Enjoy a delightful day celebrating Emma Wagner Giesy with a special presentation by Oregon author Jane Kirkpatrick, along with a book signing, historic fashion presentation by Eileen Trestain, and light tea luncheon provided by Granny Fi’s Shortbread.

Schedule:

9:30am, Doors Open

Emma: Temporary Terrible Times
Jane Kirkpatrick, Noted Author

Emma Day Tea Luncheon with Granny Fi’s
Lunchbox includes tea, a Scotch egg and mustard, scone with cream & jam, lavender lemon curd tartlet, chocolate mousse tartlet

100 Years of Hems 1845-1945
Eileen Trestain, Fort Vancouver NHS

Jane Kirkpatrick Book Signing
at the Aurora Colony Museum

On your own following the program
Admission to the Aurora Colony Museum is included with your ticket.  Visit Emma’s House & see the new exhibit Dangerous & Deadly Fashion

About Our Presenters:

Jane Kirkpatrick, an award winning Oregon author of historical fiction and non-fiction crafts her stories based primarily on real historic figures, with themes of hardiness, faith, hope and love. She has written a historic fiction trilogy about the Aurora Colony's own Emma Wagner Giesy.

Her presentation will go into Emma's life, and some of the hardship she overcame as an independent woman involved in the young Aurora Colony.

Eileen Trestain is a textile historian who has written two books on dating historic fabrics, and has spent her whole life learning the craft. She is a volunteer at Fort Vancouver and Barracks, supervising 25 volunteers and 9000+ pieces of clothing in the Fort’s costume and textile department.

100 Years of Hems will demonstrate how clothing styles have changed over a century with live models and displays of period articles spanning from the 1840s to the 1940s.

Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Time: 10:00AM - 2:00PM

Location: Old Aurora Colony Museum, 15018 2nd Street, Aurora, OR 97002

Cost:

This special event benefits the Aurora Colony Museum.

Member Price: $45
Nonmember Price: $55

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