Living History Programs for Museums, Schools, Historic Sites and history enthusiasts 

Indian Creek Historical Fashions provides immersive, educational living history programs designed for museums, schools, libraries, historical societies, heritage festivals, and national and state parks.

Presented by living historian Rayma Volkmer, these programs transform historical education into a powerful, interactive experience. Each presentation features museum-quality 19th-century garments handmade using period construction methods, historically grounded storytelling, and audience participation that brings the past vividly into the present.

Serving Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and surrounding Midwest regions.

What Makes These Living History Programs Different?
Not lectures.
Not reenactments.
Experiences.

Every program invites visitors to step into the 1800s through:

• Historically accurate clothing demonstrations
• Audience participation and hands-on interaction
• Story-driven interpretation
• Emotional, human-centered historical narratives
• Visually stunning 19th-century garments

Participants do not just learn about history — they feel it.

Signature Living History Programs:

The Children’s Blizzard of 1888

A dramatic and deeply moving program exploring the devastating Great Plains blizzard that claimed the lives of hundreds — many of them schoolchildren. Through storytelling and historical context, audiences experience the human courage and tragedy of frontier survival.

Women Homesteaders of Nebraska

An immersive exploration of the women who built the Plains. Discover how frontier women shaped communities through resilience, labor, and determination.

Victorian Fashion & The Language of the Fan

Step into the elegance and symbolism of the Victorian era. Audiences learn how fashion communicated social status, identity, and hidden messages.

Victorian & 19th-Century Children’s Games

Before screens and modern entertainment, children played with movement, imagination, and ingenuity. Participants experience authentic frontier-era games including Graces, hoop and stick, Blind Man’s Bluff, and more.

Ideal for:
• Museums
• Historical Societies
• Schools & Universities
• Libraries
• Heritage Tourism Events
• State & National Parks
• Community Celebrations
• America 250 / Semiquincentennial Events

Living History Programs Across the Midwest

Indian Creek Historical Fashions proudly provides living history programs in:

Nebraska – Lincoln, Omaha, Beatrice, Grand Island
Missouri – St. Joseph, Kansas City region
Kansas
Iowa

Travel available upon request.

Book a Living History Program
Indian Creek Historical Fashions is currently booking educational and historical programs for 2026 and beyond.

To schedule a program or request booking information, email:

Victoriangal1971@gmail.com or call 402-223-3309

Bring history to life for your audience with an unforgettable living history experience.

Many of these programs are especially well suited for America’s Semiquincentennial (250th Anniversary) commemorations.