Reenacting - 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...

Living History/material culture/Reenacting

Hints for a New Hobby

Posted on April 29, 2019 by kittycalash

The historical costuming/living history/reenacting hobby can be a daunting one to pick up. When I started, I was fortunate to have a background making things, i...

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

In the Flag-Maker’s Shop

Posted on April 19, 2019 by kittycalash

The biggest challenge in interpreting Rebecca Young and the shop she ran was not how flags were made (an appointment at the Cultural Resource Center of the Nati...