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2012 Activities and Demos

  • WINGMASTERS is a partnership of two people dedicated to increasing public understanding and appreciation of North American birds of prey. Julie Anne Collier and Jim Parks are both licensed raptor rehabilitators based in Massachusetts.
  • Archers Glen: FREE ARCHERY for kids is provided by Karon Given, University of Vermont Extension 4-H. Come by and learn and test your skills!
  • Fibonacci Letterpress’s printer Tom will be demonstrating the Carving of wood blocks and printing with them, Type setting as well as hands-on printing with a small replica of a Gutenberg style press. Fibonacci Letterpress gives you the opportunity to print something that you can then take home (limited quantities)!
  • Black Smithing Guild: On going forge, anvil filling demonstrations on the making of swords, knifes, feast utensils, arrowheads, brooches, fishing hooks and the opportunity for you to make an arrow on an anvil! Watch, learn and try!
  • The Brewers Guild will be demonstrating & discussing techniques & philosophies surrounding the craft of brewing. Learn about this age old practice as well as ways to tap into the local brewing community from Stoneman Brewery, Green River Ambrosia, Valley Malt and others.
  • Period Cooking: Thane Aethelhawk will be demonstrating outdoor food preparation in the style of 13th Century England. Using open hearth and closed container techniques a variety of meats, stews and baked goods will be prepared. Discussions of safety and provisioning in time period will be provided.
  • Marcus & Evelyn Bowyer will be demonstrating the craft of Bow & Arrow making, period archery and various fiber arts of the period.
  • Bonnie the Weaver will be demonstrating a craft unchanged for centuries as she weaves upon her floor loom. Come by and lend her a hand! Mistress Sarah Davies will be demonstrating Medieval Quilting and available to answer whatever questions you may have.
  • Rope Works will be turning yarn into strands and watching strands twist into rope all day long. Come make rope and tie knots with us and become part of a 10,000 year old craft, working fiber into rope whose beauty and utility are bound only by your imagination. Scheduled hands-on Demos: 11:30, 2:30 & 4:30
  • ARMORY & SWORDS:
    • The Higgins Academy of the Sword, presents demonstrations of traditional and historical weapons. Dr. Ken Mondschein will present the real a horse-mounted combat demo (Joust Field) presented by the Higgins Armory Museum in cooperation with Cornerstone Drafts.
    • Visit the Neville Companye Encampment and join the Knight Sir Brian, Master Bowyer Marcus, and others as they discuss the introduction of the gonne (gun) to the battlefield followed by a demonstration of its firing. See a presentation on archery and archers through the ages, and demonstrations of live steel combat using various weapons and martial arts of the 15th century. The Neville Companye is a group of reenactors who work to entertain and educate people about the martial arts of the 15th century.
    • The Medieval Military Confederation, a small group of returning Crusaders, will be demonstrating javelin’s war hammers, mace's while displaying armor and other weaponry and answering questions.
    • Sir Tommaltach will be demonstrating armored combat and technique, while doing his best to ensure his squires are fit and ready for battle.