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Replica of Lincolns coffin on display in Wausau, WI |
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Written by DeadGirl
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Sunday, 17 April 2005 |
By Keith Uhlig
For the Journal
A Wausau, WI funeral home will display a replica of Abraham Lincoln's coffin to bring history alive and generate interest in the slain president and the aftermath of the Civil War.
People will be able to view the ornate, 6-foot-6-inch coffin at Helke Funeral Home, 302 Spruce St., from Monday through May 7. The display will be open to the public on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., depending on the funeral home's schedule.
Helke Funeral Home also is sponsoring two funeral re-enactments at 1 p.m. on April 23 and 1 p.m. on May 7, featuring Merrill High School teacher Craig Hoffman portraying Abraham Lincoln and a presentation about the nation's reaction to Lincoln's assassination by Brett Barker, an assistant professor of history at the University of Wisconsin Marathon County.
It's all meant to commemorate the 140th anniversary of Lincoln's death. He was shot by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, and died the next morning.
Some might think a coffin to be a macabre teaching tool, but Barker thinks it will be effective.
"I don't think it's morbid, although I think in many ways we are so uncomfortable with death in our society that that's our first response," Barker said. "I think it can make people from the past seem more human. ... It's sort of an attention getter. I think some people will say, 'I'm going to go to see what's going to happen.'"
The idea to bring the coffin to Wausau belongs to John DeLaporte, manager of Helke Funeral Home. He read about the coffin, which was built by the Batesville Casket Company, in a trade magazine.
"I thought, wow, it would be a good idea to bring it to Wausau," DeLaporte said. The demand for the casket is high, and the display will be the only time the coffin will be in Wisconsin this year.
"I reserved this about six months ago," DeLaporte said. "It's a significant piece of history."
Hoffman will speak about Lincoln's life during the two funeral re-enactments, and Barker will speak about how the nation mourned the death.
"His death came to symbolize so many of the northern deaths (from the Civil War)," Barker said. "I think a lot of people thought about their sons, their husbands, their fathers. It was a national moment of grieving, a way to summarize the meaning of war, and the sacrifices made."
http://www.wisinfo.com/journal/spjlocal/292010196751306.shtml
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