Speaker Series at the Mill- What Colonial Women Wore
The Delaware River Mill Society-Prallsville Mills Conservancy in Stockton, NJ announces the next in the series of the 2026 Speaker Series in May. This next speaker will be our new Executive Director Kimberly D. Praria on Saturday, May 9th at 2PM in the historic Grist Mill. The talk entitled, "What Colonial Women Wore" explores the common clothing worn by women during the American War for Independence with a show-and-tell of reproduction and original garments.
Kimberly joins the team at the Mills Conservancy as a museum professional with more than two decades of leadership and educational experience. She has also researched women’s lives of the American Revolution and often portrays a ‘country woman’ at public reenactments to highlight the impact of the war on the surrounding communities. She has studied historic costume as part of telling that story of the everyday people during that era.
Guest historic costume collector Nicole Frederick will also be joining us for the program. She will have two gowns from her personal collection to show some of the finer garments women wore during the later 18th century, including one that underwent creative restructuring to create a silhouette typical of the 1840s. Here is your extra special opportunity to learn about general styles and cloth and then to see some originals first hand.
Event Links
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