President Abraham Lincoln died on April 15th, 1865, mere hours after John Wilkes Booth inflicted the mortal gunshot wound, but his body had to survive a 19-day train ride across the country before ...
Before the Civil War, embalming was performed mainly to preserve the body for the purpose of medical studies. There were no specific guidelines for the embalmer. Embalming was performed by those with ...
It takes nearly two years and over 30 bodies to complete an embalming course at The College of Funeral Sciences. But it's an industry that can't stop you putting a brass plate on your door and ...