funeral history Archives - Funeralwise https://www.funeralwise.com/forums/topic-tag/funeral-history/ See how to plan a funeral, celebrate a life and create a memorial for a loved one. Learn about funeral etiquette and funeral customs. Fri, 12 Jun 2015 18:31:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 What is the history of Funeral sign-in books? https://www.funeralwise.com/forums/topic/history-funeral-sign-books/ Fri, 12 Jun 2015 18:31:27 +0000 https://www.funeralwise.com/forums/?post_type=topic&p=1061 My baby sister died in an accident in 1949; my other sister, who is a genealogist, recently came across a sign-in book from the baby’s wake. We were perplexed to see that only one of my father’s siblings had attended, or at least they had not signed in. We are trying to come up with […]

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]]> My baby sister died in an accident in 1949; my other sister, who is a genealogist, recently came across a sign-in book from the baby’s wake. We were perplexed to see that only one of my father’s siblings had attended, or at least they had not signed in. We are trying to come up with reasons why their names were not in the book. What can you tell me about sign-in customs at that time among 3rd-generation German-Americans living in Ohio?

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