Funerals
Capturing Appalachia's "Mountain People"
Shelby Lee Adams' 1990 photograph of life in the eastern Kentucky mountains captured a poignant tradition
March 2010 |
By Abigail Tucker
Emmett Till's Casket Goes to the Smithsonian
Simeon Wright recalls the events surrounding his cousin's murder and the importance of having the casket on public display
November 2009 |
By Abby Callard
Terra Cotta Soldiers on the March
A traveling exhibition of China's terra cotta warriors sheds new light on the ruler whose tomb they guarded
July 2009 |
By Arthur Lubow
The Surprising Satisfactions of a Home Funeral
When his father and father-in-law died within days of each other, author Max Alexander learned much about the funeral industry
March 2009 |
By Max Alexander
The Tomb of Queen Sesheshet
A recently discovered pyramid and tomb in Egypt may shed light on a dark episode in a pharaonic tradition of court intrigue
February 03, 2009 |
By Stephen Glain
Making Ends Meet
Iowa abbey monks craft fine caskets for the recently departed and "pre-Need" customers alike
October 2002 |
By Sam Hooper Samuels
