The Museum of Funeral Customs in Springfield, Illinois would be very
interested in obtaining these objects for their collection.  The staff of
The Illinois State Historical Society have been acting as consultants until
a staff is in place.  It would be best to put down Jon Austin as the contact
name (217) 525-2781 or write to:

Jon Austin, Executive Director
The Illinois State Historical Society
210 1/2 S. Sixth St., Suite 200
Springfield, IL  62701

Harry Klinkhamer (who just got home from cataloging embalming kits)
ISHS
----- Original Message -----
From: Deborah Arenz <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2000 1:35 PM
Subject: Mourning Pictures


> A long-time donor to Stuhr Museum recently wanted to donate some Mourning
> Pictures to our collection.  Unfortunately they fall way outside our
mission
> and I had to turn them down.  She is very interested in finding a "proper
> museum home" for them and asked me to help her track one down.  There are
> five Mourning Pictures altogether and they are framed and in excellent
> condition.  It is believed that they were originally created in Maine
> pre-1850.  If you are interested in learning more about the pictures or
> think you might want to add them to your collection, I can pass your name
on
> to the donor.  If you aren't interested yourself, but know of a museum
that
> would be an appropriate "home," please let me know.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Deborah Arenz
> Curator/Manager of Collections
> Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer
> 3133 W. Hwy. 34
> Grand Island, NE 68801
> 308-385-5316 ext.169
> fax 308-385-5028
>
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