Cost: $125/members, $150/non-members Learn the theory and practical operation of a wood-fired steam power plant in this in-depth two-day course. Instructor Joe Michaels, retired Senior Mechanical Engineer at NY Power Authority’s Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Project, designed and helped to build the Museum’s wood-fired steam power plant. The class will begin with an overview of boiler […]
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Cost: $55/members, $70/non-members This workshop is limited to eight participants and is intended for ages 15 and up. Participants will hone their baking and wood-stove cooking skills and develop their “biscuit hands” while preparing a mouth-watering assortment of quick breads. This hands-on workshop uses ingredients and techniques common in the early 20th century, recipes from […]
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The spotlight of this event will be on the importance of trees and forests. See how logs are processed into finished products using the mill’s water powered machinery. A variety of exhibitors will be providing demonstrations and wood-themed local products for sale. Helen’s Little Kitchen will be on site all day, as well. Admission will […] |
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Cost: $100/members; $125/non-members Description of Course: Each student will have a chance to learn the basics of blacksmithing including how to operate a coal powered forge, how to use various tools from a blacksmith’s tool kit, how to forge steel to a taper, how to bend steel 90 degrees, how to perform decorative twists, and […] |
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Cost: $55/members, $70/non-members Children ages 7 and above, accompanied by an adult participant, will prepare a farmhouse lunch on the Hanford House kitchen’s Royal Bride cookstove in this hands-on workshop. When all is ready they will enjoy the meal they have prepared in the house’s dining room. The menu, drawn from recipes in cookbooks […] |
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