John Brown - Kirsten Hammerstrom

Events/History/Living History/Museums/Reenacting

Good Grief

Posted on October 25, 2015 by kittycalash

I had my doubts about this event, since we were interpreting the death and mourning of John Brown a full month after it actually happened, and initially resiste...

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Punch-Drunk Love

Posted on August 18, 2015 by kittycalash

No, Love: I didn’t get drunk and punch someone. On Saturday, we commemorated the 225th anniversary of President Washington’s visit to Providence aft...

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Missing the ‘maid’?

Posted on September 17, 2013 by kittycalash

Sarah Brown had a sister, Ruth Smith. Ruth was good with a needle, and there is an extant chair seat made by Ruth. I’d always thought, in a fuzzy, not-thi...