Hello! In today's episode we take a look at the history of corn mazes. While Corn Mazes are relatively new, mazes have been a fun past time for hundreds, if not thousands of years. We also take a look at the myth of the labryth and the uncovering of the location of the actual labrinth.

Sources for today's episode include:

An article titled The Winding History of the Maze by Natasha Geiling from smithsonian magazine 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/winding-history-maze-180951998/

An article titled Myths of the Labyrinth: Uncovering the myths of the labyrinth and the minotaur by andrew shapland

https://www.ashmolean.org/article/myths-of-the-labyrinth

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Hello! In this fourth and final instalment of the wedding series we take a look at honeymoons. Honeymoons as we know them today are a relatively recent addition to the wedding tradtion, but we can trace the practice back to the 5th century.

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Hello! In this thrid instalment of the wedding series, we are looking at the history of wedding dresses. Often atributed to Queen Victoria, our modern tradition of wearing white is just that, modern. Listen to todays epsiode to learn all about the history of the wedding dress.

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Hello! In the second Instalment of the wedding series, we are looking at marriage itself. For most of history marriage was more of a transactional agreement then an endevour of love. But just when did love become one of the main aspects of weddings? Thats what we explore in todays episode.

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Hello! Welcome to the Short and Sweet four part series on Weddings! We are kicking off this series on a breif, yet informative episode on bachelor and bacelorette parties. 

Due to my own wedding (Yay!) These epsiodes will be a bit shorter and a bit lighter then somem of my usual content. I hope you guys enjoy this look at how our current wedding culture got to where it is today!

A Quick and Dirty History of the Bachelorette Party by Carly hill

https://museumhack.com/quick-dirty-history-bachelorette-party/

How Did Bachelor and Bachelorette Parties Get Started by Isobel Whitcomb 

https://www.livescience.com/bachelor-bachelorette-parties-history.html

Stag Nights and Hen Dos: A Brief History of Bachelor and Bachelorette Parties from History Extra

https://www.historyextra.com/period/modern/stag-nights-hen-dos-history-bachelor-bachelorette-wedding-party-tradition-origins/

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Hello! In this weeks Episode we take a look at the history of crochet! Crochet has a bit of an ambigious history, but we can trace the origins of crochet to Tambour Embroidery and how the art of crochet transitioned into a way to make immitation lace. We also spend a good amount of today's episode looking at Irish Lace. 

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Sources for today's episode include: 

The history of crochet By Ruthie Marks

An article titles Irish crochet Lace 150 years of tradition that is published by the Lacis Museum of lace and textiles

An article titled Crochet from Arizona State University 

An article titled Crochet Through History by Dora Ohrenstein.

Hello! In this weeks episode, as a companion to last weeks episode, we are going to be taking a look at the history of knitting. As one of the oldest fiber arts we have, knitting has a rich history of being used for necessity and as a fun past time. Today's epsiode will explore how knitting has evolved from the first iterations we have from the 10th century to modern day.

Sources for today's episode include the youtube video History of Knitting: 10th century to modern times hosted by the Gail Borden Public Library featuring Knitting Historian Liz Kristan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG3E44jsstY 

And an article titled The History of Hand Knitting from the Victoria And Albert Museum

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Hello! In this weeks episode I have a conversation with Special Guest Nicole Nehrig about her most recent release With Her Own Hands: Women Weaving Their Own Stories. Over teh course of todays episode we discuss the hidden work that goes into fiber arts, how it has evolved over time, and how fiber arts like knitting and crochet create community. 

I had such a blast talking with Nicole about her book and I hope you guys enjoy our conversation! 

If you are interested in purchasing With her Own Hands for yourself, The book is out NOW! 

Here is the Link to Nicoles Website:

https://nicolenehrig.com 

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Hello! In this weeks Episode we are going down one of the many rabbit holes I wanted to go down while researching GIlded Age Summer. Just how did those Ladies go about laundering those gowns. In true Rabbit Hole Nature, I go from Laundry to how soap works, to how Urine was used as a cleaner, to personal hygeine. We definetly go on a journey today.

Sources for today's episode include: 

Thunderbay museum with an article titled The Land of Milk and Urine? A Brief History of Textile Bleaching.

A Victorian lady's guide to cleaning dresses of muslin, silk, velvet, and lace by Mimi Mathews 

https://www.mimimatthews.com/2017/11/26/a-victorian-ladys-guide-to-cleaning-dresses-of-muslin-silk-velvet-and-lace/

The yale school of medicine with an article titled why soap world by Ferris Jabr https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/why-soap-works/

Multiple articles from the american cleaning institute including:

Soaps and detergents History

https://www.cleaninginstitute.org/understanding-products/why-clean/soaps-detergents-history

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Hello! In todays episode we are fininhing up our coverage on Alva and Consuelo Vanderbilt. Both Alva and Consuelo had led some pretty impressive lives, each due to different circumstances, and in todays episode we look at Consuelos life after the Duke where she really focuses in on her phinthropic work. We also look at Alvas rather impressive involvment in the Womens Suffrage movement. 

Sources for today's episode include the husband hunters: American Heiresses Who Married Into the British Aristocracy by Anne Decourcy

and

Consuelo and alva Vanderbilt: The story of a mother and a Daughter in the Gilded Age by Amanda Mackenzie Stuart

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