Historic Trades Day

Name: Historic Trades Day
Start: 2019-10-06T13:00:00+00:00
End: 2019-10-06T16:00:00+00:00

October 6, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Our blacksmiths, joyners, and spinners will all be busy this day. Stop in to learn about smithing, woodworking, and spinning in the colonial era.

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Date:: October 6, 2019
Time:: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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