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Author: kittycalash

Living history enthusiast and museum professional, obsessive writer and costume lover.
Reenacting

So You Want to be a Reenactor

Posted on July 20, 2026 by kittycalash

Knowing who you are in the past and the present makes you a more convincing and engaging reenactor. So let’s start with the questions. Who, when, where?

History/Living History/Research

Let Us Now Praise Famous (Wo)Men

Posted on July 6, 2026 by kittycalash

The heck with Betsy Ross. I’m someone you’ve never heard of before, but whom you’ll be glad you met.

A portriat of John and Elizabeth Cadwadler in eighteenth century clothing stand next to their toddler, Anne, who sits on a shiny mahogany table
History/Research

Empire in a Frame: The Cadwalader Family Portrait

Posted on July 5, 2026 by kittycalash

The Charles Willson Peale portrait of John Cadwalader and his family contains the British Empire and the coming revolution in one object. From the canvas to the...

A Silk Sacque/Clothing/History/making things

Short Stuff

Posted on June 11, 2026 by kittycalash

At some point, I came across The Charlatan by Léonard Defrance, sold by Sotheby’s in 2023, and became obsessed with the woman in grey and her problematic calash...

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