Create-Connect Workshop Series
Want to know more about something you saw at the Manitowoc County Historical Society - either with our archives at our McAllister House Welcome Center or in the historic structures of our Pinecrest Village? Are you interested in learning a new skill, or just want to have fun with friends or family? Sign up for one of our Create-Connect Workshops!
You will work in small groups to learn more about a specific skill or trade, from blacksmithing to tablesetting. And with a small class size, you are guaranteed lots of individualized instruction and plenty of opportunity to participate.
Refund and Cancellation Policies: If a class runs as scheduled, no refund will be given in your absence. Cancellations may be made due to inclement weather, or if too few people have registered for the class. If this occurs, you will receive a full refund.
Create - Connect Series Schedule
Click on a workshop below to learn more and register.
Spend the weekend immersed in history and take a bit of 19th century life and learning with you when you go!
Guests will make pretzels and bake them. While the pretzels are baking, the mustards can be made.
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
Students will have the opportunity to make at least 2 of the following decorative projects for the home: dinner triangle, candleholders, hooks, or fire pit poker.
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.
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
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.
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.
Students will have the opportunity to make one of the following outdoor projects to enjoy: hoof pick, lantern/plant hooks, or fire pit poker.
Students will have the opportunity to make at least 2 of the following decorative projects for the home: dinner triangle, candleholders, hooks, or fire pit poker.
This class will allow a parent/grandparent to work with a child as they learn historic blacksmithing techniques in a historic setting.
Students will have the opportunity to make at least 2 candy canes in the blacksmith shop