NEWS RELEASE

Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion, 2000 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53233
(414) 931-0808 www.pabstmansion.com
August 2004
Contact: Dawn Hourigan
(414) 931-0808

The captain at rest
Final Respects II

Milwaukee, WI- Newly resurected, THE CAPTAIN AT REST: FINAL RESPECTS II on display at the Pabst Mansion July 30th through October 31st. An exploration of the Victorian way of death, Victorian cemetery architecture and the bountiful use of symbolism that surrounded both. See a cast iron coffin with viewing glass in a traditional parlor funeral display. Learn the meaning behind common Victorian monument carvings and jewelry. View mourning gowns and rare Victorian dolls in full mourning attire.

If you missed the original Final Respects exhibit the first time around now is your chance to see all the highlights of the last installment. If you visited during the original exhibit rest assured that THE CAPTAIN AT REST: FINAL RESPECTS II has a whole array of new artifacts and stories to tell you. Don't miss photographic panels created by noted cemetery photographer Douglas Keister, author of Stories in Stone: A Field Guide to Cemetery Symbolism and Iconography and Going Out In Style.

THE CAPTAIN AT REST: FINAL RESPECTS II sponsored in part by a generous donation from the Milwaukee-Waukesha County Funeral Directors Association. This exhibit incorporates the time, talent, and expertise of many local and national individuals and organizations: MATC's Funeral Services Program (the only one in the state of Wisconsin); James Augustine, Professor of MATC's Funeral Services Program and past President of the American Board of Funeral Service Education; Ruthann Augustine; Cynara Baker of the Association of Collectors of Mourning Jewelry (ACMJ) and the Threshold Collection; Tara Blazer and the Mourning Glory Museum, Rockford, Illinois; Diana Smurawa; Louise Hedrick; Atha Kahler; Joyce Coughlin; William Zito; John Gion; Tom Wiseman and Brett Funeral Home; Milwaukee County Historical Society Archives; Pabst Mansion Archives; and the Wauwatosa Historical Society.

And for those with unending curiosity and thirst for knowledge here are a few more cemetery activities for both novice and advanced cemetery enthusiasts:

CEMETERY TOURS
Tour Milwaukee's historic cemeteries filled with history and stunning architecture. Tours by Historic Milwaukee, Inc. Call 414-277-7795 for info, times, and tickets.

Calvary Cemetery
August 8th
September 12th
October 10th

Forest Home Cemetery
August 1st, 15th
September 5th, 19th
October 3rd

FOREST HOME CEMETERY
Take your own walking tour of Forest Home Cemetery whenever you like. The grounds are open to the public daily 8:00am to dusk. Maps are available at the visitors center. Don't miss brewer's corner where you'll find Pabst, Blatz, and Schlitz.

STORIES IN STONE
October 2004 s Forest Home Cemetery
Dead men may tell no tales, but the symbols on their tombstones do. A lecture by Doug Keister on his recently published book Stories in Stone: A Field Guide to Cemetery Symbolism. Date and time TBA.

The Pabst Mansion is open Monday-Saturday 10:00am-4:00pm and Sunday noon-4:00pm (Closed Monday mid-January through February). The Pabst Mansion's admissions are Adults $8, Seniors/Students $7, Children 6-17 $4, Children under 6 are admitted free. If you have additional questions please contact Dawn Hourigan at (414) 931-0808. Photos are available upon request.