Readers occasionally ask me what ladies of the late 18th century wore for underwear beneath those lovely gowns and petticoats. Did they wear panties? What made their hips so huge and their torsos look like tubes? On Sunday 19 September, … Continue reading
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The North Carolina Museum of History presented the community with a taste of colonial times on Saturday 27 September. Over 2400 visitors that day learned period games, dancing, quilting and crafts such as butter churning, wood carving, and corn grinding. … Continue reading