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Fashions of World War II
​Jessica Cygan

Saturday, October 12th from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
​​​Edina Historical Society Museum/Terrace Room

Women's fashion in the 1940s was profoundly influenced by World War II‘s impact. In this talk we will explore how patriotism led the entirety of the United States to band together, making sensible decisions that would help the war effort and subsequently transform fashion forever. Clothing was dictated by necessity, utility and rationing. Despite that, wartime did not mean giving up on beauty and dressing the best you could. Whether a woman worked in a factory, as a homemaker, enrolled in the military, or started a victory garden—each of them did their part for the war effort and dressed in the fashion necessary for a patriotic woman in the 1940s.

Trick or Treating at Cahill School

Saturday, October 26th from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Historic Cahill School and Minnehaha Grange Hall

​Don your spookiest costume and come to the Historic Cahill School for treats and Halloween fun! Knock on the schoolhouse door for treats and visit the decorated Minnehaha Grange Hall for a spooky photo opportunity.

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Ticket Price: $15*
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Past Events

Fading Ads of the Twin Cities
Jay Grammond

Friday, July 26th from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
​Edina Historical Society Museum/Terrace Room
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Do you remember seeing those old painted ads on the sides of buildings for Coca-Cola and Grain Belt Beer? Our guest speaker, Jay Grammond, has been drawn to fading ads, or “ghost signs” for quite some time. In the Summer of 2020, that interest became so much more when he signed a book deal to publish a book about the topic. Join Jay as he takes you on a virtual walk around the Twin Cities to view this sort of “art gallery”, exploring the rich history of companies that found a home in the Twin Cities.

More than a Housewife: Women in Postwar Magazine Illustration
​Mary Agnes Ratelle

Saturday, April 27th from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Edina Historical Society Museum/Terrace Room
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The 1950s housewife has been a mainstay of American visual culture, used to embody both the hopes of postwar economic opulence and the limitations of the domestic sphere that second wave feminism pushed against. In this talk EHS Interim Executive Director, Mary Agnes Ratelle, explores the visual representation of the 1950s housewife, analyzing her representation in magazine illustration and placing these images into the context of postwar marketing practices and psychological theory. ​​