This is an introductory class geared toward people who are interested in beginning to learn about the art of blacksmithing. Participants will learn how to build and maintain a fire in the forge, heat metal, and practice hammer control while using the traditional tools and methods of a blacksmith. Each participant will build and take […]
Join us on opening day for a sheep shearing demo from 11:00am-1:00pm in the Sweet Marble Barn. Included with museum admission.
Enjoy a full pancake breakfast along with contemporary and historic maple sugaring demonstrations, activities for the kids, and much more. Sundays: March 12, 19, 26, and April 2 Breakfast: 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.Activities: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.Shops: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Pricing:Adults/Teens (ages 13+): $15 / $14 membersKids (ages 6-12): $10 / […]
Spend your day in the kitchen of the Lippitt Farm House learning how to bake traditional breads, cakes, and treats! Fire and bake in the brick bake oven, as well as a bake kettle, or Dutch oven. Share your delicious goods at the end of the session or take them home to impress your family! […]
How does a broom become a broom? Learn this and more as you transform a wooden handle, broom corn straw, and wind into a beautiful and functional handmade broom. Take home your own creation to clean house or give away as a gift. Class Fee: Members $85. Non-members $95. All materials included. Requires advance registration, […]
Delight your family and friends by sending them a unique handmade greeting card! Choose from our collection of type, ornaments, and illustrations to create your own text and design, learn how to set it by hand and lock it in a chase before taking it to our 1862 Liberty Press to print. Class Fee: Members […]
Jump-start your garden with this ancient technique that can beat the late winter cold. You will first construct your own 2ft x 3ft frame to take home, then learn how to set it up by working on the hot frame in one of our historic gardens. We will even send you home with a hand-picked […]
