History: Saint Meinrad Archabbey, a Catholic Benedictine monastery, was founded in 1854 in Spencer County by monks from Einsiedeln Abbey in Switzerland. Per their tradition, monks are buried in wood ...
Peter Ver Plank was a non-conformist. He innovated a very old industry. The casket industry has existed since the 1800s. Its roots lie with funeral directors, then called undertakers or morticians, ...