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X-WR-CALDESC:*The 2023 class is currently full. If you are interested\, ple
ase register for the waiting list to be notified in the event of a late 20
23 opening or to be notified when we schedule the class for 2024.*\n\nThe
Annual School of Coopering at the Somerset Historical Center is a three-da
y workshop where participants will construct a keeler\, or maple sap colle
cting bucket\, from start to finish using traditional tools and materials.
Taught by experienced instructor\, Mark Ware\, and several assistants\, t
he class provides a relaxed atmosphere where even the novice woodworker ca
n complete the project. Participants work at their own pace and all tools
and materials are provided. Along with instruction\, participants will lea
rn some of the history surrounding coopering and will be able to view orig
inal examples of this historical trade. \n\nThe fee for the three-day clas
s is $165.00. HGSSC Members get a reduced fee of $150.00. **Please contact us at (814)445-6077 or info@somersethi
storicalcenter.org to ask about the member rate.**\n\n*Must be 18 years ol
d to participate. All tools and materials are provided\, but participants
are welcome to bring their own if you feel more comfortable using them. We
also have a variety of coopering tools available for purchase. Coffee and
light refreshments provided throughout the weekend as well as lunch on Sa
turday. If you are planning to attend from out of town\, there is a number
of options for lodging in Somerset and arrangements can be made to camp o
n our grounds if desired. Please call the Somerset Historical Center at (8
14)445-6077 for more information.\n\nThe cottage craft coopering tradition
taught at the Somerset Historical Center stems from continual passing dow
n of the craft within Somerset County from the 1800s to the present day. J
ames Johnson and Jubal Werner\, whose family were Somerset County coopers\
, shared their knowledge in the 1970’s with Mark Ware who in turn shared t
he techniques and knowledge with numerous other persons throughout the yea
rs as a Museum Educator with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commis
sion at the Somerset Historical Center.\n\nCoopering was an important cott
age craft industry throughout the Somerset County Maple Sugar Region. Wood
en buckets\, tubs\, sugar keelers (buckets to collect maple sugar water as
it dripped from the spile) and other wooden vessels were needed throughou
t the county for the burgeoning maple sugar industry. Many farmers in the
region were ‘Jacks of all Trades” and were able to make the needed items a
s a sideline to farming. These skilled artisans fashioned thousands of map
le sugar keelers from white pine and bound them with hoops made of white o
ak.\n\nGeneral Schedule of Work:\nFriday\, 4/28/2023 from 6pm to about 9:0
0 or 10:00pm\nSaturday\, 4/29/2023 from 9am to 5pm\nSunday\, 4/30/2023 fro
m 9am to 11am\n\nAbout the Instructor: Mark Ware has
been coopering since 1974\, he learned from Somerset County descendants\,
and has documented and preserved Somerset County coopering techniques thro
ughout the years. He also studied coopering through a Pennsylvania Histori
cal and Museum Commission Professional Enhancement Grant with Master Coope
r George Pettingill at Colonial Williamsburg\, a PA Council on the Arts gr
ant with James R. Johnson\, and at Petersvalley\, a New Jersey Craft Schoo
l. Numerous volunteers who have previously taken the coopering workshop co
me back to assist participants. The Somerset Historical Center’s Coopering
School is dedicated to teaching these traditional Somerset County cooperi
ng techniques for future generations. To date more than 150 persons have p
articipated in the coopering school classes.
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DESCRIPTION:*The 2023 class is currently full. If you are interested\, plea
se register for the waiting list to be notified in the event of a late 202
3 opening or to be notified when we schedule the class for 2024.*\n\nThe A
nnual School of Coopering at the Somerset Historical Center is a three-day
workshop where participants will construct a keeler\, or maple sap collec
ting bucket\, from start to finish using traditional tools and materials.
Taught by experienced instructor\, Mark Ware\, and several assistants\, th
e class provides a relaxed atmosphere where even the novice woodworker can
complete the project. Participants work at their own pace and all tools a
nd materials are provided. Along with instruction\, participants will lear
n some of the history surrounding coopering and will be able to view origi
nal examples of this historical trade. \n\nThe fee for the three-day class
is $165.00. HGSSC Members get a reduced fee of
$150.00. **Please contact us at (814)445-6077 or info@somersethis
toricalcenter.org to ask about the member rate.**\n\n*Must be 18 years old
to participate. All tools and materials are provided\, but participants a
re welcome to bring their own if you feel more comfortable using them. We
also have a variety of coopering tools available for purchase. Coffee and
light refreshments provided throughout the weekend as well as lunch on Sat
urday. If you are planning to attend from out of town\, there is a number
of options for lodging in Somerset and arrangements can be made to camp on
our grounds if desired. Please call the Somerset Historical Center at (81
4)445-6077 for more information.\n\nThe cottage craft coopering tradition
taught at the Somerset Historical Center stems from continual passing down
of the craft within Somerset County from the 1800s to the present day. Ja
mes Johnson and Jubal Werner\, whose family were Somerset County coopers\,
shared their knowledge in the 1970’s with Mark Ware who in turn shared th
e techniques and knowledge with numerous other persons throughout the year
s as a Museum Educator with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commiss
ion at the Somerset Historical Center.\n\nCoopering was an important cotta
ge craft industry throughout the Somerset County Maple Sugar Region. Woode
n buckets\, tubs\, sugar keelers (buckets to collect maple sugar water as
it dripped from the spile) and other wooden vessels were needed throughout
the county for the burgeoning maple sugar industry. Many farmers in the r
egion were ‘Jacks of all Trades” and were able to make the needed items as
a sideline to farming. These skilled artisans fashioned thousands of mapl
e sugar keelers from white pine and bound them with hoops made of white oa
k.\n\nGeneral Schedule of Work:\nFriday\, 4/28/2023 from 6pm to about 9:00
or 10:00pm\nSaturday\, 4/29/2023 from 9am to 5pm\nSunday\, 4/30/2023 from
9am to 11am\n\nAbout the Instructor: Mark Ware has b
een coopering since 1974\, he learned from Somerset County descendants\, a
nd has documented and preserved Somerset County coopering techniques throu
ghout the years. He also studied coopering through a Pennsylvania Historic
al and Museum Commission Professional Enhancement Grant with Master Cooper
George Pettingill at Colonial Williamsburg\, a PA Council on the Arts gra
nt with James R. Johnson\, and at Petersvalley\, a New Jersey Craft School
. Numerous volunteers who have previously taken the coopering workshop com
e back to assist participants. The Somerset Historical Center’s Coopering
School is dedicated to teaching these traditional Somerset County cooperin
g techniques for future generations. To date more than 150 persons have pa
rticipated in the coopering school classes.
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LOCATION:Haupt Education Complex at the Somerset Historical Center
SUMMARY:Annual School of Coopering
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