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Historic Eastfield Foundation Historic Eastfield hosts an annual series of early American trades & historic preservation workshops. Studying here is meant to be an immersion experience.

Historic Eastfield Village is not a museum; there are no ropes or glassed-off exhibits. Founder Don Carpentier collected the more than twenty buildings and their contents to serve as a laboratory, allowing Workshop participants the opportunity to study, handle and utilize thousands of architectural elements, tools and typical artifacts of the late 18th-early 19th century. Students and teachers live in the Village during their courses, experiencing first hand the daily lives and work of the tradesmen of the pre-industrial age. Meals are cooked in the late-18th century kitchens. Accommodations are rope beds with straw & feather ticks. Most evenings there are gatherings in the Briggs Tavern and lively conversations in front of a blazing fireplace. The experts and master craftsmen who comprise the faculty are leaders in their fields, and the Annual Series of Workshops maintains the highest educational standards. Students are a mixture of novices, whose interests may be their own old houses, and museum or industry professionals, who are looking to expand their specific skills. This combination offers a dynamic opportunity to share and learn.

One more day!!! Founders’ Day is tomorrow! The day is packed full of festivities that you won’t want to miss. Vendors an...
09/18/2026

One more day!!! Founders’ Day is tomorrow! The day is packed full of festivities that you won’t want to miss. Vendors and demonstrators galore! Learn about early lighting in the formal bedroom of the Briggs Tavern! Or have a period appropriate lunch in the tavern! Be there or be square!

Two days until Founders’ Day! You will get the chance to not only wander this immersive, pre-industrial village BUT you ...
09/17/2026

Two days until Founders’ Day! You will get the chance to not only wander this immersive, pre-industrial village BUT you will able to learn and chat with many preservation and trades professionals.

Three days until our annual Founder’s Day!! If you’ve visited in the past, you know how amazing this day is. If you’ve n...
09/16/2026

Three days until our annual Founder’s Day!! If you’ve visited in the past, you know how amazing this day is. If you’ve never been before then you won’t want to miss out on this once a year experience. See you all this Saturday!

Founder's Day is this Saturday, September 19th from 11am-4pm. Print a specialty Founder's Day poster at the ca. 1840 Pri...
09/14/2026

Founder's Day is this Saturday, September 19th from 11am-4pm. Print a specialty Founder's Day poster at the ca. 1840 Print Shop!

Historic Eastfield is partnering with Hudson River Heritage to provide special ticket packages for Founder's Day! This p...
09/08/2026

Historic Eastfield is partnering with Hudson River Heritage to provide special ticket packages for Founder's Day! This package includes access to Eastfield's Founder's Day on September 19th, followed by exclusive access to the Historic Albany Foundation's Van Ostrande-Radliff House in Albany that evening. This is a wonderful opportunity to get a rare glimpse into the award-winning restoration project, as well as spend the day at Eastfield's only public event.

Member rates are available so make sure to join HRH for discounted pricing!

Founder's Day tickets are on sale! Purchase them online for $20 each or for $25 at the gate. We look forward to seeing y...
09/04/2026

Founder's Day tickets are on sale!

Purchase them online for $20 each or for $25 at the gate. We look forward to seeing you all on September 19th for a beautiful fall day full of historic trades demonstrations, tasty treats, and historical entertainment.

2026 Workshops Series Registration for the Annual Historic American Trades and Crafts Workshops at Historic Eastfield Village is open! View Workshops 11th Annual Founder’s Day Discover the world of historic trades and crafts while enjoying food and 19th century entertainment with family and friend...

Join us on Saturday, September 19th from 11am-4pm for our annual Founder's Day celebration!The experience includes a wid...
09/02/2026

Join us on Saturday, September 19th from 11am-4pm for our annual Founder's Day celebration!

The experience includes a wide range of historic trades and crafts demonstrations, antiques and crafts for sale, a hearty lunch served in the historic Briggs Tavern, and period entertainment such as singing, music, and historic games.

As our only public event, Founder's Day is a wonderful opportunity to see Historic Eastfield Village!

11th Founder’s Day Open House Come spend a beautiful fall day at Historic Eastfield Village, discover the world of historic trades and crafts while enjoying food and 19th century entertainment with family and friends Event Information Date:  Saturday, September 19, 2026Time: 11 am to 4pmLocation...

Last chance to sign up for Bowl Turning and Tool Forging for the Pole Lathe next week! In this five-day course, students...
08/27/2026

Last chance to sign up for Bowl Turning and Tool Forging for the Pole Lathe next week!

In this five-day course, students will learn both turning and blacksmithing skills, forge their own hook tools and then use those tools to turn one or more bowls. Topics will include coal fire use, basic and advanced forging techniques, steel selection, improvised forges, and tool hardening, “tip up” and “tip down” tool design, tool sharpening, wood selection, safe ax technique, various turning techniques, bowl design, and drying, painting, and oiling the finished bowls.

Instructors: Eric Goodson & Beth Holmberg For a thousand years Europeans and Americans used simple foot-powered pole lathes to turn all sorts of wooden products, from bowls to chair legs. Pole lathe turning is a satisfying, portable, off-grid technique, but one of the big obstacles to get

Exciting Tinsmithing news! We have two slots that have just opened up for two of our most popular workshops--Tinsmithing...
08/10/2026

Exciting Tinsmithing news! We have two slots that have just opened up for two of our most popular workshops--Tinsmithing! One slot is available for 18th Century Tinsmithing and Tinplate and one is available for Advanced 19th Century Tinsmithing, both on August 24th-28th. Spend a week at Historic Eastfield Village learning this rare traditional trade.

Instructor: Richard Eckert Students with prior experience or those who have taken the Introduction to 19th Century Tinsmithing will expand on their skills by making more complex items of their choice. These items may include coffee pots, tea canisters, trunks, tin kitchens, and tin bakers. The hi

We have a few remaining spots left for Brick Fireplace and Oven Construction: 1770-1840 on July 27th-31st! This 5-day, h...
07/16/2026

We have a few remaining spots left for Brick Fireplace and Oven Construction: 1770-1840 on July 27th-31st! This 5-day, hands-on workshop is great for historic preservationists, historic home owners, modern brick tradespeople who would like to get more skills in historic brick, and anyone else who would love to spend a beautiful week at Historic Eastfield Village.

Instructor: John McMillen This long-running workshop returns as an essential offering at Historic Eastfield Village since the first oven was built at a workshop in 1980. This 5-day course begins by providing an in-depth study of the American fireplace & oven through an illustrated lecture

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