Mourning Jewelry: From Cradle to the Grave

Thursday, October 24, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Interpretive Centre

$40.00 incl. HST

Registration Required | Registration Policy

Come to Eldon House and join Brenna Ardiel as she leads our workshop in understanding the unusual and beautiful Victorian practice of mourning jewelry. Evoking the memory of a loved one, create a small portable token of remembrance in the form of a black ornate ring or pendant with their miniature portrait. Learn to create your own piece of morbid jewelry with the use of pressed flowers or cemetery portraiture in which you can take home.

Availability: 24 available.

  • Not suitable for children under 12. 
  • Light refreshments are provided. 
  • As a heritage site there is no public parking. there is public parking in and around the museum. Click here for Google Maps of Eldon House 
  • No refunds are permitted past the 48 hours prior to the event. Tickets are transferable to family or friends by providing their name in advance. To do this, please call 519-661-5169 or email info@eldonhouse.ca to confirm.
  • Please be aware that if the event is postponed or canceled guests will be notified in advance as soon as possible.

We acknowledge that we are on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, Lūnaapéewak and Attawandaron. We honour and respect the history, languages and culture of the diverse Indigenous people who call this territory home.

We acknowledge all the treaties that are specific to this area: the Two Row Wampum Belt Treaty of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy/Silver Covenant Chain; the Beaver Hunting Grounds of the Haudenosaunee NANFAN Treaty of 1701; the McKee Treaty of 1790, the London Township Treaty of 1796, the Huron Tract Treaty of 1827, with the Anishinaabeg, and the Dish with One Spoon Covenant Wampum of the Anishnaabek and Haudenosaunee.

The three Indigenous Nations that are neighbours to London are the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation; Oneida Nation of the Thames; and the Munsee-Delaware Nation who all continue to live as sovereign Nations with individual and unique languages, cultures, and customs.