What makes a wedding dress from the late 19th century so special?
An exclusive interview with Alison Castaneda, a conservator from the Textile Conservation Workshop in South Salem, NY, reveals the intimate details about this historic dress—and its wearer.

Directed by Grace Zimmermann
Shot and edited by Simone Kurtz

Funding for the conservation of the Hallock wedding dress was made possible through the Conservation Treatment Grant program of Greater Hudson Heritage Network. The Conservation Treatment Grant Program of Greater Hudson Heritage Network is made possible with public funds from the NY State Council on the Arts.

Somers Historical Society, founded in 1956, is an all volunteer, 501(c)(3) educational corporation which holds an Absolute Charter from the New York Department of Education. Its mission is to care and advocate for local historical resources and its world-class collections of early 19th century traveling menagerie and circus ephemera and local history, as well as to educate others about these resources and local history.

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