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Join us as Daniel Parriott from Butler Funeral Homes presents "Let Us Have Peace: Final Resting Places of the Presidents". This presentation "takes the audience on a unique tour of America, sharing the intriguing, often untold stories behind our presidents' final resting places. The history and compelling images of 20 presidential burial sites are highlighted along with a brief synopsis of the funeral preplanning that occurs early in each U.S. president's first term." We'll discuss our American cultural rituals and practices around burying our leaders.