Blacksmith Anthony Tratnyek uses bellows to stoke a fire in the hearth Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in the re-creation of the 1750 blacksmith shop in the Colonial Industrial Quarter in Bethlehem.

James Anderson’s Blacksmith Shop in Colonial Williamsburg is a world of activity.With forges fired up, hammers hit away at metal, hand-held files grind down fine detail work and sunlight seeps ...

Ken Schwarz talked about James Anderson, who owned the blacksmith shop and public armoury in Williamsburg during the 1770s. Report Video Issue Javascript must be enabled in order to access C-SPAN ...

Ken Schwarz talked about James Anderson, who owned the blacksmith shop and public armoury in Williamsburg during the 1770s. Report Video Issue Javascript must be enabled in order to access C-SPAN ...

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Despite rain, chilly temperatures and muddy conditions, many flocked to the Westminster site for the 30th annual Blacksmith Days. The event, which started Saturday and continued Sunday, was put on ...

The Chagrin History Center will host two July events -- an Independence Day celebration and a new event, Pioneer Day.

Jay Close, retired blacksmith at Colonial Williamsburg, will join National Park Service staff and Fort Vancouver Trades Guild volunteers today for a discussion of the history, art and science of early ...

Edwin Shriver wipes his brow as he cranks air into the forge filled with flaming coals. He pulls a steel rod out of the coals, places it on an anvil and proceeds to bang the red-hot metal with a ha… ...

Chloe Greenwood, a self-taught blacksmith who volunteers at Jerusalem Mill Village, strikes an ingot on an anvil in the barn. She reenacts colonial American blacksmithing techniques as they would ...