Ramsey County History – Summer 1992: “Hope Chests and Honeymoons—Marriages in America Still Wedded to Tradition”

Year
1992
Volume
27
Issue
2
Creators
Tamara Truer
Topics

Hope Chests and Honeymoons—Marriages in America Still Wedded to Tradition

Author: Tamara Truer

This article examines wedding customs and fashions in the 19th and early 20th centuries, especially in the Midwest. It is accompanied by photos of home wedding decorations from an album in the Ramsey County Historical Society collections.

PDF of Truer article

PDF of Wedding photo essay

Year
1992
Volume
27
Issue
2
Creators
Tamara Truer
Topics