Heritage Trades School
Spend the weekend immersed in history and take a bit of 19th century life and learning with you when you go!
Kolache Workshop: Create-Connect (SOLD OUT)
Discover this treat of Czech heritage! Students of the class learn to make the kolache dough and filling to create the perfect sweet treat.
19th-Century Sweet Treats: Create-Connect Workshop
Treat yourself and your loved ones to delicious, historical sweets! Learn how to make treats on the woodstove and churn your own ice cream!
Yarn Dying: Create-Connect Workshop
Experience the beauty of plants by using them to create colorful, vibrant dyes! Participants will learn the basics of dyeing (including some chemistry), get to use natural dyes, and will get to dye a skein of yarn to take home with them.
Kolache Workshop: Create-Connect (SOLD OUT)
Discover this treat of Czech heritage! Students of the class learn to make the kolache dough and filling to create the perfect sweet treat.
Family Blacksmithing: Create-Connect Workshop
This class will allow a parent/grandparent to work with a child as they learn historic blacksmithing techniques in a historic setting.
Beer and Wood-fired Oven Pretzels: Create-Connect Workshop
Many German immigrants settled in Wisconsin bringing their love of beer with them. Learn about the historical role of beer and discover how to make a pale ale using local ingredients sourced from Briess Malting in Manitowoc with the Manty Malters Homebrew Club.
You’ll also make a savory treat - oven pretzels. While the pretzels are baking, the mustards can be made - and beer samples can be shared.
Family Baseball: Create-Connect Workshop
Learn how to make a hand-made leather baseball. An adult and child will work together to cut out, stitch, and craft their own leather baseball to use for play.
Items for the Home Blacksmith Workshop: Create-Connect Workshop
Students will have the opportunity to make one of the following outdoor projects to enjoy: lantern/plant hooks, or fire pit poker. Small class size guarantees lots of one-on-one instruction and lots of time at the forge!
Heritage Maker's Market
Join historic artisans for a celebration of Wisconsin’s rich folk life traditions! Experience the sights, smells, music, and craftsmanship in this juried event featuring 19th Century artisans selling their wares and opportunities for hands-on creations.
Blacksmithing Basics: Create-Connect Workshop
The class is designed to give someone with little or no metal working skills as a hands-on, fun “be a blacksmith for a day” experience. Explore the basics of forge work in a blacksmith shop while making a decorative “S” hook to hang in your home
Teen Blacksmiths: Create-Connect Workshop
This class will invite teens to learn historic blacksmithing techniques in a historic setting. Everyone will get to make several small, hands-on projects, such as small dinner triangles and hooks.
Females at the Forge: Create-Connect Workshop
Join us in the forge to learn how fire, metal and a hammer come together to create a decorative piece! Our experienced female blacksmith will teach you a few tricks of the trade in this special WOMEN ONLY edition of our popular introductory blacksmith class. Topics covered will include forge safety, tools, and fire building, and you will have an opportunity to work on a first project. No experience necessary!
Family Blacksmithing: Create-Connect Workshop
This class will allow a parent/grandparent to work with a child as they learn historic blacksmithing techniques in a historic setting.
Items for the Home Blacksmith Workshop: Create-Connect Workshop
Students will have the opportunity to make one of the following outdoor projects to enjoy: lantern/plant hooks, or fire pit poker. Small class size guarantees lots of one-on-one instruction and lots of time at the forge!
Blacksmithing Basics: Create-Connect Workshop
The class is designed to give someone with little or no metal working skills as a hands-on, fun “be a blacksmith for a day” experience. Explore the basics of forge work in a blacksmith shop while making a decorative “S” hook to hang in your home
Family Blacksmithing: Create-Connect Workshop
This class will allow a parent/grandparent to work with a child as they learn historic blacksmithing techniques in a historic setting.
Holiday Blacksmithing: Create-Connect Workshop
Students will have the opportunity to make at least 2 candy canes in the blacksmith shop
19th Century Mittens with a 21st Century Twist: Create-Connect Workshop
Hand work a lovely pair of mittens like it is the 1890s. Explore hand sewing and needle work as we piece together a wonderful pair of mittens made from upcycled materials.
Wool Spinning: Create-Connect Workshop
Learn the basics of spinning wool, a timeless skill that Wisconsinites have been doing for generations! Participants will get to feel the differences between different breeds of wool, hone their skills using a drop spindle, and take home yarn that they’ve spun themselves.
Victorian Decorative Boxes: Create-Connect Workshop
The silk ribbon embroidery workshop will introduce you to several stitches popular in the 1800's and used in traditional embroidery.
Valentine's Day Blacksmith Hearts: Create-Connect Workshop (Sold Out!)
This Valentine’s Day, let the sparks fly with our themed blacksmithing workshop - built for two! In this class, we will cover some of the basics of forging steel and move on to making hearts that you can share with your special valentine.
Mending 101: Create-Connect Workshop
Waste not, want not! Join in this thrifty person’s guide to repairing your clothes and other popular items. Bring an item to mend and give it new life.
Silk Ribbon Embroidery: Create-Connect Workshop
The silk ribbon embroidery workshop will introduce you to several stitches popular in the 1800's and used in traditional embroidery.
Create Connect: Coffee and Doughnuts Workshop
Can you imagine a better combo than coffee and doughnuts?
Learn how to roast your own coffee and fry your own doughnuts the 19th century way! Using historical techniques and ingredients, guests will get to make and eat their own brunch-time treats.
Create-Connect: All About Cheese
Join veteran cheese maker Mark Stecker to find out how simple it is to make cheese, what makes for a good cheese, and sample several simple styles of cheese.
Create-Connect: Blacksmithing Basics
The class is designed to give someone with little or no metal working skills as a hands-on, fun “be a blacksmith for a day” experience. Explore the basics of forge work in a blacksmith shop while making a decorative “S” hook to hang in your home
Create-Connect: Wood-fired Oven Pretzels with Homemade Mustard
Guests will make pretzels and bake them. While the pretzels are baking, the mustards can be made.
Create-Connect: Basics of Hand Sewing
Learn the art of hand sewing! Make this basic 19th century style sewing kit called a “housewife.” The housewife uses a variety of basic stitches including the running stitch, whip stitch, and running backstitch.
Babbitt Bearing Pouring Workshop
Vintage machinery requires care and maintenance to keep them running. Mid-Lakes Rustic Iron Club volunteers lead this workshop at the Krueger Sawmill to pour new bearings in the planer there. Participants will learn the basics of repouring babbitt – a process that can be applied to their own vintage machinery.
Sunbonnet Making with Marna Davis
Join dressmaker and historian Marna Davis for a workshop in historical bonnets. How exactly do you know when a sunbonnet is from? Marna walks participants through the differences that set sunbonnets apart from one another and their place on the timeline. Make and take your own bonnet.
All supplies and equipment are provided. Snacks and a sandwich lunch are provided. Participants should plan to bring their own beverages, be prepared for the weather, and bring whatever sewing supplies they prefer to use instead or in addition of what is being provided.
Advanced registration is required by March 10th. Class sizes are limited. The cost for this class is $100.
This event is made possible with support from the Toll House Bed and Breakfast of Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Blacksmithing with Teens
This class will allow a teen to learn historic blacksmithing techniques in a historic setting. Everyone will get to make several small, hands-on projects, such as small dinner triangles, hooks, or decorative snake.
Family Blacksmithing
This class will allow a parent/grandparent to work with a child as they learn historic blacksmithing techniques in a historic setting.
Blacksmithing: Dinner Triangle
The class is designed to give someone with little or no metal working skills as a hands-on, fun “be a blacksmith for a day” experience. Explore the basics of forge work in a blacksmith shop while making a dinner triangle to take home.
Blacksmithing: Bottle Opener
The class is designed to give someone with little or no metal working skills as a hands-on, fun “be a blacksmith for a day” experience. Explore the basics of forge work in a blacksmith shop while making a dinner triangle to take home.
In the Print Shop
Get up close and hands-on with the big printing machinery in the Print Shop! Choose from several historic designs and then print a set of note cards. Projects will be created using historic moveable type and printed on 19th century hand-powered proof and jobbing presses.
Painting Pinecrest
Let the museum collection and historic structures of Pinecrest Village kindle your creativity as you paint your own picture inspired by local history. Paint, canvas, and brushes, along with step-by-step instructions will be provided.
Family Blacksmithing
This class will allow a parent/grandparent to work with a child as they learn historic blacksmithing techniques in a historic setting.
In the Print Shop
Get up close and hands-on with the big printing machinery in the Print Shop! Choose from several historic designs and then print a set of note cards. Projects will be created using historic moveable type and printed on 19th century hand-powered proof and jobbing presses.
In the Print Shop
Get up close and hands-on with the big printing machinery in the Print Shop! Choose from several historic designs and then print a set of note cards. Projects will be created using historic moveable type and printed on 19th century hand-powered proof and jobbing presses.
Advanced Blacksmithing
Take the next step in your blacksmithing training and build on the skills learned in our beginner class. Participants will make a project to take home. Small class size guarantees lots of one-on-one instruction and lots of time at the forge!
Family Blacksmithing Workshop
This class will allow a parent/grandparent to work with a child as they learn historic blacksmithing techniques in a historic setting.
Metal Christmas Ornaments
Whether it's to create your own keepsake or make presents for friends and family, this is a great opportunity to learn simple metalworking techniques in copper, tin, and brass. You'll have the opportunity to create 2-3 attractive ornaments.
Fee: $5.00 for MCHS Member. $10 for non-member. Advanced registration is required. Ages 6+. Adult must accompany children under age 16.
Family Blacksmithing Workshop
This class will allow a parent/grandparent to work with a child as they learn historic blacksmithing techniques in a historic setting. Everyone will get to make several small, hands-on projects, such as small dinner triangles and hooks, while learning about proper safety in a workshop environment.
All costs of materials are included in the cost of the class. Dress for working in a shop and for the weather (shop is heated by a wood-burning stove only). Bring eye protection and a water bottle.
Fee: $35.00 for MCHS Member pair. $50 for non-member pair. A pair is defined as one adult and one child (age 12 to 17). Advanced registration is required.
Advanced Blacksmithing
Take the next step in your blacksmithing training and build on the skills learned in our beginner class. Participants will make a project to take home. Small class size guarantees lots of one-on-one instruction and lots of time at the forge!
All costs of materials are included in the cost of the class. Dress for working in a shop and for the weather (shop is heated by a wood-burning stove only). Bring eye protection and a water bottle.
Fee: $25.00 for MCHS Member. $30 for non-member. Advanced registration required. Age 16 and older.
Beginning Blacksmithing: Boot Scraper
The class is designed to give someone with little or no metal working skills as a hands-on, fun “be a blacksmith for a day” experience. Explore the basics of forge work in a blacksmith shop while making a boot scraper to take home.
Basics of Hand-Sewing
Learn the basics of hand sewing. You will learn basic hand stitching skills such as: sewing straight seams, simple hems, sewing on buttons, and how to make the most of using a thimble.
Fee: $10.00 for MCHS Member. $15 for non-member. Advanced registration required. Age 12 and older.
Cheesemaking
During this hands-on cheesemaking workshop, you will learn about the cheesemaking process and how to make mozzarella. You’ll have the chance to stretch mozzarella and sample various cheeses.
Family Woodworking
Woodworking can be fun for everyone! Use real woodworking tools such as hammers, hand drills, hand saw and others to make your own wooden project with the assistance of our instructors. Together, we will learn to safely use a variety of woodworking tools and make our own wood creations.
Fee: $35.00 for MCHS Member pair. $50 for non-member pair. A pair is defined as one adult and one child (age 7 to 17). Advanced registration is required.