Bartow History Museum: After Death, the Rite of Burial

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“After Death, the Rite of Burial”

The Bartow History Museum welcomes Leann Papp to its Evening Lecture series on August 25th at 7 p.m. Papp will discuss the stages of dying as identified by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, religious perspectives on mourning and memorial events, transitional rituals, and funeral customs and superstitions. A time for questions will follow her presentation.

Papp is a volunteer at both the Bartow History Museum and the Tellus Science Museum. She served as the Program Director for Respiratory Care Technology at Coosa Valley Technical College in Rome, Georgia and as the Director of Clinical Education for Respiratory Therapy Technology at Pulaski Technical College in North Little Rock, Arkansas. She began her career as a Respiratory Therapist working in facilities across the south east and in Ohio. Leann Papp enjoys reading, gardening, crocheting, and searching Genealogy sites for family ancestors. In addition, she and her husband enjoy showing antique cars several times a year.

The lecture is free to museum members and included with the price of admission for not-yet-members. For more information on this and other museum programs, call 770-382-3818, ext. 6288 or visit our website at www.bartowhistorymuseum.org.

About Bartow History Museum
The Bartow History Museum, located at 4 East Church Street in downtown Cartersville, Georgia, documents the history of northwest Georgia’s Bartow County, spanning more than 200 years since the Cherokee were the area’s primary residents. Artifacts, photographs, documents, and a variety of interactive permanent exhibits tell the story of settlement, Cherokee life and removal, Civil War strife, and lifestyles of years past. The Bartow History Museum also provides a variety of educational opportunities for adults, children, families, and school groups. Our extensive archives and research library contains photographs, documents, newspapers, rare books, genealogy records, oral history interviews, and more. For additional information, visit www.bartowhistorymuseum.org.