Grave Matters at St. Mary’s City:
Food, Drink, and a Death Watch
SOLD OUT~ SOLD OUT~SOLD OUT
Experience an aspect of 17th-century colonial life often overlooked in living history: what happens after a person dies. You are invited to join “St. Mary’s City colonists” for a candlelight walking tour as they mark the passing of the local innkeeper. Discover how 17th-century Marylanders viewed death and the funeral practices that marked its occurrence.
Grave Matters at St. Mary’s City: Food, Drink, and a Death Watch will take place at Historic St. Mary’s City on Friday and Saturday, October 24 and 25. Tours will depart from Farthing’s Ordinary at 7 and 8 p.m. each night.
During the one-hour program visitors will encounter relatives of the deceased and be offered refreshments like those served during a 17th century “watch” or wake. They will join a funeral procession to Chapel Field, where mourners have come to pay their respects and preparations for a final resting place are underway. Jovial moments will punctuate this somber occasion as the deceased's life and times are recalled. Life will go on.
The program is intended for adult visitors and reservations are required. The program is sold out. Please call 240-895-4979 or e-mail Allison Kuehn Treadway for more information.
