This site is
dedicated to
the memory of Alvina Sellers. Alvina
was known throughout Iowa and beyond
for her vast collection of hats and equally amazing collection of humorous
stories to go along.
New Video by Daughter of Iowa
Hat Lady! Dr. Sandra
Sellers Hanson has created this video discussing the
Iowa Hat Lady Millinery Shop in Clarion's Heartland
Museum.
Posted July 30th 2008
Wedding Dress Style Show,
Summer 2008
The show is more than a visual history lesson, it
is also reflective of the late Alvina Sellers, the Hat
Lady of Iowa, and the optimistic love of life she
embodied. The style show will not only feature
Sellers’ original 1937 wedding gown, which she wore
for both her 50th and 60th wedding anniversaries,
but also the gowns of others and Alvina’s Hat Parlor
as well. More...
Heartland Museum in Clarion
Iowa. Alvina's Hat
Parlor is just one part of Heartland Museum, located in
Clarion, Iowa.More...
Style Show featuring
Alvina's Clothes
August, 2006
Video of Alvina Order a video of Alvina giving
a program at the Winnebago Grand
National Rally in Forest city, Iowa.More...
Also opening
that day was the
Victorian street
which includes a
millinery shop,
jail, bank,
barber shop and
hotel finished
in the Victorian
style. The
Heartland Museum
in Clarion, Iowa
opened in 2001
and also
includes a
collection of
antique
machinery and
toy equipment.
This photo
was used on
the cover of the
video of one of Alvina's shows.
Alvina Sellers passed away
Sunday June 1st 2003 at the age of 87.
More...
