historic house museums - Kirsten Hammerstrom

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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...

Museums

Safe as Houses

Posted on December 1, 2017 by kittycalash

Someone brought up the Plimoth Plantation workers concerns for safety, and how those outweighed the low wages in their drive to unionize. Uneven streets, low st...

History/Museums

I came, I saw, I sighed

Posted on January 18, 2017 by kittycalash

Gunston Hall has been on my list of must-visit places for some time, and now I can cross it off my list. I was impressed by their Room Use Study and remain so. ...

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A Giant One-Night Stand

Posted on October 26, 2016 by kittycalash

Drunk Tailor’s told you some of the story, and Our Girl History a little bit more, but here we specialize in confessions, so let’s begin. One night ...