Announcement: Speaking Engagement

I am excited to announce I will be presenting Unveiling Rural Milliners during the

Fall Fashion & Textile Symposium

at the Genesee Country Village and Museum on Saturday, November 9th. You can attend in-person or virtually. The full day program features 4 presentations:

Opening: “Unveiling Rural Milliners” with Anna Worden
Keynote: “Turning the Shoe Wrong-side Out: 19th century Construction Revealed” with Nicole Rudolph
“‘A Different Habit’: the Public Universal Friend, Gender and Clothing in 18th America”with Tricia L. Noel of the Yates County Historical Society
“Textiles in 19th Century Ontario County Or Did Our Fore-Mothers Really Spin, Weave and Make All of Their Fabric and Clothing By Hand?” with Wilma Townsend of the OCHS

To round out the day, in-person attendees can explore the textile vaults with Curator, Brandon Brooks.

You can register for in-person or virtual attendance through GCVM’s website. Follow the event on their Facebook event page. I would love to know you are coming. Please comment below.