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Welcome to the “Domestic Arts Program” site for interpreter Ellie Carlson.  Here you’ll find information on the various programs offered by Ellie, both costumed and non-costumed.  Who can resist “Speaking of Unmentionables: The Rise and Fall of Ladies Underwear?”

Elizabeth “Ellie” Carlson is the Curator of Costumes for the Winnetka Historical Society, has a background in the theatre, and is a student of nineteenth century Domestic Arts. She holds a Masters of Historical Administration and Museum Studies from the University of Kansas, and has worked in local museums for 25 years. Ellie believes that properly costumed living history is the closest we can come to a time machine experience. Theatre and history combine to show what the past might really have looked, felt, smelled, and sounded like in Ellie’s presentations.