Fashionable Folks Hairstyles versus Hairstyles 1840-1900

If you go to Amazon.com (or my website) you'll see two titles by me on the same subject. 

This is the old edition.  I'm going to retire this title on July 1st.  It's all black and white.

This is the new edition with all color layouts, new information and about fifty percent more pictures--of men, women and children.There is even a short section on unusual hair.















I've noticed that there have been several orders for the older version. Since I don't want my customers to get confused about which edition they are ordering, I'm discontinuing the black and white version. Color printing makes these nineteenth century photos look so much better than those in gray scale.

This book inspired my lecture Hairsteria: Ancestral Photos and Their Celebrity Look-alikes.  I love the sound of laughter from the audience when I show off these images.  It can be combined with my lecture on hats for Hairsteria and Mad as a Hatter. 

Hairstyles Has A New Look

If you liked my book, Fashionable Folks: Hairstyles, you're going to LOVE the new one simply called Hairstyles 1840-1900.  It's updated and revised and best of all in COLOR.  I've spent the last few years collecting new pictures and information to feature.  Big pages, big pictures and more great hairstyles.  This time I've included more men (and their hairy facial hair foibles), children and a few very unusual looks. 

It will be available at in my booth at NGS so stop by and browse.  The conference price is $20.00 (regular price $25.00)

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Celebrity Hairstyles: Nothing New Except a New Lecture

I have a new lecture based on the Fashionable Folks book. It's a humorous look at celebrity hairstyles of today and their historical/hysterical look-a-likes. It's a hoot. Even my teenage daughter thinks it's funny. It's a perfect after lunch/dinner treat. I'll be presenting it for the first time at the Annual Dinner for the Italian Genealogical Society of America on November 15. Hope you can join us.