#historicalinterpreter

[actualshonenprotagonist]

How I look accepting customer payments in the parking lot at work. #museumwork #historicalinterpreter #cherryblossom https://www.instagram.com/p/CN8PBr0g9wy/?igshid=yaq5ayn9jcu7

[rebel-girl-queen-of-my-world]

Still coming down off the high of performing with my ridiculously talented friends with @revspaces for their commemoration of the 249th anniversary of the #BostonTeaParty. Getting to share the stage with the stellar @madamestuckcatman, @dianamdunlap, @kingianthegreat, and @philly0405 was an honor. Especially nice to reunite with so many fellow #BostonTeaPartyShipsAndMuseum alumnae! We helped flesh out the image of pre-Revolution Boston and helped give voice to the people excluded from the political process. Follow them for more excellence in the realm of historical interpretation! #oldsouthmeetinghouse #bostonhistory #reenactors #historicalinterpretation #historicalinterpreter #18thcentury #18thcenturyfashion #18thcenturycostume #18thcenturydress #revolutionarywar #americanrevolution #americanhistory #historicalreenactment https://www.instagram.com/p/CmZK8okuS4Q/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[yourthomasjefferson]

3.16.1751: James Madison —Father of the Constitution and of the Bill of Rights, 4th #POTUS, and my friend & political partner— was born in #Virginia . . John Zak is James Madison. To invite James Madison to speak at your next event, contact @americanhistoricaltheatre . . This portrait of Mr. Madison was rendered during a public presentation in Independence National Historical Park . . . #JamesMadison #fourthpresident #AHTheatre #americanhistoricaltheatre #history #president #presidentoftheunitedstates #fatheroftheconstitution #Constitution #USA #unitedstatesconstitution #foundingfather #acting #impersonator #presidentialimpersonator #firstperson #historicalinterpreter https://www.instagram.com/yourthomasjefferson/p/BvF3JVkDhlM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qwngra2y4y01

[hashtagcwinstagram]

#Repost @colonialwmsburg ・・・ Our Costume Design Center (CDC) works diligently to create accurate, well-researched reproductions of the clothing worn by those who lived in 18th-century Williamsburg. Their work to outfit our interpreters from head-to-toe in all seasons is one of the primary visual cues that transports you back in time. . But occasionally, modern adaptations must be made to make this endeavor practical. Click the link in our bio and head over to the blog to learn about these modifications the CDC has made to clothing closures. . This is part of our digital CDC offering. Please join us for the virtual open house culmination on Jan. 27 for an Instagram takeover and a 2 p.m. Live on Facebook. . . . . #colonialwilliamburgcdc #18thcenturycostume #historicalinterpretation #costumes #historiccostumes #historicalcostume #costumemaking https://instagr.am/p/CKjZD7yAscr/

[instatrack]

#tbt to the Historical Fashion Show held in #edwardsplace in March. We featured 25 fashions from the 19th and 20th centuries, including this Edwardian Evening Gown, 1860s Wrapper, and 1860s Eyelet dress. #historicalfashion #19thcenturyfashion #gibsongirl #hoopskirt #springfieldil #antebellum #historichome #fashionshow #historicalinterpreters #visitspringfield https://ift.tt/2K5nUKG

[colonialcapitaltours]

Transport to the early 17th century to #PlimothPlantation and learn the story of the #Mayflower, the #MayflowerCompact, the #Pilgrims and the #Wampanoag.

The museum re-creates our nation's history through #historicalinterpreters who interact with visitors while participating in tasks such as cooking, planting, blacksmithing and animal husbandry.

Daily life and seasonal activties are depicted as well as key historical events and holidays. With #LightintheDarkness, take a stroll through Elizabethan England, complete with #EnglishChristmas.🎄

#educationaltour #educationaltours #educationalstudenttour#educationalstudenttours #educationalstudenttravel #fieldtrip #fieldtrips#grouptour #grouptours #schooltrip #schooltrips #studenttour#studenttours #studenttravel #checkitout #customitinerary #customtour#funtours #funtrips #happycustomers #happytrips #sampleitineraries#thingstodo #visitourwebsite #historyteachers #iteachhistory #colonialcapitaltours #socialstudiesteachers #iteachsocialstudies #historycomesalive #historyisnotboring #visitplimothplantation #elementaryschoolprincipals #elementaryschoolteachers #highschoolprincipals #highschoolteachers #historyteachers #instateach #iteachhighschoolhistory #iteachmiddleschoolhistory #middleschoolprincipals #middleschoolteachers #schoolprincipals #teachersofig #teachersofinstagram #teachersrock #teacherstravelingwithstudents #toursforstudents #travelingwithmyclass #travelingwithmystudents #iteach678 #iteach6 #iteach7 #iteach8 #visitingwithmyclass #colonialcapitaltours www.colonialcapitaltours.com

[marieowyn]

Walking through the #sweetpea and #rose #pergola at #batemans with the #kiltedtommy #veryromantic #gardendesigner #scentedflowers #nationaltrust #Seaforthhighlanders #gardenconsultant #gardeningwriter #ww1 #historicalinterpretation http://ift.tt/2hz9pk6

[actualshonenprotagonist]

A week's worth of shirt collars. Four passably modern, three 18th century. #laundryday #historicalinterpreter https://www.instagram.com/p/CPs63RBAnQp/?utm_medium=tumblr

[rebel-girl-queen-of-my-world]

#tbt to what is probably the best photo in period dress I’ve ever taken - that I ruined by forgetting to take off my damn Fitbit. #reenacting #throwbackthursday #18thcenturyfashion #18thcenturycostume #18thcenturydress #reenactors #historicalinterpreter #americanhistory #rebeccanursehomestead #danversma #historicalcostume #historicaldress #historicalcostuming https://www.instagram.com/p/ClosJiOO8OZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[rebel-girl-queen-of-my-world]

Thanks to @newenglandmom for pulling off a fantastic interpretive event in Newport today! The @newporthistory put together a reenactment of Rochambeau’s reception in Newport in the wake of the arrival of the French army. I portrayed Hannah Wanton, a Quaker daughter of a politically powerful and frequently Loyalist-leaning family, all new points of view for me to portray. It’s extremely rewarding to acquaint visitors with the realities and nuances of people’s lives at different times, and remind them that just as now, matters are rarely black and white. Case in point - Hannah’s/my gown. You may think of Quakers as plain dressers that favored neutral colors, if you know about their clothing at all. But those conventions weren’t held to quite as strictly in Rhode Island than Pennsylvania, and standards of dress became firmer in the following century. Hannah, being young and wealthy, could have probably gotten away with a blue gown, simple and unadorned as it is. If you are in Newport and want to see the goings-on, the event is happening this Sunday too. Google Newport Historical Society to learn more! #historicalinterpretation #reenactor #reenacting #18thcentury #18thcenturyfashion ##18thcenturydress #18thcenturycostume #quakers #newport #newportri #americanrevolution #revolutionarywar #quaker #quakermeetinghouse #rhodeisland #historicalinterpreter #livinghistory https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfz-gN-MAO6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[rebel-girl-queen-of-my-world]

In my monochromatic 18th century best this past Saturday in Lincoln, reenacting the flight of the residents of Battle Road on the morning of April 19, 1775. Photo by Julie Marin Grant #18thcenturyfashion #reenactor #reenacting #historicalinterpreter #18thcenturycostume #18thcenturydress #blue #massachusettshistory #history #livinghistory #18thcentury #reenactment #battleroad #lincolnma #concordma #1775 #april191775 #historian #perioddress https://www.instagram.com/p/Cclf-vsOMny/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[rebel-girl-queen-of-my-world]

It was an honor to have participated in my first reenactment today with the Ladies Association of Revolutionary America. We portrayed residents along the roads of Lincoln, MA who on the morning of April 19, 1775, evacuated their homes with what they could carry. News of the Regulars (aka Redcoats) marching on Concord had tensions running high, but when news of the Battle of Lexington came - eight militiamen shot dead - the people between Lexington and Concord had two hours to evacuate. They feared they could be attacked themselves, their houses burned and looted - so they packed up small valuables, food, and whatever they thought they may need, hid larger valuables they couldn’t carry with them, and fled in the opposite direction. Interpreting frightened civilians fleeing the violence of an invading army was a responsibility we took seriously, especially given current world events. The conversations we had with visitors about what we were fleeing and why, and making it personal by asking them what they’d take with them if they thought they might not see their homes again, hopefully made today a great learning experience for all who came to see it. #historicalinterpreter #lexingtonma #concordma #18thcenturyfashion #18thcenturydress #reenacting #revolutionarywar #historicalinterpretation #massachusetts #battleroad #1775 #battleoflexingtonandconcord #englishgown #reenactor #costume #perioddress #caughtinthestormofwar https://www.instagram.com/p/CcblPRLM9Ta/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[rebel-girl-queen-of-my-world]

First time in full kit with my new forest green petticoat (which you can barely see). Hope to have a set of linen mitts and a pleated cap ready for the actual Battle Road reenactment in April! It was so fun to chat with fellow history people in person. I was impressed by how many people gave great thought to how the townspeople’s plight did or did not parallel the plight of modern refugees. With Ukraine front of mind for many along with refugees fleeing different crises around the world, there was much debate over what language would be appropriate to describe the people fleeing their homes along the roads near Lexington and Concord. Evacuees seemed appropriate to some, inappropriate to others, because the townspeople got to go home at the end of the day. However, they didn’t know if they would have homes to return to or if they would be burned to the ground by royal soldiers. They grabbed what they could carry - important papers, food they could carry like bread or cheese, small family valuables, things they could potentially barter, and some people buried things that were too cumbersome to bring so it wouldn’t be stolen by the British soldiers. Fleeing the gunfire that would likely occur near their homes, my friend Audrey likened it to Londoners hiding in the Underground during the Blitz, albeit on a much smaller scale. I’ve always seen living history as a valuable way to teach people not only how much things have changed, but how little. #historicalreenactment #historicalreenactor #historicalinterpreter #lexington #concord #massachusettshistory #revolutionarywar #18thcenturyfashion #18thcenturydress #18thcenturycostume #englishgown #livinghistory #americanhistory https://www.instagram.com/p/CblEkLUuMA0/?utm_medium=tumblr

[rebel-girl-queen-of-my-world]

Don’t. Just… don’t. This fan from @pennyrivercostumes fits my mood and is also a tribute to @instadanjlevy’s immortal shirt in pic 2 (which was the instant I knew I’d love Schitt’s Creek). With the world such a spiraling mess, it’s hard to feel any motivation toward preparing for my first reenactment (ie throwing together a new petticoat in record time and TRYING to make a new cap) or even for working on my Mary Winegar Young presentation for next year. It feels so facile sometimes when I feel like I should be delving into something more important - like becoming an expert on environmental policy and becoming a local political leader fighting to keep Boston from literally going underwater. But, as you might guess from these custom fans I requested from Penny River, I have anger issues that might not make me the best mouthpiece for any movement! One little thing I can do is bring my progressive mindset to the historical interpretation/reenactment community, and though these fans are obviously not meant to be period-accurate, they’d be useful when dealing with backwards mindsets. The “Fuck Right Off” one in pic 3 would be a pleasure to thwoorp out if someone started in on some racist or misogynistic bullshit in my presence! When ignorance tries to censor the teaching of history lest ⚪️ folks be made uncomfortable, honestly representing historical fact while making and holding space for those who the dominant narrative has dehumanized is a revolutionary act. I aim to do so always, as well as working to grow a more welcoming and inclusive space for reenactors of all colors, genders, abilities and economic backgrounds. @pennyrivercostumes, who made these custom fans to order, is now making Ukraine-inspired ones with proceeds again going to @hiasrefugees. You can always tailor your passions to support the change you want to make. I have to remind myself of that. #reenacting #reenactor #historicalreenactment #davidrose #fans #historymatters #historicalinterpreter #18thcenturycostume #18thcentury #revolutionarywar #criticalracetheory #americanhistory #makehistory #reenactorsofinstagram #vintagestylenotvintagevalues https://www.instagram.com/p/CbYjyk0OJGK/?utm_medium=tumblr

[rebel-girl-queen-of-my-world]

Catch me (aka Elizabeth Cummings) at the #OldStateHouse at 2:00 and 3:30 today! #historicalinterpretation #historicalinterpreter #bostonhistory #colonialhistory #18thcentury #18thcenturyfashion #revolutionarywar #revolutionarycharacters

[rebel-girl-queen-of-my-world]

@redthreaded #FallForCostume day 20: Glamour. I never felt quite as glamorous as I did while portraying Elizabeth Cummings at the Old State House in Boston for its (sadly now defunct) Revolutionary Characters program. @madamestuckcatman made both gowns pictured on myself and @naycraig, who portrayed Dolly Quincy. This chintz gown (“palace blooms” from @colonialwmsburg) was glorious and I miss it dearly. Playing a Loyalist was made much easier given Betsy and her sister Ame’s circumstances. They had been orphaned and taken under the wing of Elizabeth Murray Smith, a very successful Boston businesswoman who helped set them up with a shop where they sold ribbons, fabrics, hats, gloves, and all kinds of accessories. I should really have put this on the #accessories day because that was what Ame & Betsy Cummings made their livelihoods on! All their laces, trimmings, and “umbrilloes” had to be imported, so they were completely unable to remain independent “femmes soles” if they wanted to adhere to the Patriots’ non-importation agreements. Elizabeth described her and her sister as “two industrious Girls who ware Striving in an honest way to Git there Bread.” They were named as boycott violators in the papers, and terrorized when a tarred and feathered customs official was left on their doorstep by a mob of thousands. After the Revolutionary War they fled to Nova Scotia, like many Loyalists did. It’s interesting in these times to portray a figure in a conflict to which there were genuinely benign and understandable reasons for being on either side. This is certainly not the case these days. #vote #history #costuming #englishgown #elizabethcummings #cummingssisters #bostonhistory #historicalcostume #historicalcostuming #historicalfashion #18thcenturyfashion #18thcenturycostume #glamour #bostonian #costume #chintz #historicalinterpretation #museuminterpretation #museumworkers https://www.instagram.com/p/CGkrs_fg-bk/?igshid=lfyzcmygif0l