Layers of History

The Arcanum Wayne Trail Historical Society located at 123 W. George Street in Arcanum welcomes Hannah Wiest who will do a lecture and presentation on Thursday evening, March 9 at 7 pm.  The program is free and open to the public although seating is limited.  See our web site for details at www.arcanumhistoricalsociety.org or Facebook.  Questions can be directed through these sites as well as contact@arcanumhistoricalsociety.org.
Hannah Wiest, Darke County Parks Naturalist, will present her program “Layers of History: Women’s Fashion During the War Between the States”.
Hannah’s lecture presents a revealing history about ladies’ fashion and undergarments during the early 1860s. She will expose each layer and the purpose of the individual garments and explain how the fabric content, print, dress style, and cut all disclosed a woman’s class, age, and social standing.
Wiest will be dressed in a complete ensemble and have many other garments to show as well as a Power Point presentation.