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A June Bride

By Bridal Historian Carol Houde

Exhibit opens:

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Opening reception:

Friday, June 4, 5:30 - 7:30

Springfield Museum in the Kathleen Jensen Gallery
Located at 590 Main Street, Springfield

The City of Springfield continues their celebration of 125 years of incorporation with an exciting display of wedding dresses at the Springfield Museum. The exhibit, entitled "A June Bride," will run from June 1 to June 26.

On display at the museum for the first time, the dresses are the collection of bridal historian Carol Houde, and date from the 1880s to 1993. Most of the 21 dresses on display are from brides connected with the Springfield/Eugene area specifically, and Oregon generally.

The brides have given their beautiful dresses and shared their photographs and stories with Carol Houde, who is honored to be the guardian of both the dresses and the brides' precious memories. Houde's collection started with her grandmother's wedding dress of 1903. She now has four generation of her family's wedding dresses.

Houde gives wedding dress shows with historical background as fundraisers for churches, women's clubs and the OSU Extension Service.

Houde's book "The Pleasure of Your Company," which she co-wrote with Faye Brabham, will be on sale at the reception Friday, June 4. Proceeds will go to the Springfield Museum.

The Museum is located at 590 Main Street, in Springfield, and is open from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Tuesday - Friday, and from 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm Saturdays. Contact 541-726-2300 for more information.

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