Born: April 15, 1914
Occupation: Funeral Director
Ethnic Background: Irish/German
Interviewer: Jonas Stundza
Comments: Funeral customs in Lawrence, funeral homes. Mr. Breen discusses the funeral customs of several ethnic groups; Jewish, Syrian, Irish, Italian and Hispanic. He discusses at-home wakes, embalming, cremation, caskets, and hearses (originally horse-drawn). Breen Funeral Home.
NOTE: Flip side of this tape has info. re. East Boston Immigration station. After a line index evaluation consider putting on separate tape.
(partial)
Note: Flip side of this tape has info. re. East Boston Immigration station. After a line index evaluation consider putting on separate tape.
Collection
Lawrence History Center Oral History Collection
https://www.lawrencehistorycenter.org/files/audio/oh/2007.500.069-cbree…