Special Collections

Costume Collection

Among the many artifacts and exhibits found at Greenwood is a small collection of 19th century costumes. Over this past summer the Greenwood staff along with several dedicated volunteers have been working hard; filtering through endless numbers of boxes, chests, and closets in order to bring these fashion gems to light. The collection is especially interesting because all the costumes belonged to generations of the Greenwood family.

The collection of costumes spans several decades and a wide range of styles. One of the dresses on display at the moment is the wedding dress of

Mary Cecelia Delesderniers (only child of Peter Francis Christian and Amelia Delesderniers). On February 8th, 1847, Mary-Cecelia Married Robert Ward Shepherd at St. James church right here in Hudson. The dress is accompanied by a matching bonnet, long sleeves, summer and winter collars.

Things to come next year… Phoebe’s personal theatrical costume collection