Photo Hunters: Hanging

Well, here’s a weird thing I have for you this week. Hair wreaths! Yes, hair wreaths! I’d never, ever heard of them until we saw them at the Old Stone Fort in Schoharie, NY. I guess they were all the rage in the mid-1800s, especially during the Civil War era. In an era when women recycled everything from ear wax (for chapped lips, ewww) to used vinegar (to treat blackheads and oily skin), they even recycled their own hair!

Hair was meticulously reserved from the brush after brushing one’s hair. Grandma’s silvery white Read more