Victorian & Edwardian Research Links
Time and Place
If you're a writer, or are just curious when holidays and full moons fell in days past, Time and Date is a handy website. And English characters would be well versed in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer.
Queen Victoria
A fun page on Queen Victoria.
Home and Family
Victorian:
The Top 1000 Victorian Baby Names, taken from Social Security Card applications
Most Popular Baby Names of 1880
The 1877 Book of Etiquette tells you how to bow and what to wear to church.
A brief page of Women's Etiquette is handy, too.
What did things cost in 1875? Here's Montgomery Ward's Spring & Summer catalog.
The Making of a Homemaker from Smithsonian Libraries
Mrs. Beeton, the first Domestic Diva
What does a Victorian Housekeeper do for her wealthy employers? Mrs. Beeton's 1861 Guide tells you.
Victorian Era Servants: my brief primer
It's British, but the census information and tidbits on servants at Weddington Castle is fascinating.
Victorian Taste
Color Schemes within the home
Historic House colors
Archaeologists and Historians uncover a 19th-century neighborhood in NY at the Five Points Site.
The Victorian Society in America
Ballroom Manners
Nineteenth Century Slang compiled by Greg Hadley
Edwardian:
The 1910s at Home~wonderful resource on the upper and middle classes, housework, etc.
The 1910s Everyday Life~holidays, education, and more
British Baby Names of the Edwardian Era--get ready for gem-based names like Ruby and Jasper!
More British Baby Names, with nicknames galore
The Top 1000 Victorian Baby Names, taken from Social Security Card applications
Most Popular Baby Names of 1880
The 1877 Book of Etiquette tells you how to bow and what to wear to church.
A brief page of Women's Etiquette is handy, too.
What did things cost in 1875? Here's Montgomery Ward's Spring & Summer catalog.
The Making of a Homemaker from Smithsonian Libraries
Mrs. Beeton, the first Domestic Diva
What does a Victorian Housekeeper do for her wealthy employers? Mrs. Beeton's 1861 Guide tells you.
Victorian Era Servants: my brief primer
It's British, but the census information and tidbits on servants at Weddington Castle is fascinating.
Victorian Taste
Color Schemes within the home
Historic House colors
Archaeologists and Historians uncover a 19th-century neighborhood in NY at the Five Points Site.
The Victorian Society in America
Ballroom Manners
Nineteenth Century Slang compiled by Greg Hadley
Edwardian:
The 1910s at Home~wonderful resource on the upper and middle classes, housework, etc.
The 1910s Everyday Life~holidays, education, and more
British Baby Names of the Edwardian Era--get ready for gem-based names like Ruby and Jasper!
More British Baby Names, with nicknames galore
Fashion
Victorian:
The Costume Gallery is a gem of a site, with articles and pictures of clothing through the 1800's-early 1900's.
Corsets and Crinolines from the Victoria and Albert Museum. The illustrations include an inflatable crinoline!
The Crinoline Period (1850-1869) by Susan Jarrett M. Ed includes great photos
Women's Fashion in the Civil War
The First Bustle Period and Natural Form (1870-1882) by Susan Jarrett M. Ed
Bustles in the 1870's from the Wisconsin Historical Society
Susan Jarrett's helpful piece on the Second Bustle Era and Aesthetic Dress (1883-1890)
Victorian Undergarments by Chloe A Whittaker
Bird Feather hats, even using the whole bird, were all the rage.
No self-respecting lady was without a morning cap!
Children's Fashion Plates, 1800-1950
Bathing Suits through the generations
Men's 1870's Fashion
Edwardian:
Edwardian Summer Fashions~so light and frothy!
Women and Children's Edwardian styles
Your man needs a Straw Boater
Costumes from Titanic
The Costume Gallery is a gem of a site, with articles and pictures of clothing through the 1800's-early 1900's.
Corsets and Crinolines from the Victoria and Albert Museum. The illustrations include an inflatable crinoline!
The Crinoline Period (1850-1869) by Susan Jarrett M. Ed includes great photos
Women's Fashion in the Civil War
The First Bustle Period and Natural Form (1870-1882) by Susan Jarrett M. Ed
Bustles in the 1870's from the Wisconsin Historical Society
Susan Jarrett's helpful piece on the Second Bustle Era and Aesthetic Dress (1883-1890)
Victorian Undergarments by Chloe A Whittaker
Bird Feather hats, even using the whole bird, were all the rage.
No self-respecting lady was without a morning cap!
Children's Fashion Plates, 1800-1950
Bathing Suits through the generations
Men's 1870's Fashion
Edwardian:
Edwardian Summer Fashions~so light and frothy!
Women and Children's Edwardian styles
Your man needs a Straw Boater
Costumes from Titanic