OSV registering for spring, summer craft classes
Updated Feb 17, 2021;
Old Sturbridge Village has posted its Historical Craft Classes for 2021 and if you have taken and enjoyed some in the past, then you better hurry if you intend to sign up for some this year.
Almost half of the classes, which are geared to adults ages 18 and older, are already sold out.
“We have been offering the classes for adults since 1980. They are an opportunity to learn new skills and to make a craft that you can take home with you,” said, Derek Heidemann, assistant director of interpretation at OSV.
“In general, our blacksmithing and metal classes sell out quickly, I think because there is such a heightened awareness of those trades in the past two years with several different television shows highlighting the traditional trades. Hearth cooking also does very well and so does woodworking. I think most people at some time in their lives have made something with wood, even if it was just a birdhous