Dress & Drinks: Tri-Cities Historical Museum | Conversations on Dress

Dress & Drinks host Leon Wiebers and guest Joshua D. Simon, Assistant Curator of Exhibits and Collections Manager at the Tri-Cities Historical Museum in Grand Haven, Michigan, for a thoughtful exploration of local history through textiles and artifacts. Joshua shares insights about the museum's extensive collection of nearly 75,000 objects that document the rich history of Grand Haven, Spring Lake, and Ferrysburg. Discover the museum's unique connection to Coast Guard history through uniforms, photographs, and personal artifact highlighting women of the Coast Guard SPARS during WWII. Preview of the upcoming "Old, New, Borrowed, Blue: Weddings in the Tri-Cities" exhibit, featuring what may be the world's oldest preserved wedding cake from 1891. Learn about fashion history, military history, and museum curation as well as how local museums can preserve and share community stories through their collections. --------------------------------------------------------------- Our cocktail for the evening: Something Blue Ingredients: - 1.5 oz gin - 1 oz elderflower liqueur - 0.5 oz lime juice - 2 oz champagne or sparkling wine - Dash of blue curaçao - Edible flower for garnish Instructions: -Combine gin, liqueur, juice, and blue curaçao in a shaker with ice. -Shake well until chilled and strain into a champagne flute. -Top with champagne or sparkling wine. -Garnish with flower. Non-Alcoholic Version Ingredients: - 1.5 oz tonic water - 1 oz elderflower syrup - 0.5 oz lime juice - 2 o