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THE MECHANICK’S ADVISER
July 18, 2022
Anthony Hay Shop:
Cabinetmaker – This week around the Cabinet
Shop, John and Jeremy have been playing with seed-lac.
Seed-lac is the raw form of finish known commonly today
as shellac. It is a resin produced by the lac bug in India as
part of its life cycle. The resin forms a protective shell
around these bugs while they feed on
lac trees, and after the bugs die, the
resin is broken off the tree branches.
This removed resin is then crushed
and washed to produce seed-lac.
Here in the Shop, we then dissolve
seed-lac into alcohol to produce a
glossy surface finish, or spirit varnish.
This week’s primary efforts
have been focused on applying finish to the mahogany apothecary chest which John and
Jeremy reproduced. The seed-lac has really been able to bring out the unique grain
texture of this wood, as well as deepen the rich red color of the mahogany. Several light
coats are carefully applied with a brush at first, followed by extremely light coats using a
rubbing pad in order to control the final appearance. The entire thing will then be covered
with a thin coat of furniture wax for a final polish.
Harpsichord-maker – From the harpsichord corner … Our work of late has been varied and productive. It’s
all about veneer and lids. Melanie has been creating a recreation of the nameboard from the 1726 Cawton
Aston spinet, with boxwood, holly, black-dyed holly, walnut veneers, and walnut feather pattern borders. We
include pictures of the finished work with the original nameboard that was our exemplar. It is striking to see
that arrangement looking so new and neat.
Sara has created her own first essays into veneer and inlay work, inspired by her attending the
Marquetry and Inlay Conference at Winterthur Museum at the end of April. Walnut veneers, maple stringing,
polished with oil, which makes everything stand out boldly.
Thanks to the good work of our colleagues at the Foundry, we finally found time to fit up the lids to the
spinet finished in 2019 that now stands in our wareroom. The brasses really stand out against the deep
walnut woodwork. Save for the installation of a lock, the 2019 spinet stands ready for sale. Anyone
interested?
For the newest 2022 spinet, we’ve re-sawn and glued up the panels for another lid. The boards all
came from a single board of local walnut that the Shop has had stashed away for 10 years. The edges of the
boards are planed very accurately and glued up with hot hide glue. The next step will be to cut out the profile
to fit the case and plane everything clean. It’s going to be pretty.
Lastly, we spent a month servicing the 1994 Hansen and Wright spinet that our musicians use as a
practice/rehearsal instrument. Deep cleaning (twice!), cleaning rust from tuning pins, re-gluing popped
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�veneers, and a completely new set of strings. Plus, a check of the interior by a very non-18th-century
endoscope to make sure all looked structurally secure, and it is. We hope the spinet will continue to be useful
for Kyle Collins and the other musicians.
2019 spinet finished and for sale
2019 Spinet new lid with new brasses
Melanie’s nameboard
Melanie’s nameboard in progress
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�Sara’s veneer
Sara’s veneer in progress
Best to all, come and visit us at the Cabinet Shop.
The Cabinetmaker and Harpsichord-maker are open Daily.
Apothecary – Sharon is now back from a long, relaxing vacation and is getting back into the swing of
things. She would like to extend her thanks to
the Volunteers who stepped up and helped to
cover shifts, especially over July 4th. Margaret
has been busy trying out a new receipt. They
are lozenges of the compound powder of gum
tragacanth. The first batch wasn't as good as
the second. They are messy and not as easy to
make as most lozenges. The lozenges are
supposed to help soften and thicken areas with
thin, acrimonious humors (like irritated throats
from postnasal drip) and protect the digestive
tract from becoming damaged by those same
fluids. Summer Workshops have been going
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�well, and we have had a number of modern-day pharmacists participating to learn the "old ways".
The Apothecary Shop will be open Tuesday (11:30-5:00), Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.
Armoury:
Blacksmith – Guests pass through, and sometimes return, but the smiths all remain if there’s still coal
to burn. Sure of eye and steady of hand, the file and vise at their command, white work was a major demand.
To brighten and smooth, or carve in a groove, the file is a champion truly. Chisels from Ken, Mark’s ferrules,
and then, Aislinn’s small tongs all were polished up coolly. Josh’s drop leaf hinges, Alex’s ladles at the fringes,
and Owen’s spits were a bit more unruly. Broadus worked nice and neat, a kettle near complete, with ears
and a bail for the Printers. Bolts, hammers, and axes, as the moon wanes and waxes, all forged out this week.
But if it’s iron you seek, there is no mystique when all’s well that falls well at the foot of the anvil.
The Blacksmith Shop will be open Daily.
Tinsmith – At the Tin Shop this week, Steve held the fort alone with a modified schedule "for reasons
beyond our control", continuing work on the Fort State Historic Park order and various items for co-workers.
The Tin Shop will be open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.
Brickmaker – This week in the Brickyard was rather eventful as the
joyous day had finally arrived, the drying shed raising! We put down our
shovels and covered our sun-drying bricks in preparation to aid the
Carpenters. Although, we were surprised by how many of our friends in
the Trades Department arrived to help us, which greatly improved our
operation all through the day. The raising went rather quickly, which
meant there was time for yard upkeep. While Master Josh practiced his
sewing skills, Hugh worked on his shin sun. Otherwise, our Summer
Casuals got to be involved in the raising and committed to being on-call
trainee Carpenters quite well. But alas, the fun and merriment could only
last so long, so we returned to our normal operations.
In our absence, the pit clay acquired a most undesirable odor which
made itself known quite soon after the edge clay was removed. Every so
often, the pit clay gifts us with such smells, but we've yet to divine a
meaning.
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�The Brickyard will be open Sunday through Thursday, weather permitting. On Tuesday, July 19th, at
4:30 pm in the Hennage Auditorium, the Brickmakers will present, “Who Designed This Place? Architects
and Design in the 18th Century.” Join Master Bricklayer Josh Graml as he explores how 18th-century
buildings were designed and built as gentlemen architects plied their trade in Virginia. Where did their
design inspirations come from? And how did they translate English architectural forms to Virginia-born
tradesmen? Let’s find out!
Carpenter – This week in the Carpenters Yard, we had the big task of raising the Brickyard drying house.
We want to thank all that came out and helped raise the two walls. The walls went up in just under an hour.
After they were raised and braced, we got the joists up and bolted the posts down. Then we were able to
back fill the holes. The false plates were installed, and the short walls pegged tight. Our goal for Friday is to
get the rafters up and braced and the studs for the gables installed. It’s been a busy week, but one we’ve
been working towards for a few months now. Though the frame is raised, we aren’t quite done yet. We’ve
got many more days on the building, covering the roof, sides, and flooring. Be sure to stop in and see how it’s
going.
The Carpenter’s Yard will be open Tuesday through Saturday, weather permitting.
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�Colonial Garden – With the summer heat comes the rain and then the weeds. Fortunately, our Summer
Interns, Kira and Andrew, are ready with trowels as soon as the rains are over. The weeds don’t stand a
chance. In the Sankofa Heritage Garden, the millet is blooming and showing signs of maturing seed. Peanuts
are blooming and will start to send down pegs to make peanuts, and the okra is doing what it does best in the
heat, produce. Sesame pods have begun to take shape on the stalks and promise to make quite a show in the
Garden. The cymlin and maycock squash are covered in blossoms, which quickly turn into mature vegetables.
We spotted a Monarch butterfly in the Garden today, their preferred food is Milkweed, and we are happy to
report that we have a nice stand of plants for them to enjoy. The milkweed has also produced two large seed
pods.
Cucumbers have begun to ripen, and we sent off to the Kitchen cucumber, garlic, squash, okra, and
parsley. A second basket was filled for the Governor’s Palace Kitchen, which contained onions, garlic, and
beets. Chef Vicki brought two Culinary Interns to the Garden to harvest bay leaves and take a tour of the
Sankofa Garden. They took with them Celosia, which is cooked like spinach (Efo Shoko) in Africa, and some of
the African basil. We planted more carrots, beets, and turnips. With the heat, the turnips were sowed,
watered in, and then covered with a frame that supports a straw mat which shades the seed bed. This
provides at least a 20-degree difference from ground exposed to the summer sun and allows for germination
to occur.
Millet seed
Stand of millet in the Sankofa Garden
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�Vegetables for the Palace Kitchen
The Colonial Garden will be open Daily, weather permitting.
Cooper – The Coopers continue to work on the tubs that we are making for the Weavers to use in dyeing
fabrics. Jacqueline has been focusing on making buckets as part of the development of her skills. We also
repaired a bucket for Foodways this week. Ongoing research includes looking into how coopers were
associated with outfitting vessels built in Virginia shipyards, and in preparing for a presentation on Adam
Waterford to be given this fall at the Hennage.
The Cooper Shop will be open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
Engraver – This week in the Engraving Shop: Erica had a chance (on our
Research Day) to try her hand at the copperplate press! Erica worked with
Lynn to learn the steps in warming, inking, cleaning, paper prep, and
printing two copper plates she has recently completed. It was a great
success! Erica is picking up the engraver’s trade with ease. Also this week,
she has been working and making great progress on her monogram
designs. We will be talking about and planning her next project right away.
William has been making progress on
his new drawing of his ship print. This
one, based on the original print, will
contain much more detail. He has also
been steadily working on his cutting
script lettering and monograms, which
are improving, and has begun a new,
small copperplate of a monster. The
18th-century monsters seem to have
these very human-like eyes. Very interesting. Lynn has been working on
setting up and has started cutting eight graduation cups for some of the
Fifes and Drums graduates. Also, a ring has been engraved for the
Silversmiths. For the Shop’s next Hennage talk coming up in August,
William will be working with the Foundry for a joint presentation on the
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�sundial project the two Shops are working on. So, Research Days lately have been filled with drawings, writing
up programming, and printmaking.
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�The Engraving Shop will be open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
Foodways – The Foodways Staff will be at the Palace Kitchen Sunday through Thursday.
Foundry – The Foundry will be open Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday (11:30-5:00).
Gunsmith – The Gunsmith Shop will be open Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
Historic Farming – Ed attended the bi-annual meeting of the Tidewater Agricultural Network this week
at the Accokeek Foundation/National Colonial Farm in Maryland on July 12th. This network is comprised of
historic sites that have active agricultural programs, and the focus of the meetings is agriculture. He founded
this group of twenty-five members from eight different 17th- and 18th-century historic sites in the Tidewater
region of Virginia and Maryland in 2018 to facilitate a network of sites doing similar programming. The
Accokeek Foundation shared its very interesting programming that is focused not only on 18th-century
history, but also on Indigenous and African American culture, and sustainable and regenerative methods of
farming.
Agricultural Specialist KC Carr gives a tour of the Accokeek Foundation’s agricultural programming
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�Prentis Field will be open Tuesday through Saturday, weather permitting.
Joinery – Please welcome our new Apprentice, Laura Hollowood, to the Joiner’s Shop! You may recognize
her time as an Orientation Interpreter. She comes to the Shop with a great deal of hand skills and interpretive
experience, having worked at Gunston Hall, Mount Vernon, and at the Smithsonian Institute. Please drop by
to say hello and wish her well.
Several weeks ago, Scott Krogh finished work on his reproduction of the Finnie House fireplace mantle. He
presented it to the Guests at this past January’s Woodworking Symposium. We’ll keep it here in the Shop on
display for a few months, but then we’ll look to sell it. It would be a great addition to anyone’s home.
Scott’s now working on an Eastern Shore Corner Cupboard. Stay tuned as the project develops!
Peter, Laura, and Brian took a study trip to Menokin Plantation to measure the vaulted archway and fan light
from the house. If you’re unfamiliar with Menokin, it was the plantation home of Francis Lightfoot Lee, built
in 1769 near Warsaw, Virginia.
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�Alice French, Menokin’s Director of
Education and Programming, in the pink
hard hat, took Laura, Peter, and Brian on a
hard-hat tour of the house’s ruin from
basement to second floor.
In 1968, the paneling and interior woodwork
was removed and placed in storage. For
Peter’s final project as an Apprentice, he’s
studying vaulted archways and curved
woodwork. We have samples of this work at
the Raleigh tavern and the Capitol, but since
the woodwork was removed from Menokin
in 1968, it gives an opportunity to study
construction techniques.
The Joinery will be open Sunday, Tuesday,
Friday, and Saturday.
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�Military Programs – After a busy time last week, Military Programs is back in the swing of it. Ren has
been working on a quartermaster’s stable jacket and watering cap for the 17th Light Dragoons. Just a few
finishing touches are left to be done with regimental buttons and silver lace to indicate rank. Thursdays, the
military hairdressing at the Wigmakers has continued to go very well. On Wednesday and Thursday, the staff
did our Recruiting Party program as part of our 10 am “Military Activities.” This program has continued to
improve and has been well received each time. Alex’s mother caught several images of our Thursday’s
program. The staff has been approved to go to the Frontier Culture Museum on the weekend of August 27th.
Members of the staff will be portraying soldiers of the State Garrison Regiment in the summer of 1780 as they
guarded over and moved prisoners across Virginia. We have begun to prepare and gather our supplies for the
coming “campaign.” The staff is continuing to work toward a skills ladder.
Ren's watering cap and stable jacket
Thursday’s Recruiting Campaign
Milliner and Mantua-maker – Friday is Monday in Millineryland, so the highlight of our week on
Tuesday, which was our Friday, was a special trip to Collections. The expedition was successful. With a dozen
scraps of silk to choose from, the silk fabric was found to match the braid on a Pelisse. This fashionable high
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�waisted woman’s coat is a circa-1819 deep gold silk that will grace the new Costume exhibit. We will be
making a big silk and straw hat and will use some of our vintage woven straw braid (It has been in the Shop for
about 50 years, as one can see from the 1976 hand-typed invoice. Milliners throw very little away.) and
vintage straw flowers from the 1960’s or 1970’s or earlier (bought at the Los Angeles Millinery Supply
Company about 10 years ago) to decorate this confection. The pelisse is small, and the hat that was in vogue
at the time was pretty big, so our challenge will be to follow the fashion but not overwhelm the mannequin.
So Janea has spent time on the Internet looking at original hats in various museum collections, looking up
historical definitions for fabrics described in late 1810’s fashion plates, and generally having a really fun time.
We’ll share more pictures as the hat materializes.
In other news, Kate is stitching channels for stays, Rachel is powering through bedgowns for our fellow
Tradeswomen and continuing to work with Nicole Brown on the Bray School Project, and Rebecca is on
vacation. And today, our Junior Interpreter, Summer, has come to spend time with us. She is making a cap of
fine muslin.
The Milliner and Mantua-maker will be open Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday.
Music – Greetings from the Governor’s Musick! Our new Harpsichordist, Kyle Collins, gave his first Hennage
presentation last week, on battle sonatas written for the keyboard. These battle sonatas were musical
descriptions of battles, from the call-to-arms to the onset of fighting, to mourning the fallen, and the rejoicing
of the victors. It was a wonderful program on a relatively unknown musical genre, and Kyle did a great job!
Our next Hennage presentation is Jenny’s Catch Club program. Participation in these singing societies was a
favorite pastime for many of the gentry, and they resulted in a wealth of musical material. You may recognize
a tune or two—
Our program on the Virginia gentry’s favorite diversions opens in a week, and we are all researching
our parts of the interpretative speeches that accompany the music. Wealthy Virginians enjoyed hunting,
making and listening to music, drinking, dancing, and, of course, it was all made possible by the popularity of
tobacco.
Good health to all.
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�Printer and Bookbinder:
Printing Office – The Press, this week and next, is completing 2000 copies of Alexander Purdie's
POSTSCRIPT containing Virginia's "Declaration of Rights," an essential step before Virginians write their
Constitution. Copies are available for the public to purchase at Prentis Store.
Photos credit: etaoin shrdlu
The Printing Office will be open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday (11:30-5:00), and Saturday.
Bindery – The Bookbindery will be open Sunday (11:30-5:00), Monday, Tuesday, and Friday.
Public Leather Works – Greetings! We at the Public Leather Works have been keeping busy with odds
and ends. We had a changing of Interns this week, bidding a fond farewell to Jamie. Italia, who is finishing her
first week, has learned the joys of sharpening tools and the very start of stitching in leather. She has also
emersed herself in the research side of our work and recently has been reading Joseph Plumb Martin’s Private
Yankee Doodle. Emma has been working on patterning a soft sided valise, a piece of luggage, based off an
original belonging to George Washington.
The biggest news in our Shop is that our dirty bench has undergone a
massive overhaul! The dirty bench has been in the Shop for a very, very long
time and is used when we apply dye, wax, oil, etc. It had gotten to the point
where the surface was so uneven and had so much gunk built up, we needed
help! The Wheelwrights had some time and came to the rescue. Under the
direction of Master Paul, Apprentice Murphy worked wonders with the bench!
We observed a slight confusion working with a square bench rather than a round
wheel, but it was fleeting. The result was miraculous, and we have been using it
with great results! Thank you to Murphy for all the hard work. A round of
applause for the Wheelwrights! ... I’ll see myself out...
As always, if you need anything let us know.
A corner of the bench, pre work
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�The new and improved bench!
The Public Leather Works will be open Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Shoemaker – Val helped with the drying shed raising and will spent some of last Friday doing the UKG
online training. Victoria has been looking into infant footwear and has been N.A.I. recertified. Victoria also
spent some time copying notes regarding the making of slippers. Following a recommendation from a Guest,
Nicole just finished reading Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has
Never Seen Paperback, by Christopher McDougall. In the book, the author writes about running among
indigenous people and how the footwear worn, affects performance. Val and Nicole also went over the
making of pesch heels, and she presently has a pair in the press. The heels consist of leather shavings and
starch paste, which are then compressed. When dry, they are the base for the covered heel. Val and Nicole
also went over the making of white wax, beeswax and rosin, which are placed into a bag and then beaten into
a paste. We use the wax for the finer work that we periodically do.
In the Shop, Victoria has begun working on her slippers. Nicole has finished repairs for Alex Hinman
and has almost completed a pair of pumps for Mike McCarty. Val is working on a pair of shoes for Steve
Delisle and is almost done with repairs for Robert Weathers.
The Shoemakers will be at the Armoury on Sunday, Monday (11:30-5:00), Thursday, and Saturday.
Silversmith – The Silversmiths are busy as usual with their list of projects.
Tam is soldering her first silver rings and piercing letter charms for the store.
Preston is showing Megan how to hammer up her first piece of silver
holloware, a 5-inch Gurney bowl, and is continuing work on his fluted bowls.
Megan is polishing spoons and making bottle tickets for the shop. Chris is
working on chasing in the silver tray body before soldering the rim to the
piece and making silver rings for the shop. Bobbie has soldered the rim to
her silver tray and is now working on cleaning it up. George has been forging
out more ingots for spoon blanks. Reading continues on trade silver and
jewelry.
Tam soldering silver rings
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�George forging out another ingot for spoon blanks Bobbie’s tray: The iron clips are holding the silver rim in place so that it can be
soldered together.
Three gurney bowls in progress: The left and middle are Megan’s first silver bowls. The right is Preston’s bowl that he is
showing Megan how to create.
Tam’s first silver rings
The Silversmith Shop will be open Sunday through Wednesday, Thursday (11:30-5:00), and Saturday.
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�Tailor – Visitation in the Tailor Shop has continued to be busy after the Fourth of July Holiday. Even with
many Guests, the Tailors are staying busy with projects. Journeyman McCarty and Master Hutter have been
working on a coat inspired by fashionable accounts from 1773 and a portrait by George Romney.
A perfect color combination for a London or Williamsburg Spring!
Intern Patten has been working on a pair of summer breeches. They are made from a light weight, but sturdy,
hemp and cotton blend fabric. Summer clothes were often made up as “washing garments.” This meant they
were constructed to hold up to repetitive wearing and laundering.
The Tailor Shop will be open Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Weaving, Spinning, and Dyeing – Pamela's first project is off the loom! Soon, the approximately 18
yards of beautiful blue and white "log cabin" check will be making its way down to the Milliners to become
clothing for our staff. We're all very proud of her! The loom that had held her project is now being set up
with a fine cotton dimity, and another is already up and running in the front room. We expect the newer of
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�the two to be up and running in a few days, and we're already working on the next project to come after our
dueling dimities. Like turning wool into yarn, our Shop keeps right on spinning!
The Weaving Shop will be open Tuesday through Saturday.
Wheelwright – Repairs and nearly completed projects at the Deane Shop this week! Master Wheelwright
Paul is currently disassembling the Powder Magazine hand cart to replace its rotten components with hammer
and saw, as seen in the pictures below. With many cases of rot damage, more replacement parts of the
vehicle might be necessary as he takes it apart. But since most of the vehicle remains in good condition, Paul
won't have to replace entire components, only the offending areas. And with a fresh coat of paint, it'll be
good as new. If weather allows next week, the hay cart project will be given some more coats of Spanish
brown paint and delivered to Coach and Livestock. Fingers crossed on the forecast! The Apprentices are also
working on the respective joinery of their Market House hand cart. Both Paul and Murphy are continuing to
research the Plow project for Prentis Field, while Joel is looking into sources regarding paint and paint making.
The Wheelwright Shop will be open Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
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�Wigmaker – Hello from the Wig Shop! This past week, we welcomed Edith back after a very long two
weeks. After allowing us to live vicariously through her visit to the MET to look at the ancient Egyptian wig
they have on display, she jumped right back into the wig for Mr. Jefferson and has been weaving more hair to
be applied to the nape. She also jumped right back into maintenance. Benton has been separating horsehair
diligently for his Brigadier wig. He has also been experimenting with an older wig we have in our collection,
trying to determine the best way to style it for display. Debbie's demo base is coming along. The outline tape
is in place, and she continues to knot in circles. Another dozen rows (about three hours' worth of knotting...
maybe) should find it at a finishing point. We are also in preparation mode for our Fall Workshop, hashing out
which activities to offer and what supplies are needed. Maintenance is steady as the summer heat and
humidity continue to wreak havoc on everyone's hair, and we encourage our colleagues to bring in their wigs
and hairpieces more often than may seem necessary. As always, please feel free to reach out with any
tonsorial needs, no matter how small or large.
The Wig Shop will be open Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
The Mechanick’s Adviser is a publication of the Colonial Williamsburg Department of Historic Trades & Skills.
Editor: Shari Monaco
Contributors: Anthony Hay Shop – Jeremy Tritchler (Cabinetmaker) and Edward Wright (Harpsichord-maker),
Apothecary – Sharon Cotner, Armoury – Alex Hinman (Blacksmith) and Steve DeLisle (Tinsmith), Brickmaker –
Madeleine Bolton, Carpenter – Matt Sanbury, Colonial Garden – Eve Otmar, Engraver – Lynn Zelesnikar,
Historic Farming – Ed Schultz, Joiner – Brian Weldy, Military Programs – John Settle, Milliner and Mantuamaker – Janea Whitacre, Music – Karol Steadman, Printer and Bookbinder – Peter Stinely, Public Leather
Works – Sarah Cross, Shoemaker – Val Povinelli, Silversmith – Megan Cantwell, Tailor – Mike McCarty,
Weaving, Spinning, and Dyeing – Annie Buss, Wheelwright – Joel Morris, Wigmaker – Debbie Turpin
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