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• Candle Making at Fort Osage

  • When
    24 Oct 2026
  • Location
    Fort Osage National Historic Landmark

  Candle Making at Fort Osage

  Fort Osage National Historic Landmark
  107 Osage St., Sibley MO 64088

  Cost: $25

  Step back in time and discover the art of candle making as it was practiced on the early American frontier. Join us at Fort Osage National Historical Landmark for a hands-on workshop where you'll learn how settlers and soldiers crafted their own sources of light using simple, time-honored techniques.

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  https://www.makeyourdayhere.com/Events-Attractions/Historic-Sites/Fort-Osage
  

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• Historic Baking at Missouri Town

  • When
    14 Nov 2026
  • Location
    Missouri Town Living History Museum

  Historic Baking at Missouri Town

  Missouri Town Living History Museum
  8010 E. Park Rd., Lee's Summit MO 64064
  

  Cost: $25

  Join us for our hearth baking workshop and learn how baking was done in the mid-19th century. You will be using simple historic recipes. Not only will you enjoy the delicious smell of baking, but you will also have the opportunity to taste what you baked. Period clothing is encouraged, but not necessary. All clothing should be made of natural fibers, as there will be open fires. Pre-registration is required. Class size is limited.

  Learn more:
  https://www.makeyourdayhere.com/Events-Attractions/Historic-Sites/Missouri-Town-Living-History-Museum
  

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• ALFHAM HiTS PIG Workshop: Timber Framing

  • Start
    12 Jan 2027
  • End
    13 Jan 2027
  • Location
    Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site in Washington, Texas

  ALFHAM HiTS PIG Workshop, January 12-13, 2027

  Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site in Washington, Texas is proud to host an ALHFAM Historic Trades and Skills Professional Interest Group (HiTS PIG) workshop on timber framing. By the end of this two-day workshop, participants will have helped assemble a new dovecote and chicken house at Barrington Living History Farm. The course will be taught by carpenter Paul Unger and will focus on teaching timber framing skills like mortise and tenon joinery, draw boring and raising structures. The course is limited to 10 participants, and it is free for ALHFAM members. If you wish to participate and are not an ALHFAM member, you will need to become an ALHFAM member, in addition to the workshop fee. Some meals will be provided courtesy of the ALHFAM HiTS PIG. More information about the workshop, including housing information and how to register, is coming soon.

  This is also a pre-conference workshop for the Texas Living History Association’s (TLHA) annual conference January 14-17, 2027, at Washington-on-the-Brazos. Course participants are also encouraged to register to attend the TLHA conference.

  
  

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