Bringing History To life Everyday

Programs

Below is a sampling  of programs currently offered by Kimberly Costa.  All programs are customized to meet your needs.  Contact Kimberly for more details.

Bringing people of the past to life through First Person Interpretation will present a new and enlightening perspective on what life was really like in the past without the Colonial Revival myths.

18thCenturyWoman.com

Text Box: What Not to Wear to the 18th Century: Fashion Myths
Said Fashion To Beauty: 18th Century Clothing
Historical Foodways of the Colonial and Young Republic
open-hearth cooking demos, classes and lectures
	18th century candy and sweets
	Drying, canning and preserving
	Dutch, English and German Foodways
	Tavern Faire
	Bread and Butter
	Cookies, pies and puddings
	The History of Gingerbread
Hands-on and Interactive Craft Demonstrations
An Evening at the  18th Century Theatre
Dance, a Most Delightful Pastime
The Perfect Woman– 18th Century Style
Of a Most Delicate Nature: Deportment Becoming a Lady
You Look Marvelous: Beauty in the 18th Century
One For the Road:  Ghost Tales of a Weary Traveler
Frolic and politic: 18th Century Tavern Life
First Person Programs:
Loyalty to Whom , Sir?  A Loyalist Woman's Side of the Story
Two Sides of One Coin:  Twin Tales of Two Revolutionary Wives
One for the Road:  Ghost Tales of New Jersey
Above and Below:  An 18th Century Cook Tells All
Under the Vine and Twig:  Martha Washington at Home

Museum Staff and Professional First Person Training

 

Museum Training: 1st Person Interpretation

What is 1st person and how do you do it? Learn the basics on becoming a person of the past using first person techniques.

 

Museum Training: Basic Clothing and Period Presentation

 

First Impressions are LASTING Impressions. This program will walk you through the basics of an 18th century impression while avoiding simple mistakes and common pitfalls.

For more information please E-mail:

info@18thcenturywoman.com

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Updated October 2011