Living History - Kirsten Hammerstrom

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Saturday Afternoon in the Park with Kitty

Posted on September 27, 2019 by kittycalash

Last Saturday, I enjoyed a beautiful late summer afternoon on the lawn at Van Cortlandt House Museum in the Bronx. Built in 1748 for Frederick Van Cortlandt and...

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...

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...