Halloween, or some iteration of the holiday we celebrate today, has existed for approximately 2,500 years.  Our celebration stems mainly from Irish immigrants and the Victorian era. In that tradition, the Molly Brown House Museum observes the Victorian enthusiasm for Halloween through authentic decorations showcased in Ladies Home Journals of the time.  Halloween decorations, which [...]

The Molly Brown House Museum’s summer exhibit, Pieces of our Past: 40 years at the Molly Brown House Museum, explores the restoration of Margaret “Molly” Brown’s home. When the home was sold after Margaret’s death in 1932, it was converted from a single family residence to a boarding home.  The interior of the house experienced [...]

   The spring exhibit at the Molly Brown House Museum is Stitches and Scissors: the Importance of Victorian Craft.  Open until April 30th, this exhibit explores women’s roles, technology and popular crafts.  Most crafts during the Victorian Era were parlor crafts, a pastime for wealthy women with leisure time.  The market was flooded with machine [...]