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The Science of Death: What Lies within the Mutter and Beneath Laurel Hill

Presented by Laurel Hill Cemetery at Laurel Hill Cemetery

May 12, 2011

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Curiosity is a wonderful thing and this twilight tour’s trip through the mysterious and bizarre is sure to keep you riveted from beginning to end. Join Anna Dhody, Curator at The Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, as she regales you with an informative talk on the historic rise of embalming during and after the Civil War. Let your inquisitive side be your guide as you learn about chemicals, equipment and just what makes the science of death. Attendees will also have the opportunity to check out some of the Museum’s great objects along with the lecture. Afterwards, journey  through Laurel Hill Cemetery to visit some of the cemetery's “residents” with the oddest stories, including a prominent industrialist’s strange and fatal dental visit, a victim of the Old West cook nicknamed “Red Bill” and the woman who simply left behind her heart. No tour on this subject would be complete without greeting a few of Philadelphia’s famed undertakers as well. The event will conclude with light refreshments, wine and beer in the gatehouse where visitors can mingle and ask what is sure to be many questions after this fascinating excursion through history.