Live Zoom Program
Interpreter Discussion: Blacksmithing

Thursday, September 19, 2024 • 7:00pm

Online via Zoom. Free with suggested donation. Registration required, visit FarmersMuseum.org.

COOPERSTOWN, NY — Get to know The Farmers’ Museum’s master blacksmith interpreters during a live Zoom discussion on Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 7:00pm. Blacksmiths Lucas Novko and John Davidson will discuss their craft, share their experiences and expertise, and answer your questions. The program is free and registration is required. Visit FarmersMuseum.org.

The discussion will also offer a preview of The Farmers’ Museum’s upcoming Blacksmithing Weekend on September 28-29, which features demonstrations of traditional tool and hardware making plus related hands-on activities throughout the museum both days. Blacksmiths working on a number of forges will show the versatility of the blacksmith’s craft. Learn tips and secrets of the trade from knowledgeable staff and visiting blacksmiths.

About The Farmers’ Museum

As one of the oldest rural life museums in the country, The Farmers’ Museum in Cooperstown, New York, provides visitors with a unique opportunity to experience 19th-century rural and village life first-hand through authentic demonstrations and interpretative exhibits. The museum, founded in 1943, comprises a Colonial Revival stone barn listed on the National Register for Historic Places, a recreated historic village circa 1845, the Empire State Carousel, and a working farmstead. Through its 19th-century village and farm, the museum preserves important examples of upstate New York architecture, early agricultural tools and equipment, and heritage livestock. The Farmers’ Museum’s outstanding collection of more than 23,000 items encompasses significant historic objects ranging from butter molds to carriages, and hand planes to plows. The museum also presents a broad range of interactive educational programs for school groups, families, and adults that explore and preserve the rich agricultural history of the region. FarmersMuseum.org