Wedding dress collection

Landis Valley’s Visitor Center Gallery houses theme-based exhibits where we showcase the best items in our collection, along with related objects on loan from other institutions and private collections.  All tell part of the story of the Pennsylvania Germans or of life in this part of Pennsylvania and America from the mid-1700’s to the mid-1900’s.

Want a glimpse into wedding fashion from this geographic region back into the early 1800’s?  You may be amazed and surprised at what you see.  It’s all part of the fascinating story of south-central PA and the German community that moved here during and after revolutionary times.

Click on the graphic below, and enjoy this glimpse into fashion of the past.