material culture - Kirsten Hammerstrom

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Lost Colonist

Posted on November 15, 2019 by kittycalash

In which we experience a return to the costuming portion of this blog When I was six, I had the coloring book paper dolls of Queen Elizabeth I and Henry VIII an...

Living History/material culture/Reenacting

Bag and Baggage

Posted on August 29, 2019 by kittycalash

The subject of carrying things at living history events never seems fully resolved. There were the fireworks I like to call Basketgate, and in the four years si...

Clothing/Living History/material culture/Reenacting/Research

“Now Selling at Prime Cost”

Posted on August 28, 2019 by kittycalash

Although I’ve portrayed a milliner before, the earliest iteration has been as a shopkeeper in August, 1804, so I thought it best to refresh my knowledge of what...

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...