Lecture planned by Norwalk Historical Society

At 2 p.m. on November 4 the Norwalk Historical Society has planned a lecture at the Norwalk Historical Society located on 141 East Ave. in Norwalk.

Elizabeth Burns, of the nationally renowned The Burns Archive and historic photo consultant for the HBO/Cinemax series The Knick & Public Broadcast Station’s (PBS) series Mercy Street, will discuss how photographs were used to memorialize dead loved ones with a reverence which is little understood today.

Participants will learn how these photographs were a normal part of the culture, and how they are a testament to a time when the magic of photography offered the hope of extending relationships.

A special highlight of this lecture will be the display of rare postmortem photographs from the The Burns Archive.

Admission is $5, tickets can be reserved online. For a free monthly newsletter of things to do and see in Litchfield Hills and Fairfield County visit www.visitfairfieldcountyct.com