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June 2018
June 2018 membership meeting
On Wednesday, June 13 Guild members and their families will meet at the home of Mike Alm, 23260 Lawrence Way, Hastings, MN. Mike encourages everyone to plan on spending at least the day but he also welcomes campers, tailgaters, anyone with a forge who wants to demonstrate their craft, cook something up on the “barby”—basically plan on a party! Maybe, if we’re lucky, Cliff Larsen will make us some beignets! Mike’s place will be open all day. Current plans for…
Find out more »2018 Spring Hammer-In
If you have never attended a Hammer-in and are curious about what it is, here is a primer for you. This is an event held once a year by The Guild of Metalsmiths at the Nowthen Historical Power Association Blacksmith Shop outside Nowthen, MN. Here is a place that you can come and hang out with a bunch of your old friends, make new friends, and share/learn some new skills. Time/Date: 7:30-11:00pm on the evening of Friday, June 15 and…
Find out more »Antikythera Mechanism Lecture
Join us for a discussion, slide show, and videos of the historic first model built of the world’s oldest analog computer and orrery, the Antikythera Mechanism. Included will be a brief history of its discovery, explanation of its analysis, description of the functions and features it includes, as well as details on the methods used for construction. I was fortunate enough to spend a day in London with builder Michael Wright, as he shared his model with me describing the…
Find out more »2018 Demo Op: Summer Fest 2018
DEMO-OP: Two-person crew for this event is full, but come and watch. The demo is actually in Burwell Park, McGinty Road East, Minnetonka, MN
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2018 Demo Op: Rice County Fair
Volunteers needed for this event. Contact Lou Groth.
Find out more »2018 Demo Op-Richfield Pioneer Day
If you want to volunteer your time to demo at this event, email richfieldhistory@gmail.com There is no Guild champion as yet.
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