BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.somersethistoricalcenter.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreat or 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:1e6dc531-b31c-4b8d-8004-ef1d5c130f48 X-WR-CALDESC:*The 2026 Annual School of Coopering is currently full. If you are interested in taking the class at any point\, it is highly encour aged that you sign up for the waitlist. If a spot opens up for 2026\, you will be the first contacted. Those signed up on the waitlist will be given first option to sign up for the 2027 Annual School of Coopering.\n\n The Annual School of Coopering at the Somerset Historical Center is a thre e-day workshop where participants will construct a keeler\, or maple sap c ollecting bucket\, from start to finish using traditional tools and materi als. Taught by experienced instructor\, Mark Ware\, and several assistants \, the class provides a relaxed atmosphere where even the novice woodworke r can complete the project. Participants work at their own pace and all to ols and materials are provided. Along with instruction\, participants will learn some of the history surrounding coopering and will be able to view original examples of this historical trade. \n\nThe fee for the three-day class is $200.00. HGSSC Members get a reduced fee of $185.00. **Please contact us at (814)445-6077 or info@somers ethistoricalcenter.org to ask about the member rate.**\n\n*Must be 18 year s old to participate. All tools and materials are provided\, but participa nts 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 o n Saturday. If you are planning to attend from out of town\, there is a nu mber of options for lodging in Somerset and arrangements can be made to ca mp on our grounds if desired. Please call the Somerset Historical Center a t (814)445-6077 for more information.\n\nThe cottage craft coopering tradi tion taught at the Somerset Historical Center stems from continual passing down of the craft within Somerset County from the 1800s to the present da y. James Johnson and Jubal Werner\, whose family were Somerset County coop ers\, shared their knowledge in the 1970’s with Mark Ware who in turn shar ed the techniques and knowledge with numerous other persons throughout the years as a Museum Educator with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Co mmission at the Somerset Historical Center.\n\nCoopering was an important cottage craft industry throughout the Somerset County Maple Sugar Region. Wooden buckets\, tubs\, sugar keelers (buckets to collect maple sugar wate r as it dripped from the tree) and other wooden vessels were needed throug hout the county for the burgeoning maple sugar industry. Many farmers in t he region were ‘Jacks of all Trade” and were able to make the needed items as a sideline to farming. These skilled artisans fashioned thousands of m aple sugar keelers from white pine and bound them with hoops made of white oak.\n\nGeneral Schedule of Work:\nFriday\, 04/24/2026 from 6pm to about 9:00pm\nSaturday\, 04/25/2026 from 9am to about 7pm\nSunday\, 04/26/2026 f rom 9am to about 12pm\n\nAbout the Instructor: Mark W are has been coopering since 1974\, he learned from Somerset County descen dants\, and has documented and preserved Somerset County coopering techniq ues throughout the years. He also studied coopering through a Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Professional Enhancement Grant with Mast er Cooper George Pettingill at Colonial Williamsburg\, a PA Council on the Arts grant with James R. Johnson\, and at Peters Valley\, a New Jersey Cr aft School. Numerous volunteers who have previously taken the coopering wo rkshop come back to assist participants. The Somerset Historical Center’s Coopering School is dedicated to teaching these traditional Somerset Count y coopering techniques for future generations. To date more than 150 perso ns have participated in the coopering school classes. X-WR-RELCALID:68c92beb09cdbb6f28e38c2de77312b4 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20261101T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20270314T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:76df349b-8468-4311-81c0-b4ae6dcb9211 DTSTAMP:20260414T222610Z DESCRIPTION:*The 2026 Annual School of Coopering is currently full. If you are interested in taking the class at any point\, it is highly encoura ged that you sign up for the waitlist. If a spot opens up for 2026\, you w ill be the first contacted. Those signed up on the waitlist will be given first option to sign up for the 2027 Annual School of Coopering.\n\nT he Annual School of Coopering at the Somerset Historical Center is a three -day workshop where participants will construct a keeler\, or maple sap co llecting bucket\, from start to finish using traditional tools and materia ls. Taught by experienced instructor\, Mark Ware\, and several assistants\ , the class provides a relaxed atmosphere where even the novice woodworker can complete the project. Participants work at their own pace and all too ls and materials are provided. Along with instruction\, participants will learn some of the history surrounding coopering and will be able to view o riginal examples of this historical trade. \n\nThe fee for the three-day c lass is $200.00. HGSSC Members get a reduced fee of $185.00. **Please contact us at (814)445-6077 or info@somerse thistoricalcenter.org to ask about the member rate.**\n\n*Must be 18 years old to participate. All tools and materials are provided\, but participan ts 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 Saturday. If you are planning to attend from out of town\, there is a num ber of options for lodging in Somerset and arrangements can be made to cam p on our grounds if desired. Please call the Somerset Historical Center at (814)445-6077 for more information.\n\nThe cottage craft coopering tradit ion taught at the Somerset Historical Center stems from continual passing down of the craft within Somerset County from the 1800s to the present day . James Johnson and Jubal Werner\, whose family were Somerset County coope rs\, shared their knowledge in the 1970’s with Mark Ware who in turn share d the techniques and knowledge with numerous other persons throughout the years as a Museum Educator with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Com mission at the Somerset Historical Center.\n\nCoopering was an important c ottage craft industry throughout the Somerset County Maple Sugar Region. W ooden buckets\, tubs\, sugar keelers (buckets to collect maple sugar water as it dripped from the tree) and other wooden vessels were needed through out the county for the burgeoning maple sugar industry. Many farmers in th e region were ‘Jacks of all Trade” and were able to make the needed items as a sideline to farming. These skilled artisans fashioned thousands of ma ple sugar keelers from white pine and bound them with hoops made of white oak.\n\nGeneral Schedule of Work:\nFriday\, 04/24/2026 from 6pm to about 9 :00pm\nSaturday\, 04/25/2026 from 9am to about 7pm\nSunday\, 04/26/2026 fr om 9am to about 12pm\n\nAbout the Instructor: Mark Wa re has been coopering since 1974\, he learned from Somerset County descend ants\, and has documented and preserved Somerset County coopering techniqu es throughout the years. He also studied coopering through a Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Professional Enhancement Grant with Maste r Cooper George Pettingill at Colonial Williamsburg\, a PA Council on the Arts grant with James R. Johnson\, and at Peters Valley\, a New Jersey Cra ft School. Numerous volunteers who have previously taken the coopering wor kshop come back to assist participants. The Somerset Historical Center’s C oopering School is dedicated to teaching these traditional Somerset County coopering techniques for future generations. To date more than 150 person s have participated in the coopering school classes. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T120000 LOCATION:Haupt Education Complex at the Somerset Historical Center SUMMARY:Annual School of Coopering END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR