Back in the Day

Back in the Day by Jenny Ellis

Aug 2, 2019Society & Culture

In this episode, Metro Archivist Ken Fieth talks with local historian, author and Professor Todd Van Beck on funeral practices during the American Civil War, 1861-1865.

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