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Sometimes families remembered their loved ones with framed memorial tributes.
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The top advertisement on the cover of this 1908-09 Ashland Directory is for George Gilbert’s combination furniture store and funeral director services.
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This memorial card for John Swineford, who died in 1880 has traditional black trim and lists the number of years, months and days he lived. His funeral service was held in his home on East Walnut Street.
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It was common in the mid to late 1800’s to use the hair from a corpse to create a keepsake honoring their memory. This is a shadowbox at the historical society that contains hair arranged in the shape of flowers and leaves.
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Frank and Nellie used to gallop home after escorting the bodies of Ashland children to their burial sites.
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