Indian Creek Historical Fashions

Living History Programs

Living History Programs in Nebraska and the Midwest

Step beyond the textbook and into the lives of the people who came before us.

Indian Creek Historical Fashions brings 19th-century American history to life through historical storytelling, period clothing, artifacts, demonstrations, and hands-on experiences for museums, libraries, historical societies, historic sites, parks, schools, festivals, and community organizations throughout Nebraska and the Midwest.

Every piece of history was once someone's life.

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Historical Storytelling That Connects Past and Present

Rayma Volkmer is a historical storyteller and third-person historical interpreter.

Rather than portraying a fictional character, she uses documented stories, historical context, period clothing, artifacts, and material culture to create a bridge between the present and the past.

Her goal is to make history feel real, relatable, and human while remaining grounded in the people and events that actually shaped it.


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Women, Rights & Reform

Discover the women who challenged laws, customs, and expectations that governed their lives.

Victorian Life, Fashion & Social Customs

Explore the clothing, etiquette, courtship, and everyday customs that shaped Victorian society.

Women of the Civil War

Meet the soldiers, spies, nurses, scouts, and other women whose experiences changed the way we understand the Civil War.

Frontier & Great Plains History

Discover the realities of homesteading, prairie survival, western settlement, and family life on the Plains.

Hands-On History

Experience historic skills, games, sewing, natural dyeing, cooking, demonstrations, and workshops.

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Meet Rayma Volkmer

For more than 20 years, Rayma Volkmer has brought history to audiences through carefully researched living history programs, historical clothing, artifacts, demonstrations, and audience participation.

Her programs are designed to do more than inform.

They are designed to leave audiences curious enough to keep searching for more.

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Bring History to Your Audience

Programs are available for museums, libraries, historical societies, historic sites, parks, schools, festivals, community organizations, senior groups, and special events throughout Nebraska and the Midwest.

Educational. Engaging. Memorable.

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Humanities Nebraska 

Rayma Volkmer is considered a subject matter scholar or subject matter expert for projects funded by Humanities Nebraska, offering educational living history programs for schools, libraries, museums, historical societies, and community organizations. Grant funding may be available for qualifying organizations.

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