The Fashion History Museum has a collection of over 10,000 artifacts ranging from examples of archaeological Roman jewellery to contemporary fashions, with a strong emphasis on 19th and 20th century clothing and accessories. The museum was founded in 2004 and received its charitable status in 2009. A pilot gallery in 2013 proved Cambridge was a good location as a permanent home for the FHM and on June 27, 2015, the FHM opened permanent galleries in the historic main post office in the former town of Hespeler, now the northern edge of Cambridge. The museum is open Wednesday - Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. and features three galleries.Exhibitions:Open Drawers: Promotional launch of the Fashion History Museum at Guelph Museum (2009)12.12.12 - Life in Three Centuries - travelling exhibition during 2012Waist Management - travelling exhibition on the history of unmentionablesSouthworks July - December 2013 - temporary site to promote the FHM with the exhibitions: Paisley and Plaid - Recurring Patterns; Fashion for the Future - Acquisitions from the new millennium; It's in the Bag - An Anthology of Purse Styles.Streetstyle - History of Fashion in Waterloo County (1853 - 1973), Waterloo Region Museum (2014)Then, Now, Next: Canada 150 Fashion Retrospective in Yorkville Village, Toronto (Sept 13 - Oct 27, 2017)Dressing Toronto: Exhibition for Myseum, Toronto Media Arts Centre (Nov 1 - 30, 2018)Exhibitions at the Fashion History Museum, Cambridge:Treasures from the Collection (2015)Back to the Eighties (2015)To Meet the Queen (2016)Barbie's Boyfriend Ken - The Vintage Years 1961 - 1968 (2016)Wild and Rare: Fashion and Endangered Species (2016)A Canadian Fashion Story: Pat McDonagh (2016)Tying the Knot: 200 Years of Wedding Attire (2016)Dior (2017)Jane Austen's World 1792 - 1817 (2017)Fashioning Canada Since 1867 (2017)101 Tales of Fashion (2018)Made in France (2019)Bes Ben: The Mad Hatter of Chicago (2019)

Created travelling exhibitions; author of fashion history books: The Seductive Shoe, Ready to Tear, Forties Fashion, 1950s American Fashion, Shoes A-Z, 1960s Fashion; dealer in antique and vintage fashions.Travelling Exhibitions:Nuclear Fashion - Selling Style to Suburbia 1946 - 1964A Head of Fashion - Hats and bonnets 1780 to 1980Well Heeled - Footwear, 1750 – 2000 (extensively travelled, including Hong Kong and Bahrain)WARdrobe - Women and fashion during World War IIReady to Tear/Pret-a-Papier - Bilingual text on the historical use of paper in fashion.Exhibitions to Order:Talkin' Bout My Generation - 1960s fashions installed at the Waterloo Region Children's MuseumEveryday Wear 1820 - 1920 - History of workwear installed at the Ball's Falls Centre for ConservationStyle and Substance - Fashion history 1850 – 1950 for Markham Museum, Ontario Picture the 70s - 1970s fashion installation for the Art Gallery of OntarioGibson Girls - Fashions 1890 - 1914 for Gibson House Museum, TorontoToronto Togs - Toronto Fashions for Costume Society of Ontario symposium at Ryerson University

Collection development and management, exhibition research, creation and authoring of texts and catalogues (All About Shoes, In the Steps of Our Ancestors, The Gentle Step, Japanese Footwear: Tradition and Meaning), public speaking, hosting visiting research scholars.Exhibitions: The Path of Innovation (1999 - 2001) – Traditional Japanese footwear, with catalogueThe Taming of the Shoe (1997 - 1998) – The journey of a shoe from attic to exhibition Rock ‘n’ Sole - Basketball, Shoes and the Toronto Raptors (1997) – Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the NBAShake Your Booty (1997 - 1999) – The history of social dance, 1720 – 1980The Gentle Step (1995 - 1997) – 19th century footwear fashions, with catalogueAll About Shoes (1995 - 2005) – Feature exhibition based on publication created in 1994 on the meaning and history of footwear Stepping Out (1992 - 1994) – Temporary site of three galleries; overview of footwear, history of fashion footwear, construction of footwear. In the Steps of Our Ancestors (1989 - 1992) – National traveling exhibition outlining the history of Native American footwear, with catalogue

Developed programs and exhibitions, managed and trained volunteers. Redesigned interiors of two historic domestic structures for more authentic presentation.Exhibitions:Fashioning the Past (1986-87) – History of fashion 1810 – 1960 Discover the Don (1986) – History of the Don River Valley.

Created exhibitions, trained and supervised docents and summer students. Began as Curatorial Assistant September 1980 to April 1981.Exhibitions created: Child’s Play (1985) – Toys from the collection 1840 – 1960. Sole Survivors (1984) – History of shoes and boots from the collection 1780 - 1980Fishscales & Wooden Lace (1984) – Photographic survey of local architecture 1880 – 1960 The Dining Party (1983) – The History of Eating, 1750 – 1980Decadent Deco (1983) – The North American Art Deco movement 1925 – 1940 Reel Men (1982) – History of North Vancouver fire fightingBridging the Span (1981) – Photographic survey of the building of the Lions Gate Bridge.

Summer employment as a costumed guide working in various parts of the village (primarily main house, store, printing shop.) As well as tour guide off season for school groups