BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.somersethistoricalcenter.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreat or 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:b2673bb4-0f51-47af-a377-2231d4935f1e 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. X-WR-RELCALID:a9ef43f04e37c13a4c670fad1d6cb68d X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20231105T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20240310T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e48fc604-9260-4aaf-92e0-8e90632b355a DTSTAMP:20260429T135243Z 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. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230428T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230430T110000 LOCATION:Haupt Education Complex at the Somerset Historical Center SUMMARY:Annual School of Coopering END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR