The original Jackson family blacksmith shop was opened in 1880 by Jeff Mabry’s great-great-grandfather Henry Jackson after he gained his freedom in Goochland County. Jackson was born into slavery in ...

"One day, we will all cherish the memory of having blacksmiths on every corner," penned American author George Singleton. This powerful quote describes individuals such as the late John Franklin Selix ...

Retired blacksmith John Dittmeier will give a lecture on blacksmithing at the Athens-Clarke County Library. He learned blacksmithing from Bill Gichner, a renowned blacksmith and tool collector. The ...

WATERLOO -- Waterloo blacksmithing from 1856 to the present is the topic of the Tuesday program of the Cedar Valley Historical Society. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. at the Grout Museum. Light ...

When archaeologists uncovered a 19th-century blacksmith shop owned by an African American community leader named Tom Cook in northwestern Denton County, they did not just contact his ...

Levi Fifield was John Sutter’s blacksmith, who built James Marshall’s mill-irons in 1848 two weeks before the gold discovery on Jan. 24, 1848, at Coloma. Levi had come to work at Sutter’s Fort the ...

Mar 11, 2024 Mar 11, 2024 Updated Apr 15, 2025 ROCKTON — Mike Bost was heating bits of iron in his coal-fired forge Sunday and answering question about the art of blacksmithing. He was demonstrating ...

Spijk Selby often thinks about the lasting impact of the objects he’s making. “It’s a mystic craft. I’m thinking about how my great-grandkids are going to feel about this knife — will it sit in a ...