Workshops
Learn the skills that built a nation and were integral to everyday life on a colonial farm. Step into the past with hands-on history experiences and try a new skill or expand your knowledge on traditional trades and crafts.
Reservations are required for all workshops. Become a Farmstead member today for discounted rates.
The Farmstead is a proud Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026 Participant! Learn more about the movement to showcase the importance of the handmade and celebrate the diversity of craft that defines America, both past and present.
Forging the Revolution: Blacksmithing
Explore the vital role of blacksmiths in the ‘everyday revolution’ moving beyond the battlefield to the essential tools and hardware that kept colonial farms and households running during the conflict. Participants will step up to the forge and gain hands-on experience and a final take home project under the instruction of the Farmstead’s experienced blacksmiths.
Registration closes November 13.
Limit 6 students
Participants must be at least 16 years old.
$55 members, $75 non members
