Newport - Kirsten Hammerstrom

A Valentine’s Puzzle Purse

Posted on February 14, 2015 by kittycalash

Here’s a nifty little thing you can make: A puzzle purse. This is from the collections of the Rhode Island Historical Society, but the form seems to have ...

Clothing/Events/Fail/Living History/making things/Philosophy/Reenacting

Malaise or Ennui?

Posted on September 9, 2014 by kittycalash

Hard to say which, but I am ill at ease and dissatisfied with my costuming. You might even call it bratty. But I don’t wanna be like Bridget Connor! It st...

Events/History/Living History

Friends in Newport

Posted on August 28, 2014 by kittycalash

I’m so glad I have friends in Newport. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t get over to the Island nearly as often as I do now. Next Thursday, I’ll b...

Events/Living History/Museums/Uncategorized

The Stamp Act Protest of 2014

Posted on August 25, 2014 by kittycalash

Last Saturday, we stepped back in time to 1765 in Newport. I know: Newport always seems to be in a different time than gritty Providence, but this trip was trul...