Being Buried Alive: The Fear that Swept 19th Century America
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Being Buried Alive: The Fear that Swept 19th Century America
The line dividing life from death was not clearly defined in the 1800’s. In the rush to bury a corpse quickly, before contagious disease could spread, people who were comatose, catatonic, sedated, or just plain drunk were sometimes mistaken for dead.
This program is made possible by Delaware Humanities.
- Date:
- Tuesday, February 20, 2024
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 2:00pm Eastern Time
- Location:
- Children’s Area
- Library:
- Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- Community and Culture History and Genealogy