Honestly, several of us turned up our nose at the idea of visiting a “funeral” museum. The National Museum of Funeral History was very, very interesting!! That was our outing on Thursday, October 30th. ~~ We visited the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts on Tuesday, October 28th (but I did not take pictures).
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True story: In 1957 I purchased a 1938 Packard Hearse similar to this (for $500.00) directly from Mumaw Funeral Home, Lancaster, California. We needed a “heavy-duty” vehicle to pull our thirty-five foot Spartanette “trailer house” from Army base to Army base. It was in perfect condition inside and outside, and gave us years of trustworthy travel. It was a dream to drive!! I loved it; my husband hated it!!
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Another true story: I was working at NASA, Edwards AFB, when the Challenger exploded. It was so traumatic watching the event on NASA closed-circuit television! To this day, I get emotional seeing images of the shuttle disasters.
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Yet another true story: Paul Newman created a Hole in the Wall Gang camp within twenty-five miles of my home in Lancaster, California.
Speaking of Lancaster, California: Did you know that Judy Garland lived in Lancaster before she was in movies?
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Humor me; one last true story. On my family tree, Studebaker is a noteworthy collateral line. See that 1935 Studebaker hearse?
Three Quarters & Counting 
You know, a few months ago I would have shaken my head at the thought of a funeral museum…but they had a couple of horse drawn hearses like these in a wagon museum I went to during the VT Samboree. There was a lady there who genuinely loved the history of the various wagons, who told us about them, and their differences, and answered our questions. It really was quite interesting. The Packard is lovely.