BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.somersethistoricalcenter.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreat or 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:18498928-6b1b-4fc1-b307-c168f7d73051 X-WR-CALDESC:*The 2022 School of Coopering has been filled. If you are inte rested in taking the class\, please register for the 2023 Waiting List bel ow to be notified for next year's class\, or if there are any 2022 cancell ations.*\n\nThe Annual School of Coopering at the Somerset Historical Cent er is a three-day workshop where participants will construct a keeler\, or maple sap collecting bucket\, from start to finish using traditional tool s and materials. Taught by experienced instructor\, Mark Ware\, and severa l assistants\, the class provides a relaxed atmosphere where even the novi ce woodworker can complete the project. Participants work at their own pac e and all tools and materials are provided. Along with instruction\, parti cipants will learn some of the history surrounding coopering and will be a ble to view original examples of this historical trade. \n\nThe fee for th e three-day class is $165.00. HGSSC Members get a reduced fee of $150.00. **Please contact us at (814)445-6077 or info@somersethistoricalcenter.org to ask about the member rate.**\n\n*Must be 18 years old to participate. A ll tools and materials are provided\, but participants are welcome to brin g their own you feel more comfortable using them. We also have a variety o f coopering tools available for purchase. Coffee and light refreshments pr ovided along with lunch on Saturday. If you are planning to attend from ou t of town\, there is a number of options for lodging in Somerset and arran gements can be made to camp on our grounds if desired. Please call the Som erset Historical Center at (814)445-6077 for more information.\n\nThe cott age craft coopering tradition taught at the Somerset Historical Center ste ms from continual passing down of the craft within Somerset County from th e 1800s to the present day. James Johnson and Jubal Werner\, whose family were Somerset County coopers\, shared\ntheir knowledge in the 1970’s with Mark Ware who in turn shared the techniques and knowledge with numerous ot her persons throughout the years as a Museum Educator with the Pennsylvani a Historical and Museum Commission at the Somerset Historical Center.\n\nC oopering was an important cottage craft industry throughout the Somerset C ounty Maple Sugar Region. Wooden buckets\, tubs\, sugar keelers (buckets t o 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 region were ‘Jacks of all Trades” and were a ble to make the needed items as a sideline to farming. These skilled artis ans fashioned thousands of maple sugar keelers from white pine and bound t hem with hoops made of white oak.\n\nSchedule of Work:\nFriday\, 4/24/2020 from 6pm to about 9:00 or 10:00pm\nSaturday\, 4/25/2020 from 9am to 5pm\n Sunday\, 4/26/2020 from 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 coo pering techniques throughout the years. He also studied coopering through a Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Professional Enhancement G rant with Master Cooper George Pettingill at Colonial Williamsburg\, a PA Council on the Arts grant with James R. Johnson\, and at Petersvalley\, a New Jersey Craft School. Numerous volunteers who have previously taken the coopering workshop come back to assist participants. The Somerset Histori cal Center’s Coopering School is dedicated to teaching these traditional S omerset County coopering techniques for future generations. To date more t han 150 persons have participated in the coopering school classes. X-WR-RELCALID:7097924c693fd209ff06c3965fceecaa X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20221106T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20230312T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cf26bb76-c2b3-4d89-b9b4-6a8b13e0ab5a DTSTAMP:20260420T044003Z DESCRIPTION:*The 2022 School of Coopering has been filled. If you are inter ested in taking the class\, please register for the 2023 Waiting List belo w to be notified for next year's class\, or if there are any 2022 cancella tions.*\n\nThe Annual School of Coopering at the Somerset Historical Cente r is a three-day workshop where participants will construct a keeler\, or maple sap collecting bucket\, from start to finish using traditional tools and materials. Taught by experienced instructor\, Mark Ware\, and several assistants\, the class provides a relaxed atmosphere where even the novic e woodworker can complete the project. Participants work at their own pace and all tools and materials are provided. Along with instruction\, partic ipants will learn some of the history surrounding coopering and will be ab le to view original 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@somersethistoricalcenter.org t o ask about the member rate.**\n\n*Must be 18 years old to participate. Al l tools and materials are provided\, but participants are welcome to bring their own you feel more comfortable using them. We also have a variety of coopering tools available for purchase. Coffee and light refreshments pro vided along with lunch on Saturday. If you are planning to attend from out of town\, there is a number of options for lodging in Somerset and arrang ements can be made to camp on our grounds if desired. Please call the Some rset Historical Center at (814)445-6077 for more information.\n\nThe cotta ge craft coopering tradition taught at the Somerset Historical Center stem s from continual passing down of the craft within Somerset County from the 1800s to the present day. James Johnson and Jubal Werner\, whose family w ere Somerset County coopers\, shared\ntheir knowledge in the 1970’s with M ark Ware who in turn shared the techniques and knowledge with numerous oth er persons throughout the years as a Museum Educator with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission at the Somerset Historical Center.\n\nCo opering was an important cottage craft industry throughout the Somerset Co unty Maple Sugar Region. Wooden 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 i ndustry. Many farmers in the region were ‘Jacks of all Trades” and were ab le to make the needed items as a sideline to farming. These skilled artisa ns fashioned thousands of maple sugar keelers from white pine and bound th em with hoops made of white oak.\n\nSchedule of Work:\nFriday\, 4/24/2020 from 6pm to about 9:00 or 10:00pm\nSaturday\, 4/25/2020 from 9am to 5pm\nS unday\, 4/26/2020 from 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 coop ering techniques throughout the years. He also studied coopering through a Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Professional Enhancement Gr ant with Master Cooper George Pettingill at Colonial Williamsburg\, a PA C ouncil on the Arts grant with James R. Johnson\, and at Petersvalley\, a N ew Jersey Craft School. Numerous volunteers who have previously taken the coopering workshop come back to assist participants. The Somerset Historic al Center’s Coopering School is dedicated to teaching these traditional So merset County coopering techniques for future generations. To date more th an 150 persons have participated in the coopering school classes. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220429T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220501T110000 LOCATION:Haupt Education Complex at the Somerset Historical Center SUMMARY:Annual School of Coopering END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR