James Anderson’s Blacksmith Shop in Colonial Williamsburg is a world of activity. With forges fired up, hammers hit away at metal, hand-held files grind down fine detail work and sunlight seeps ...
I hope you did not miss the Colonial Trade Fair during the Virginia Highlands Festival. It was an encampment of tents on Dunn’s Meadow, staffed by re-enactors selling wares that were typical of the ...
Fourth graders at Manorhaven Elementary School brought their studies of New Netherlands to life on Feb. 13 at the Colonial Fair. Each student studied a colonial trade—blacksmiths, bakers, milliners, ...
Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Some say this country evolved on the backs of blacksmiths who supplied and repaired tools and ...
The sound of tools hitting metal echoed across the grounds of the Carroll County Farm Museum, the scent of fire hung in the misty air. Despite rain, chilly temperatures and muddy conditions, many ...
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MARSHFIELD — On the outskirts of the Marshfield Fairgrounds sits a small, one-room barn made of unfinished wood. Inside, it's sweltering hot and the walls are lined with Colonial-era tools and ...
Tools of the trade: a village blacksmith operates his forge at Wormsloe State Historic Site, reenacting one of many handcrafts and skills necessary to make the historic home a successful plantation.