Get a Glimpse of a Victorian Funeral at Living History Farms

Living History Farms, 11121 Hickman Road, Urbandale, will recreate a Victorian funeral at a family event at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12.

In 1875, the funeral was a pageant of honored traditions. Families gathered to find joy in a public celebration of a life well lived.

At 1 p.m., join with historic interpreters as they celebrate the life and honor the death of a fictional 1875 Civil War Veteran with a re-created funeral. Guests will visit the Tangen House, prepared with a period style coffin and funeral drapery, then walk in the funeral procession led by a horse-drawn hearse to New Hope Cemetery for a Veterans Memorial and period hymns sung by the Walnut Hill Choral Society.

The event is sponsored by Homesteaders Life Company.