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Who speaks for a Calico Ball?

Posted on February 11, 2022 by SCblogger

What is a Calico Ball you ask? I did too when I came across this in a May 1883 local newspaper. Turns out, a Calico Ball (alternately referred to as a Calico Dance or Party) stems from an 1855 New … Continue reading →

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