Visitors can learn about caskets and coffins, hearses through history, as well as the funerals of Presidents, Popes, celebrities, and more. They can also witness the cultural heritage of the funeral service industry and its time-honored tradition of compassion.
The History of Mourning Photography showcase at the museum shines a spotlight on a branch of photography that has long been forgotten.
The U.S. Patent Office was created on Jan. 2, 1775, in Washington, D.C., by Henry Knox, secretary of war, Edmund Randolph, attorney general, and Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson.
The most famous burial of all time featured at the museum is The Shroud of Turin.
Visitors can sponsor and/or participate in the Charity Golf Classic, held every fall at the prestigious Kingwood Country Club.
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