Hance M. Sitkus, Executive Director; Bonnie R. Brown, The Staff of The Historic Village at Allaire: Director of Historical Interpretation, Kathy Geiser, Office Manager; Timothy Brown, Village Manager; Angela Larcara, Group Tour Coordinator; Gina Palmisano, Manager of Spring Volunteers & Educational Programs; Jaime Rae Reinwald, Marketing/Events Manager; Leah Wilderotter, Events Assistant; Felicity Bennett, Curatorial Assistant. 2020

The Board of Trustees.: Patricia Lundervold, Chairperson; Linda Cafone, Vice Chair; Ray O’Grady, Treasurer; Charles A. Brisbane; Jason Bryant; Russ McIver; Cindy Turner; Tom Laverty, Secretary; Inga Gabliks; State Park Supt.; Paul Taylor.

In the coming year, we will be The Village Star implementing a new business and Upcoming Events operating plan in an attempt to TOOLS OF THE TRADE

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The “Romantic Period”, which in 20 years of event planning and outside of our homes and shops as We all know that in the last much as possible, and our hearth the 19th century was from about marketing experience. She has several months everyone has 1815 – 1840, women’s clothing worked with many fraternal cooks will be holding been asked to make some also had a say, so to speak. Work hats could be made from organizations on their demonstrations of their culinary adjustments in their lives in Fashionable details such as, large fabrics such as linen, cotton, fundraising efforts and event skills at the fire pit – located in order to keep themselves and voluminous sleeves on dresses, The materials that men’s hats leather, straw, even felt. Popular management/marketing front of the carriage house. It is th others healthy. All of us have large layered skirts and were made of varied. Top hats hats of the 19 century included: campaigns, and is thrilled to notable that from 1832-1837 been experiencing COVID-19 enormous hats were becoming could be made of beaver, silk, Top hats; Bowler -1849; Derby- have landed at Allaire. Jaime is another pandemic was at its height restrictions with a variety of the norm. The taller the straw, etc. In the 1790s silk top (named for The Earl of Derby is currently the fundraising and in NYC – Cholera would take the emotional and physical buildings the more exaggerated hats became popular in England, the same as a bowler); Boater; event chairperson for Boy Scout lives of 150,000 Americans – and reactions to this unprecedented fashion styles became. There then were adopted by Fedora; Panama; & Stove Pipes - Pack and Troop 219 where her the Allaire family would shelter at viral assault on our lifestyles the Howell Works – a refuge at a were some added benefits to Americans. Beaver hats were also straw 1830s. son is a scout. and communities. Now, more difficult time in history. wearing a top hat, people could worn, but were costly.