May Day Filming at Hinkletown for Video Documentary

View Scenes from May Day Filming on Location at Hinkletown May 17, 2008

Greetings parents and students who are reenacting May Day at Hickory Ridge School

Filming at Hinkletown: Saturday, May 17, 2008 - "Union Horse Company,"
"Jesse James Camp," "Jesse James Chase,"
"May Day at Hickory Ridge," "Johnny O'Rourke & Overland Trail."

This is the period clothing of school children we want to recreate.

Between 1916 and 1940, many of the clothing styles for children attending school at Hickory Ridge remained fairly static. The exception is noted with girls styles of clothing and hair during the 1920s and early 30's. Boys attire was mostly denim bib overalls, with a white or light colored shirt.

Girls dresses were often hand made, sometimes a simple skirt with straps over the shoulder as in the photo at left.

Select a clothing style for children reenacting the May Day story at Hickory Ridge School

Shoes: Here's a photograph from Green Valley School, just to the east of Hinkletown, that shows the shoes that children wore during the era we will be reenacting. Brown or black leather or suede shoes or boots for boys or girls, tied, or strap over the ankle for girls, were popular at the time.

These Green Valley school children are wearing several clothing styles that can be recreated today without much difficulty. Boys are wearing mostly denim bib overalls. Girls in dresses or skirts that can range from slightly above the knee to below the knee. Most of the boys wore long sleeve shirts year-round.

Hickory Ridge School Class at Hinkletown, 1937. Note the boys are in long sleeves and the girls in short sleeves.

Students at Kinross School 1935 - The above styles are acceptable.

STAY TUNED TO THESE PAGES FOR UPDATES ON THE FILMING ON MAY 17, 2008

8:00 AM - Noon: Union Horse Company and Jesses James Scenes - Hinkletown

12:30 - 2:30 May Day at Hickory Ridge School - Hinkletown

Here's a special treat: Hickory Ridge School at Hinkletown, July 4, 1907, Nellie Kernan, teacher. The new school, built in 1906, was acclaimed as the best country schoolhouse in Iowa County. This was the third schoolhouse built at Hinkletown. The first was a log cabin, measuring 16' X 18', built in July 1849, one of the first schools in the county.

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