A Million Ways to Die in the Colonies: Death and Burial in Colonial America
Summary:
Our colonial ancestors were more familiar with death than we are. This lecture will teach about the common causes of death in colonial North America, from Newfoundland to Caribbean as well as the burial practices in different regions and of different religious groups common in the colonial era. We will also cover what our colonial ancestors knew about death and dying. Come learn something knew about your ancestors in this fun but macabre class!
Learning Objectives:
1. Participants will learn about common causes of death in colonial North America
2. Participants will learn how burial was handled regionally as well as by different religious groups.
3. Participants will learn what their colonial ancestors knew about death and dying.
Our colonial ancestors were more familiar with death than we are. This lecture will teach about the common causes of death in colonial North America, from Newfoundland to Caribbean as well as the burial practices in different regions and of different religious groups common in the colonial era. We will also cover what our colonial ancestors knew about death and dying. Come learn something knew about your ancestors in this fun but macabre class!
Learning Objectives:
1. Participants will learn about common causes of death in colonial North America
2. Participants will learn how burial was handled regionally as well as by different religious groups.
3. Participants will learn what their colonial ancestors knew about death and dying.
