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    • 01 Apr 2024
    • (PDT)
    • 04 Apr 2024
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    • 5519 Five Mile Drive Tacoma WA, 98407

    New: Heritage Skills Spring Break Camp

    April 1st - 4th, 2024


    5519 Five Mile Drive Tacoma WA, 98407

    Ages 10 - 15yr old. Spend your spring break learning lasting skills! Participants will use hands-on training sessions to learn heritage skills that will enrich their modern lives. Workshops will differ from day to day and will all be taught by skilled instructors. Register for a single day or all four consecutive days. These are intensive 6.5-hour long workshop days, participants should be prepared for both historical instruction and hands-on skills indoors and outdoors.

    Ticket Pricing Information:

    General public: $65 for single day, Members: $58.50

    General public: $260 for all four days, Members: $234

    Pre-Registration Required
    https://www.metroparkstacoma.org/event/heritage-skills-spring-break-camp-full-week/

    fort.nisqually@tacomaparks.com  |  253-404-3970

    • 06 Apr 2024
    • 07 Apr 2024
    • 924 Pinecrest Road Manitowoc, Wi 54220

    Heritage Trade School at the Manitowoc County Historical Society


    Wisconsin


    Saturday April 6th from 9am - 5pm
    Sunday, April 7th from 9am - 2pm

    Website: https://www.manitowoccountyhistory.org/programs/trades-school



    Join one of these weekend workshops to create and take home a project from one of our workshop options. Spend the weekend immersed in history and take a bit of 19th century life and learning with you when you go!

    Supplies and equipment are provided. Snacks and a lunch are provided. Participants should plan to bring their own beverages, and be prepared for the weather.


    Choose from one of the following classes and click on the class title to register


    Blacksmithing: Study with Forged in Fire Champion, Jeremiah Backhaus, of Umbrella Forge to make a quality blade. Workshop fee: $350

    Carpentry: Take up a hand plane and chisel and try your hand at traditional wood working. Malcolme Hathorne guides students through this make and take using historical hand tools and methods. Learn the precision art of woodwork with hand tools. Workshop fee: $195

    19th Century Angling: Sport fishing is not new. Scott Sheets and Ezra Parker guide students though a history lesson in the basics of fishing in the nineteenth century and on to construct their own rod. Workshop fee: $150

    Dressmaking: Join dressmaker, Hannah Harvey, for a dressmaking class. Make up a Civil War era dress tailored to your measurements while learning about historic construction methods, fabric and prints, and hand sewing techniques. Up your game for this season’s reenactments or just for fun! Workshop fee: $195


    Fraktur Calligraphy: Artist, Amy Hathorne sits down with students for a guided journey through this traditional German art form. Workshop fee: $150

    • 07 Jun 2024
    • 10 Jun 2024
    • Hopewell Township, NJ


    2024
    Annual Meeting & Conference
    of the As
    sociation for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums


    Curating Living History:
    Preserving Skills and Intangible Culture

    Rider University in Hopewell Township, New Jersey
    June 7- 10

    Sponsorship and Advertising Form 
    Conference Fellowships Application

    Introduction

    For those who use living history to preserve the work, play, stories, traditions, and lifeways of times past, the ability to transfer knowledge and skills from one generation of practitioners to another is of critical importance.

    How do we ensure that the living, intangible cultural heritage held in our hands is as safely and comprehensively kept as the material culture that supports and reflects it? Can the historical skills of a farmer, miller, butcher or tailor be collected, registered, curated and preserved like the tools and equipment they use?

    During ALHFAM's 2024 annual conference, stakeholders from museums of all kinds are invited to explore the ways that curatorial methods, succession planning, and the development of strategic skill training and transfer systems can help us preserve the intangible cultural heritage that is the heartbeat of living history.

    Conference Format

    The theme will be explored during a two-part conference that will use hands-on training workshops as the inspiration for keynotes, papers and roundtable discussions that will engage all participants in the work of strengthening the standards, best practices and professional skills needed to preserve living history’s invaluable intangible culture.

    Part I: June 7 – 10 will be a 4-day in-person forum based at Rider University in Hopewell Township, New Jersey. It will include presentations on curatorial tools and methods, hands-on workshops, meetings of professional interest groups, and both formal and informal networking opportunities. Half-day and full-day workshops will serve as a means of skill sharing and transfer, as well as opportunities for participants to learn about and contribute to the documentation of workshop content conducted by members of the Conference Committee.

    Part II: September 9 – 10 will be a virtually held symposium with both live and recorded presentations. It will begin with a presentation and evaluation of workshop documentation produced by the Conference Committee and volunteer contributors, followed by theme-related sessions and roundtables. The virtual session will conclude with the debut of the updated ALHFAM Skill & Knowledgebase (A.S.K.) presented by members of Princeton University’s I.T. Department, who are assisting ALHFAM with improvements to the database that will allow for the storage and searching of photographs, videos, an audio library and other digital assets.


    • 17 Jun 2024
    • 18 Jun 2024

    Collections Camp: Textiles
    American Assn. for State and Local History


    In June, AASLH will host a two-day workshop on the care and management of textile collections at the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History in Hartford, CT. Instructor and costume consultant Karen DePauw will lead hands-on exercises in the storage, display, care, preservation, conservation, and identification of textile artifacts, including clothing, domestic items, uniforms, quilts, flags, and more. If your organization has questions about folding versus hanging storage, displaying clothing on mannequins, identifying mystery fiber content, best practices for cleaning textiles, and prolonging the usable life of your textile collections, this is the workshop for you. Register by May 20 for the best pricing: $300 members/$425 nonmembers. 

    Learn more:
    https://learn.aaslh.org/products/workshop-collections-camp-textiles-june-2024


Past events

21 Mar 2024 MOMCC 2024 Spring Conference
05 Mar 2024 Firearm Safety Seminar
03 Mar 2024 Tin Smithing: Candlesticks and Wall Sconces
02 Mar 2024 Tin Smithing: Tin Cup or Mug Class
01 Mar 2024 SEALHFAM and ALHA Regional Conference 2024
02 Feb 2024 Leather Working Class
13 Jan 2024 Heritage Skills Workshop – Butchering/Curing
17 Nov 2023 New England Region Retreat at Shelburne Farms
10 Nov 2023 MOMCC Fall 2023 Virtual Conference
23 Jun 2023 2023 ALHFAM Annual Meeting & Conference
12 Jun 2023 American Historic Trades Summit
22 May 2023 Archaeology at Red Hill
08 Apr 2023 From Page to Pattern: Using 19th Century Diagrams
25 Mar 2023 Heritage Trade School: Late 19th Century Dressmaking
24 Mar 2023 Heritage Trade School: Sunbonnet Making with Marna Davis
04 Mar 2023 Heritage Skills Workshop: Tin Smithing: Create a Cup
04 Mar 2023 Heritage Skills Workshop: Tin Smithing: Cookie Cutters
03 Mar 2023 SEALHFAM Conference
16 Feb 2023 The Cost of Voicing the Past: The Trauma of Historical Interpretation
04 Feb 2023 Heritage Skills Workshop - Leather Working
04 Feb 2023 Virtual Patchwork Pocket Workshop - A Pocketful of Stories
26 Jan 2023 Free Webinar from the Texas Historical Commission
14 Jan 2023 Heritage Skills Workshop – Butchering and Curing
14 Jan 2023 Raising Sheep and Goats: An Introduction
16 Nov 2022 Finding Common Ground Discussion
23 Oct 2022 ABCs of Farm-Based Education
07 Aug 2022 Virtual Live Workshop: "The Three-Pad Collar for Draft Cattle"
23 Jun 2022 2022 Annual Meeting
06 Apr 2022 Wartime Animals in Family Records
23 Mar 2022 Bridging the Centuries: Preserving Local History through a Book Project
09 Mar 2022 Adventures in Silk: Recreating a 1780s Robe a la Circassienee
23 Feb 2022 "What Can Go Wrong Will:" Operating Historic Machines Safely
18 Feb 2022 SEALHFAM 2022 Regional Conference
09 Feb 2022 Knitting for Victory: Handwork 1914
26 Jan 2022 The Cedarbrae Schoolhouse and 19th Century Rural Education in Ontario
12 Jan 2022 Catherine Parr Traill on Enjoying and Surviving a Canadian Winter
15 Dec 2021 Culinary Curiosities: Online Baking Class
11 Nov 2021 MOMCC 2021 Fall Virtual Conference
10 Jun 2021 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting & Conference
29 May 2021 Introduction to Bobbin Lace
17 Apr 2021 Ox Driving
18 Mar 2021 MOMCC 2021 Virtual Spring Conference
17 Mar 2021 Felt Making with the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
10 Mar 2021 Historic Blacksmithing Technique: Steeling Tool Faces with Sean Stoughton
28 Feb 2021 Certified Interpretive Guide (CIG) Course sponsored by the National Association for Interpretation
26 Feb 2021 2021 SEALHFAM Virtual Regional Conference
24 Feb 2021 Rites of Spring: Maple Syrup Production in Early 20th Century Ontario with Jeremy Robson
10 Feb 2021 The Lake Simcoe Ice Harvest with Darryl Wines
27 Jan 2021 (Cancelled) Felt Making with Lindsay Stewart (Canada Agriculture and Food Museum)
13 Jan 2021 Orange Peels with Mya Sangster
12 Dec 2020 Painted Canvas Floor Cloth
02 Dec 2020 The Season's Greetings, with Tom Reitz
21 Nov 2020 Thriving in Changing Times: ALHFAM 2020 Western Region Meeting
18 Nov 2020 A Merry Look at Yuletide Fare, with Carolyn Blackstock
14 Nov 2020 Spoon Making
11 Nov 2020 MOMCC 2020 Virtual Fall Conference
07 Nov 2020 Backpack Basket Weaving
07 Nov 2020 Cider Brewing
04 Nov 2020 Baking with Charles Tod, a Scottish Baker in Canada West, with Amy Scott
24 Oct 2020 Come Dye with Us
20 Oct 2020 Tuesday Tobacco Talks
03 Oct 2020 Making Paint & Paintbrushes
03 Oct 2020 Beginner Basket Weaving
03 Oct 2020 Anatomy of an Antique Barn
19 Sep 2020 Introduction to Blacksmithing
12 Sep 2020 Anatomy of an Antique House
04 Sep 2020 The Dressmakers (Virtual) Apprentice
08 Aug 2020 19th Century Cooking Techniques
08 Aug 2020 Woodworking for Kids
11 Jul 2020 Intermediate Woodworking: How to Cut Dovetails and Make a Box
22 Jun 2020 VISION: A 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting & Conference
13 Jun 2020 19th Century Cooking Techniques
13 Jun 2020 Introduction to Small Scale Hay Making
16 May 2020 Wild Edibles
16 May 2020 Handcut Dovetails
09 May 2020 Learn the Art of Making Rigging Blocks
03 May 2020 Woodworking: Parent & Child (Ages 7-10)
03 May 2020 Introduction to Cheesemaking
03 May 2020 Piecing and Quilting
03 May 2020 Penny Rugs: Wool on Wool Applique
03 May 2020 Introduction to Broom-Making
03 May 2020 Woodworking: Parent & Child (Ages 4-6)
02 May 2020 Introduction to Raising Chickens
02 May 2020 Portable Workbench
02 May 2020 Farmhouse Breakfast
02 May 2020 Basic Blacksmithing
02 May 2020 Introduction to Basketmaking
02 May 2020 Woodworking for Beginners
02 May 2020 Standing Wool Rugs
25 Apr 2020 Flavors from the Hearth Cooking Workshops: Traditional Bake Day
19 Apr 2020 Paper Flowers (PA)
11 Apr 2020 Flavors from the Hearth Cooking Workshops: Celebrating Springtime
05 Apr 2020 Alternative Photography with Cyanotypes/Sun Prints, Lumen Prints, Pinhole Cameras and Anthotypes
04 Apr 2020 Introduction to Hand Tools: Identification, Care, and Use
29 Mar 2020 Beginner Blacksmithing (PA)
28 Mar 2020 Flavors from the Hearth Cooking Workshops: New England Fare
28 Mar 2020 2020 Mid-Atlantic Conference
26 Mar 2020 Beekeeping 101
26 Mar 2020 ONLINE / EXARC: Documentation Strategies in (Archaeological) Open-Air Museums
21 Mar 2020 Hearth Cooking Workshop
21 Mar 2020 Tinsmithing
18 Mar 2020 MOMCC 2021 Spring Conference
15 Mar 2020 Beginner Spinning (PA)
14 Mar 2020 Flavors from the Hearth Cooking Workshops: A St. Patrick's Day Meal
14 Mar 2020 Introduction to Woodworking
14 Mar 2020 Introduction to Maple Sugaring
12 Mar 2020 MOMCC 2020 Spring Conference
29 Feb 2020 Flavors from the Hearth Cooking Workshops: A Hearty Winter Dinner
22 Feb 2020 Basketry
21 Feb 2020 SEALHFAM 2020 Regional Conference
15 Feb 2020 Flavors from the Hearth Cooking Workshops: Valentine's Day
07 Nov 2019 MOMCC 2019 Fall Conference
16 Oct 2019 Western Region Conference 2019
07 Sep 2019 Plowing Workshop for ALHFAM Members
08 Jun 2019 2019 Annual Meeting
08 Mar 2019 CANCELED: New England Regional Conference 2019
07 Mar 2019 MOMCC 2019 Spring Conference
22 Feb 2019 Southeast Regional ALHFAM Conference 2019
24 Jan 2019 Mountain Plains Skills and Trades Exposition 2019
08 Nov 2018 Fall 2018 MOMCC Conference (Midwest Region)
01 Nov 2018 Western Regional Conference 2018
26 Oct 2018 Mid-Atlantic Skills Workshop and Regional Meeting 2018
13 Oct 2018 Fowl Butchering 101 Workshop at Sauder Village
01 Jun 2018 2018 Annual Conference
13 Apr 2018 New England Regional Conference 2018
09 Apr 2018 ALHFAM Dairy Workshop
23 Mar 2018 First Person Interpreters Retreat 2018
11 Mar 2018 ABCs of Farm-Based Education
08 Mar 2018 MOMCC Spring Conference 2018
02 Mar 2018 Southeast Regional Conference 2018: CANCELLED
10 Nov 2017 MOMCC Fall Conference 2017
13 Oct 2017 Atlantic Canada Regional Meeting: Learning Centre: Space for Education and Community
26 Sep 2017 Western Regional Conference
21 Sep 2017 2017 Mountain-Plains Regional Conference
09 Jun 2017 2017 Annual Conference -- Breaking Through Barriers: Living History in Modern Times
03 Apr 2017 ALHFAM Dairy Workshop
31 Mar 2017 2017 SEALHFAM Conference-Registration Deadline Extended to March 20!
09 Mar 2017 MOMCC Regional Conference: Coping With Success
03 Nov 2016 MOMCC/Midwest & Mountain-Plains ALHFAM Conference Program and Registration materials now available
21 Sep 2016 2016 Western Region Conference
09 Sep 2016 2016 Canada - Atlantic Region
27 Aug 2016 2016 Western Canada Regional Conference - Registration Open!
12 Jun 2016 2016 Annual Meeting & Conference
01 Apr 2016 Mid-Atlantic 2016 Regional Meeting
01 Apr 2016 2016 FPIPN Retreat
24 Mar 2016 Central Canada Regional Conference - CANCELED
11 Mar 2016 2016 Southeast Regional Meeting
10 Mar 2016 2016 MOMCC Spring Conference
05 Nov 2015 2015 MOMCC/Midwest Region Fall Conference
23 Sep 2015 2015 Western Region Conference
19 Jun 2015 2015 Annual Meeting & Conference
24 Apr 2015 ALHFAM Farmers School - Blade Sheep Shearing
20 Mar 2015 2015 Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference
12 Mar 2015 MOMCC/Midwest Spring Conference
20 Feb 2015 2015 Southeast Regional Conference
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