Here Comes the Bride

 

Chronicling Two Hundred Years of Wedding Customs and Traditions

2019 exhibit poster for Here Comes the Bride: Chronicling Two Hundred Years of Wedding Customs and Traditions, Ridgewood Historical Society & Museum


Here Comes the Bride: Chronicling Two Hundred Years of Wedding Customs and Traditions features artifacts dating from 1789-1990, the exhibit showcased many beautiful wedding gowns and related items from trousseaus to wedding cake toppers!

Curated by Joy Simmen Hamburger

 
 
2019 exhibit poster for 50 Small Things with Big Histories featuring a Civil War locket, antique coin, and medicine bottle, Ridgewood Historical Society & Museum

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50 Small Things with Big Histories

Curated by Joy Simmen Hamburger

The small things are often overlooked
in life and in a museum. We have highlighted some of the smallest objects in our collection. Each is small enough to fit on the palm of your hands. Yet each has a big story to tell-about a person, the nation, or the culture and technology of that time in history


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