military events - Kirsten Hammerstrom

Events/History/Living History/Museums/Reenacting

Now Left

Posted on November 13, 2016 by kittycalash

While for some events there are no second chances, Fitzgerald himself knew it wasn’t true that there are no acts in American lives. And so it is with Fort Tico...

History/Living History

Women’s Work

Posted on April 4, 2016 by kittycalash

The irony is not lost on me: I do stereotypical women’s work as I struggle to bring a feminist interpretation to a traditionally male hobby: 18th century living...

Events/Food/Living History/personal/Philosophy/Reenacting

Less is More

Posted on November 25, 2014 by kittycalash

Though it may seem contrary to previous posts, there are times when I really believe less is more, and that’s when we’re out in the field. Each year I’ve tried ...

Events/Fail/History/Living History/Philosophy/Reenacting

Authenticity Measur’d in Moments

Posted on October 30, 2014 by kittycalash

In the post-What Cheer Day aftermath, when I was very tired and two houses were very messed up, I started thinking about why I bothered with living history. Wha...