SHIPPING COOKIES TO THE MILITARY A little bit of home and a lot of love goes into baked goodies sent to our troops overseas. To make sure your cookies get there in as good a shape as you sent them just...
Are you new to the reenacting world or wondering how they really dressed in the 1860's? The purpose of this guide is to give you some insight to how the ladies dressed during the Civil War. Of course not all...
Use caution when interpreting the descriptions of items that come up under a search for Civil War era clothing, Reenactment attire, or Period dress The terms "Vintage", "Victorian", "Authentic", "Civil War",...
The purpose of this guide is to assist the collector/wearer of reproduction Victorian and Civil War clothing to appreciate the sources of such garments on Ebay. As a seven year seller (Heritage Fashions) and...
Old Order Amish women and girls wear modest dresses made from solid-colored fabric with long sleeves and a full skirt (not shorter than half-way between knee and floor). These dresses are covered with a cape...
The Civil War was a time of turmoil and distress in our nation, but it was also a time of beauty and elegance in women's clothing. While studying orginal garments, pictures, and fashion magazine of the era,...
As civil war reenactors, we are always trying to find new ways to make our impressions more authentic and believable. So many people will tell us that this or that fabric would not have been worn, or a woman...
A great area for Civil War collecting is uniforms and headgear. As with other fields, you have to either know what you are doing or need to find a good source, since both areas are loaded with replica examples...