February 19
7pm, Free Admission, Dairy Barn Lecture Hall

The Colonial Country Cabinetmaker
Speaker: George Lott

A brief history of the principal tools and techniques developed by American rural cabinetmakers of the colonial period. An examination of two 19th century Augusta County cabinetmakers will reveal lingering ties to these earlier traditions.

February 26
7pm, Free Admission, Dairy Barn Lecture Hall

"At Work in the Shop Making Ware": Thoughts on the Attribution of Rockingham County Pottery
Speaker: Dr. Scott H. Suter

The pottery industry was one of the most significant craft enterprises of the Shenandoah Valley in the nineteenth century. While most potteries were owned and operated by one or two potters, they employed numerous journeymen and apprentice potters. Dr. Suter suggests that careful examination of pots may reveal the work of some of "unknown" potters.

March 4
7pm, Free Admission, Dairy Barn Lecture Hall

Ins and Outs of Weaving Fibers: A brief history of textiles in America during the late 18th century and the 19th century.
Speakers: Karen Becker, Joan Bowman, and Georgeanne Kelly.

Museum staff will discuss the fibers used for clothing and textiles in early America, and demonstrate the processes used to make cloth. A "hands-on" opportunity will follow.

March 11
7pm, Free Admission, Dairy Barn Lecture Hall

The (Not So) Primitive Technologies of the Shenandoah Valley's First People
Speaker - Carole Nash

An overview of Native American technology in the areas of lithics, pottery, and fiber arts that will show that Native American crafts traditions were anything but "primitive."