Happy October!

Just returned from my Salem trip and have included some images taken there. It was a beautiful trip, and the weather really cooperated! Already booked next year's trip because it's necessary to book a year in advance. As you can imagine, it's a very busy place in October!

I have several Bewitched: Styles at the Time of the Salem Witch Trials coming up, so perhaps some of you can join us for one of them. As usual, they are listed below, and I have included a picture from the Norwood, MA Senior Center that I did last week.

I hope that you all have been enjoying the beautiful foliage that we New Englanders get to experience each year. It came a little late this year, but it is beautiful nonetheless.

Hope you all have a Happy and Healthy Halloween! Please see my schedule below, and be sure to check out my Did You Know... section as well.

Tuesday, October 21 at2:00 PM: Bewitched: Styles at the Time of the Salem Witch Trials, Shelburne Bay, Shelburne, VT

Thursday, October 23 at 1:00 PM: Bewitched: Styles at the Time of the Salem Witch Trials, Middleborough COA, Middleborough, MA

Saturday, October 25 at 1:00 PM: Bewitched: Styles at the Time of the Salem Witch Trials, S. Windsor Library, S. Windsor, CT

Tuesday, October 28 at 4:00 PM: Bewitched: Styles at the Time of the Salem Witch Trials, Attleboro COA, Attleboro, MA

Saturday, November 8 at 1:30 PM: Pride & Prejudice: Styles in the Jane Austen Era, Cragin Library, Colchester, CT

Sunday, November 9 at 2:00 PM: Pride & Prejudice of Fashion: Clothing Styles of the Jane Austen Era, Stratford Library, Stratford, CT

Friday, November 14 at 1:00 PM: Fashion & the First Lady, Marion COA, Marion, MA

Tuesday, November 18 at 5:30 PM: Pride & Prejudice of Fashion: Styles at the Time of Jane Austen, Saxton B. Little Free Library, Columbia, CT

Tuesday, November 25 at 3:00 PM: The Gilded Age, Stoneridge Retirement Community, Mystic, CT

Tuesday, December 2 at 1:00 PM: Cocktail Culture: The Mad Men Era, Sharon COA, MA

Wednesday, December 3 at 6:00 PM: Styling for the Holidays & Beyond with Vintage and Thrifted Fashion, Seekonk Public Library, Seekonk, MA

Tuesday, December 9 at 6:30 PM: Virtual Presentation: Pride & Prejudice: Styles of the Jane Austen Era, Poughkeepsie Library, NY

Friday, December 12 at 11:00 AM: Pride & Prejudice of Fashion: Styles at the Time of Jane Austen, Milton COA, Milton, MA

Saturday, December 13 at 1:00 PM: Pride & Prejudice of Fashion: Styles of the Jane Austen Period, Canton Public Library, Canton, CT

Monday, December 15 at 6:00 PM: Pride & Prejudice of Fashion: Styles of the Jane Austen Period, Southington Public Library, Southington, CT

Wednesday, December 17 at 1:00 PM: Styling with Vintage & Thrifted Fashion, Springfield Public Library, VT

Thursday, December 18 at 1:00 PM: Virtual Presentation: Pride & Prejudice of Fashion: Styles of the Jane Austen Era, Hopkinton Senior Center, MA

Saturday, December 20 at 1:00 PM: The Gilded Age, Jamestown Philomenian Library, Jamestown, RI

Wednesday, January 21 at 12:30 PM: The Golden Age of Hollywood, The Groton Center, Groton, MA

Monday, January 26 at 6:00 PM: The History of Undergarments, North Kingstown Library, N. Kingstown, RI

Saturday, March 21 at 2:00 PM: The Gilded Age, Wellesley Library, MA

Wednesday, April 1 at 1:00 PM: The Golden Age of Hollywood, North Kingstown Women's Club, Quonset Club, N. Kingstown, RI

Tuesday, April 14 at 1:00 PM: Virtual Presentation: Fashions Aboard the Titanic, Hopkinton Senior Center, MA

Thursday, April 16 at 1:00 PM: Fashions Aboard the Titanic, Middleborough COA, Middleborough, MA

Wednesday, May 6 at 10:30 AM: The Roaring Twenties, Springfield, VT Garden Club, Springfield, VT

Tuesday, June 30 at 4:00 PM: Colonial Fashion, Attleboro COA, Attleboro, MA

Also, 2026 marks the 250th Anniversary of America's Founding! I have a new presentation entitled "Colonial Fashion," that is not yet on my website's presentation list, but it's a fun event and can be booked for 2026!

DID YOU KNOW??

The term "tuxedo" comes from the town of Tuxedo Park in New York, where it was first worn.