Regional Meetings
EAIA Regional Meeting September 30, 2023
Stickley Museum, Fayetteville, NY
Please join us for a Saturday of interest, learning, and camaraderie! This event is open to the public, please join us.
The schedule will be as follows:
8:00-10:00 am- Tailgating in parking lot with donuts & coffee
10:00-11:00 am- Lecture on Stickley by Museum Director Amanda Clifford
11:00 am-12:00 pm- Tour of the Stickley Museum
12:00-1:30 pm- Lunch on your own (Several options nearby)
1:30-2:15 pm- Shop around Dalton's Vintage Stickley Store (Antique store)
2:30-4:00 pm- Tour of the Gustav Stickley House, under restoration, with Director David Rudd
There will be no registration fees for this event.
Please RSVP by September 3rd
Regional meetings help EAIA to remain a strong, close-knit, and supportive organization. We look forward to seeing you there!
About the Stickley Museum
The Stickley Museum opened in 2007 and explores over a century of furniture making excellence. It highlights the inspiration and craftsmanship that made Stickley America’s foremost fine furniture maker and the craftspeople whose commitment to quality led to Stickley’s reputation for manufacturing heirloom quality furniture. The eight thousand square foot exhibit gallery contains furniture and accessories from the earliest days of Stickley up to the present, as well as a variety of images and archival documents illustrating the company’s journey.
For more information about The Stickley Museum, visit https://www.stickleymuseum.com/
EAIA Regional Meeting October 7th, 2023 from 10am to 3pm
Moses Wilder Blacksmith Shop in Bolton, MA.
Please join us for a Saturday of interest, learning, and camaraderie! This event is open to the public, please join us.
A meeting sponsored by the Early American Industries Association will be held at the reconstructed Moses Wilder Blacksmith Shop in Bolton, MA. The shop was reconstructed on the site of the original, moved to Old Sturbridge Village in 1957.
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The event will feature a demonstration by master blacksmith Jennifer Petrila followed by the opportunity for attendees to try their hand at blacksmithing. Four setups (forge, post vice, anvil & tools) will be supervised by experienced smiths for the use by attendees and a light lunch will be provided. We would like to focus particularly on young people who have not tried blacksmithing but have expressed an interest. A light lunch will be provided. Attendance will be limited to 25 and reservations are required.
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A video of Jennifer in the Moses Wilder shop forging a woodworkers chisel can be seen here.
There will be no registration fees for this event. Please RSVP by September 3rd
Regional meetings help EAIA to remain a strong, close-knit, and supportive organization. We look forward to seeing you there!