In early 2011, we visited the Connecticut Historical Society to see their exhibition, " Connecticut Needlework: Women, Art, and Family...

A screencap from the vodcast, to lure you into watching it! Captured from "A Dress in a Day" on history.org. Yesterday, Co...

In addition to attending the large reenactment events we always blog about, our Rev War unit also presents a number of educational programs ...

For those of you more interested in the pretties/costume side of last weekend , and less intrigued by the camp/military side of things, t...

Just a couple of quick, random notes about some current goings-on in 18th century fashion and textiles: - This week's podcast by Colon...

A lovely array of silk gowns on display at the Margaret Hunter shop. Colonial Williamsburg, May 2012 I've heard from others w...

Last January, Colonial Williamsburg launched the beginnings of an online companion to their current exhibit " Fashion Accessories fro...

The dolls preparing their tiny but oh-so-elegant and fashionable wardrobe for holiday festivities. Our entire family was in Williamsburg a ...

Our sincere apologies for disappearing for so long!  Is it really over a month since our last post?  Between heaps and piles of work, losin...

...without a trip (or two...or maybe even three...yes, we're very sad!) to the Margaret Hunter milliner's shop.  We know that a numb...

Although we attended the accessories conference in March (and although I was fortunate enough to take part in a guided tour of the exhibit...

Portrait of Dolley Madison by Alan Dordick, after Gilbert Stuart Courtesy of the Montpelier Foundation & Alan Dordick Studios Linked fro...