With over 25 years in the museum field, and a wide array of seemingly contradictory academic degrees, Anne (AKA Vesta) has studied fashion history, costume design, American political history, historic architecture, museum collections management, and the art of teaching through artifacts and archives.

Choosing as her muse the goddess of home and hearth, Anne is fascinated with domestic history. She loves to travel to historic house museums and living history sites. Every home, or artifact, or item of clothing leaves behind hints and clues to the past lives of our world and culture. Come visit Vesta’s Column as she uses these clues to paint a rich and complex picture of life in the past and how it can inspire us in the present. Check back often for design ideas, fun places to visit, and ways to incorporate history into your home and daily life and entertainment.