Adult Enrichment Classes
We offer a bevy of adult enrichment classes that give you an opportunity to learn new skills, gain new ideas and just have fun.
Adult enrichment class information for 2025 will be released in the coming months, so please stay tuned! The best way to get informed about upcoming classes/events is to sign up for our eNewsletter.
Blacksmithing
Taste of Blacksmithing
8:30 AM to 12:30 PM
In “A Taste of Blacksmithing,” you will learn how to start a coal forge, heat steel to a forging temperature and the basics of hammer control. Various tools and techniques will be introduced along the way (including forge welding). The typical participant will go home with a couple hooks, nails and forge-welded chain link or two. All materials included.
Proper attire required: Safety glasses (we have some available), long pants and closed toed shoes. Please avoid synthetic fibers.
2025 Dates Coming Soon!
Open Forge
12:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Looking for a forge where you can practice your blacksmithing? You’ve come to the right place. Join us for our “Open Forge” to work on any of your own projects! If you need it, help will be available from our experienced blacksmiths. Our afternoon “Open Forge” is a place to practice your smith skills. The format of this session is not instructional. Those looking for a blacksmithing class should see the above event listing for “A Taste of Blacksmithing.” We hope to see you in the forge!
“Open Forge” Prerequisite: Past attendance at one of our “A Taste of Blacksmithing” sessions.
Class Costs
Taste of Blacksmithing (Non-Museum Members): $80 per class
Taste of Blacksmithing (Museum Members): $70 per class
Open Forge (Non-Museum Members):
$25 per person
Open Forge (Museum Members):
$20 per person
Brownington Beekeepers
Our learning apiary got off the ground with funding from New England Grassroots Environmental Fund and the Vermont Community Foundation. It features four beehives located behind the Alexander Twilight House that are maintained by the Brownington Beekeepers. The Beekeepers are active all year, maintaining our hives and educating beekeepers throughout our region with monthly meetings. Join their email list to learn more and take part.
About Our Adult Enrichment Classes
Here at the Old Stone House Museum & Historic Village, we work hard to offer expertly-led hands-on educational experiences to our community. Whether you take part in a blacksmithing or rug braiding course or participate in timber framing or apple grafting workshops, you are a member of a special community.
Please join us in learning about history in a unique way while also gaining real heritage skills. Then consider making a donation to support our adult enrichment workshops.
Your support is both needed and profoundly appreciated and we thank you in advance.