I have decided to go ahead and make the new 'Historical Help' webiste public! This is designed to be a 'jumping off' point...

If you reenact, or are knowledgeable about the 1860s fashions - I need your help! I am putting together a website for reenactors that are j...

Many of you follow the lovely and popular blog Grosgrain . I always love her sewing tutorials and beautiful dress giveaways. Well - today ...

I'm honored to have been asked to give a presentation about 1860s dress to the local chapter of  Daughters of the Confederacy this fall....

One day last week it was 105. I really really wanted something cold and scrumptious. So - time to invent a new recipe! Strawberry Limea...

Pictures to share of my latest sewing project! This is the second regency corset I've sewn. The first one was for myself, several yea...

I'd like to share with you my main collection of dishes from my hope chest: I've always loved blue and white dishes. They look so ...