Revolutionary War - Kirsten Hammerstrom

a table covered by a blanket with reproduction newspapers, a ledger book, and a leather bag

Looking for a Ship

Posted on November 6, 2025 by kittycalash

This past weekend (November 1-2) at the Museum of the American Revolution’s Revolutionary City (Pre-Occupied) event, I was pleased to represent Magdalen Devine,...

Clothing/History/Living History/material culture/Reenacting

The Colour of Things to Come

Posted on January 28, 2019 by kittycalash

I have a thing for hats– well, for bonnets, really. I know I made stays and a shift before I made anything else for the 18th century, but I might have mad...

Living History/personal/Philosophy/Reenacting

Clear and Present Danger

Posted on October 24, 2017 by kittycalash

Scandal and outrage rock the reenacting world as reading comprehension lags and The Gentle Author is accused of presentism– or, at least, that’s the...

Events/History/Living History/Reenacting

Occupation as Liberation

Posted on October 16, 2017 by kittycalash

240 years ago, Philadelphia was occupied by British forces under the command of General Howe; the city was taken after a brutal campaign through the outskirts o...