Swan family's loss of a son and the practices Victorian Americans adopted to mourn their dead in this special tour of Rose Hill Mansion.
The second of our fall programs focused on the theme of death and mourning is "The Good Death: Victorian Mourning Practices" on Sunday, October 20 at 2 p.m. at Rose Hill Mansion. Historic Geneva's Executive Director Kerry Lippincott will discuss the practices 19th-century Americans used to cope with frequent and often unexplained death. While on… more »
Learn about the Swan family's loss of a son and the practices Victorian Americans adopted to mourn their dead in this special tour of Rose Hill Mansion.
Learn about the Swan family's loss of a son and the practices Victorian Americans adopted to mourn their dead in this special tour of Rose Hill Mansion.
