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Strawbery Banke Museum Welcomes 30 Traditional Craftspeople and Heirloom Livestock for NH Fall Festival on October 10thPortsmouth, New Hampshire (September 24, 2015) – Columbus Day weekend brings New Hampshire Fall Festival back to Strawbery Banke Museum, along with 30 guest interpreters demonstrating traditional New England crafts and showcasing heirloom breeds of farm animals. Now in its 6th year, the event won “best new fall festival” honors from New Hampshire Magazine when it debuted, and becomes richer and more diverse with each incarnation.Family favorites returning this year include: Dave and Colin Kennards sheep herding demonstrations, Clayton Randalls’ team of oxen and R.P. Hale’s demonstration of printing on an antique printing press. The Festival showcases the skills of a cooper, shoemaker, rope maker, gun makers, blacksmiths, expert woodworkers and textile art masters.Also exhibiting are vendors of fine crafts and food items as well as a large exhibit in the museum’s TYCO Visitor Center of handcrafted 18th century American antique reproduction furniture from Eldred Wheeler. The company is offering a 15 percent discount on all merchandise purchased at NH Fall Festival, with a portion of each sale going to Strawbery Banke. NH Fall Festival takes place Saturday, October 10, from 10 am to 5 pm. All demonstrations and exhibits are included in the regular price of admission to Strawbery Banke: $20 for adults; $10 for children 5-17, free to members and children under 5.NH Fall Festival participants include:Peter Oakley: Shoe MakerProfessional Craft Interpreter at Old Sturbridge Village and other historic sites, Peter is known for his craftsmanship in leather work and colonial period shoes. Linda Oakley: Needle WorkerLinda constructs costumes and accessories representing America’s colonial period and demonstrates needlework at historic sites and house museums throughout New England.William Wasson: Rope MakerAn accomplished decoy carver, blacksmith and rope maker, he is also a licensed Maine Guide. Sea captain Wasson brings 40 years of experience and research to his craft interpretations throughout the mid-west and Northeast.Ron Raiselis: CooperStrawbery Banke Museum’s on-site cooper, considered to be one of the finest craft interpreters in the country. Ron is internationally known with work in major museum and private collections throughout the United States. Jay Mariacher: Sheep ShearerJay is a three time North American Champion Alpaca Shearer who shows and judges sheep throughout the Northeast. He is very active in area 4H sheep programs.Steve Woodman: Gun MakerBlacksmith, gunmaker and long-arms historian, Steve brings 30 years of knowledge and experience to his interpretations at historic sites throughout New England on 17th and 18th century gun making, maker history.Gina Gerhard: Flax Processing and SpinningGina is an expert on all phases of flax cultivation, processing and spinning fiber into linen thread. She demonstrates her craft and tools at historic sites, festivals and museums throughout New England. Jeffrey Miller: BlacksmithJeff is the owner of Flintlock Forge and is a full time professional blacksmith, gunmaker, museum and re-enactor blacksmith craft interpreter, with work is in private and public collections of colonial material culture. Frank Rodriques: Canvas RiggerSteeped in the maritime history of New Bedford, Frank is an extremely versatile craftsman working with canvas and an assortment of ropes and fasteners. His work is prized by maritime and shore-side audiences.Barbara Beeler: Oval Box MakerBarbara is well known to museum shops and craft shows for her decades of experience making oval boxes and interpreting the historic craft. Daniel LaCroix: Plane Maker and JoynerDaniel, a consummate wood-worker, prized by museums and re-enactors, demonstrates plane making and period joinery while explaining his tools and techniques. Lisa Huestis: QuilterA lifetime quilter, Lisa is a regular participant in quilting guilds and textile craft groups and interprets the craft for historic house museums and regional craft festivals. She frequently involves her audience in the quilting process.Nancy Cook: WeaverNancy is a textile specialist and historic museum costume and furnishings educator with degrees in artisanry and education. Her well-researched and crafted window treatments, bed furniture and other textile materials are found in museums, historic sites and private collections. Penny LaCroix: Wool SpinnerPenny is an expert wool spinner, museum interpreter and sponsor of historical spinning forums. She uses period equipment including the great wool wheel to demonstrate the technical details of handspinning and fiber control.Larry Smith: Tin SmithTin craft interpreter at historic sites and historical encampments, Larry presents a wide variety of tinware used in 18th and 19th century New England homes. David Workman: Colonial Toys and WoodcraftsDavid has evolved specialized woodworking skills to make toys and crafts related to the late colonial period. Great fun for children who may be invited to out his whirling gigs and rolling toys.Jean Ann St. Pierre: Rabbit WardenOwner of Cottontail Rabbitry, Jean Ann breeds rabbits and appears regularly at livestock shows and fairs. Her interpretation includes breed identification and care and feeding advice.Charles Walker: HornerSkilled in the rare craft of working with horn, Charles is active with reenactment groups in making colonial items such as cups, knives, combs and cooking items. George Calef: Bird CarverGeorge is a nationally known blue ribbon award-winning bird carver with work – the curators’ choice for authenticity -- in major public and private collections. He has also received Presidential awards for community service.David Hannon: Leather WorkerDavid is the principal of Minute Man Armory, producer and collector of a significant variety of fabricated leather goods that were common to the colonial period. He is a popular craftsman serving the public and many re-enactment groups.R.P. Hale: PrinterR.P. Hale is a renaissance artisan – antique press printer, harpsichord-maker and player, educator and scientist. He carefully interprets the historic craft of printing using his early antique press.Jones Gallagher: Animal Wrangler “Jonsy” Gallagher is a self-sustaining farmer and wood worker, circulating the grounds to support the livestock wranglers and enclosures he built,. He raises sheep, poultry, swine, turkeys and most of his own food through his extensive organic gardening. Tara Raiselis: Millinery ArtsA professional museum administrator, scholar and accomplished needlewoman Tara has sewn work for historical events and exhibitions for many years and is a specialist in curatorial practices. Louise MIller: Historic Costume AccessoriesLouise is a specialist in textile and fiber arts who has published extensively and interpreted textile crafts for museums for many years.Judy Wasson: Basket MakerJudy’s baskets are sold in museum shops and at high end craft fairs. She demonstrates all processes from bark removal to varied weaving processes and is known for the variety of basket forms she produces. Kimberly Evans-Brown: Our 4 Ever FarmPresenting traditional breeds of domestic geese, goats, pony, turkeys, and calves with some circulating throughout the museum grounds. Julie Hurley: DVM- Livestock InterpreterDr. Hurley is a licensed veterinarian who is a specialist in sheep husbandry. She provides commentary for the sheep shearing and wool processing program.Clayton Randall: Oxen TeamsterA perennial NH Fall Festival favorite, Clayton circulates the grounds with his team of oxen. With over 35 years’ experience as a teamster, he specializes in American Milking Devon cattle and with his family is active in Heritage Breed preservation and 4H activities. Dave and Colin Kennard: Shepherds and Herding Dog DemonstratorsThe Kennards’ have raised sheep and worked Border Collies for much of their careers. Dave is a Master Shepherd in many breeder and wool-producing organizations and maintains one of the largest flocks in NH on the family-owned Wellscroft Farm. Peter Cook: Textile Crafts and Artisan CoordinatorPeter is a retired museum curator and administrator. He is a specialist in pre-industrial textile technology. He and his wife, Nancy, own Tare Shirt Farm, dedicated to craft interpretation and raising early breeds of domestic livestock.About Strawbery Banke MuseumStrawbery Banke Museum, in the heart of historic downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is a 10-acre outdoor history museum dedicated to bringing 300+ years of American history to life. The Museum is a place for children, adults, multigenerational families and groups to gather to explore heritage gardens, historic buildings, crafts, preservation programs, hands-on activities, stories told by costumed role-players and the changing exhibits that offer hours of fun and discovery. The Museum’s restored buildings and open space invite visitors to immerse themselves in the past. The Museum welcomes 95,000 visitors, members, schoolchildren and volunteers who love New Hampshire history for daily programs, exhibits, skating and signature special events throughout the year. For a complete calendar of events, please visit . ................
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