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Holiday blacksmithing and mitten making workshops set at Historical Society

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The Manitowoc County Historical Society Museum and Pinecrest Village, 924 Pinecrest Road in Manitowoc, will hold a two winter themed workshops on November 15, as part of the Holiday Open House.
From noon to 3 pm, registrants can take part in:
Holiday Blacksmithing: Students will have the opportunity to make a candy cane in the blacksmith shop.

Winter Mittens: 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 late 19th century patterned mittens with a 21st century twist.

The fee for the workshops includes general admission for the day. Advanced registration is required for the workshops.

The Holiday Open House will also include a catered historic dinner. Enjoy a 19th-century style meal, served out of the historic Meeme House! Your historic dinner fee also includes general admission for the day! Dinner is by advanced registration only.

During the Holiday Open House, which takes place from 11 am to 3 pm, guests can stroll through the Historic Village where preparations are underway for the snowy season ahead. As you explore the 19th-century Historic Village, learn how Wisconsinites at the turn of the 20th century would have been preparing for the cold months ahead. See homes being prepared for snow and cold, clothing being mended, and kitchens being stocked for the winter months. Don’t miss candle making, food preservation, smoking meats, sewing winter garments, blacksmithing, and more. 

For more information about Holiday Open House and other upcoming programs, contact the Historical Society at (920) 684-4445 or visit ManitowocCountyHistory.org. 



 
 
About the Manitowoc County Historical Society
Nestled in the scenic rolling Ice Age Kettle Moraine countryside of Eastern Wisconsin, the Manitowoc County Historical Society is a museum of living history. This 60-acre interpretive museum of local history features a Welcome Center with local history exhibits and research services and the outdoor Pinecrest Historical Village - a collection of over 25 historic buildings with period furnishings from Manitowoc County's early settlers. 
 
Pinecrest Historical Village began in 1970 with a land donation from the Hugo and Eleanor Vetting family.  The Village has grown to represent a reproduction of a small Wisconsin community during the early 1900s. The buildings form the commercial, social, and political core of a town and they represent several architectural styles of Wisconsin's history. The furnishings, items, and tools in the various buildings used by the Pinecrest Village interpreters are either original pieces or carefully researched reproductions. 

For more information on the Manitowoc County Historical Society, contact the museum at (920) 684-4445 or ManitowocCountyHistory.org. 
 

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