Morbid History presented by award-winning filmmaker Lorrisa Julianus. This light-hearted presentation takes you around the world with spine-tingling true tales you never learned in history class.
Morbid History presented by award-winning filmmaker Lorrisa Julianus
“Because you’re just more interesting when you’re dead!”
From grand corpse larceny in medieval Venice to the iron coffins popping up in Lincoln Park, this light-hearted presentation takes you around the world with spine-tingling true tales you
never learned in history class.
In this year’s presentation, Lorrisa covers, among other topics:
-The bizarre burials of the Habsburg royal family
-The terror of Resurrectionists digging up your bones
-American cemetery history and lore
-The morbid truth of the Smithsonian collections
-Chicago’s largest cemetery, which never really got moved
Please register everyone in your party, regardless of age.
Programming Policy: Please note - if you register and are unable to attend the program, please call the library to cancel or cancel your registration online. This allows patrons from the wait list to be added. Repeated no shows may not be allowed to register for programs. For full policy details, please visit our website.
Age-Appropriate Programming Policy: Programs are planned for specific age groups. Age groups are listed with the program description. Adult programs are for patrons age 18 and older. For full policy details, please visit our website.
EVENT TYPE: | Teen Program | Adult Program |
Shorewood-Troy Public Library is located in the Brookforest neighborhood just northeast of the Route 52/Jefferson St. and Brookshore Dr. intersection.
Since its creation in 1975, the library strives to:
-Support lifelong learning for personal development and discovery
-Provide free and easy access to print and digital materials and resources, along with equipment, facilities for public use and friendly knowledgeable staff
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