Victorians' Secrets: The Revealing History of Women's Underwear — Manitowoc County Historical Society

The huge skirts! The small waists!  How did Victorian women manage to create these fashionable looks?  With underwear, of course. Throughout the 19th century, women were constantly reshaping their bodies to ever-changing ideals using corsets, hoops, and bustles.  Join Les

Nestled in the scenic rolling Ice Age Kettle Moraine countryside of Eastern Wisconsin, the Manitowoc County Historical Society is a museum of living history.  

Feel the heat from the blacksmith's forge, take part in one-room school lessons, and find your ancestor's name in our archives. 

This 60-acre interpretive museum of local history features a Welcome Center with local history exhibits and research services and the outdoor Pinecrest Historical Village - a collection of over 25 historic buildings with period furnishings from Manitowoc County's early settlers.  

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