Living History - Kirsten Hammerstrom

Living History/making things/material culture/Museums/personal/Reenacting

Making Plans….

Posted on August 26, 2019 by kittycalash

I have set my sights on being at Van Cortlandt House Museum’s Second Annual History and Culture Fair on Saturday, September 21. This is a bit of a stretch: It’s...

Living History/Philosophy/Reenacting

Women in Business

Posted on August 20, 2019 by kittycalash

One of things I’ve struggled with in living history is reconciling my own life as a 21st century working woman and feminist with interpreting the l...

Clothing/Living History/making things

A Little Black Bonnet

Posted on July 2, 2019 by kittycalash

Practically everyone needs one, and like the Little Black Dress, the little black bonnet flatters practically everyone, too. In finishing up some inventory proj...

Living History

Living the History Life

Posted on June 29, 2019 by kittycalash

The recent BBC video making the rounds on social media got me thinking about how we live our lives, and what commitments we make to being our true selves, how w...