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This is the final post from Heather as the museum closes for the season this week. We hope you have enjoyed learning about some the items in the museum this season!
#14 - HAIR WREATH This “mourning piece,” in accordance with a Victorian tradition, was intended to commemorate deceased family members. It was common for individuals to keep locks of hair, even Oscar Wilde kept a piece of his sister’s hair in a locket. The flowers in this particular wreath were made from human hair of loved ones who had passed away. This was done by often hardening the hair by boiling. Hair wreaths like this one usually came from two or more deceased family members.
Visit the Bradford County Historical Society Wednesday through Friday, 10 am to 4 pm to see this and hundreds of other local history pieces.
