CULLMAN – Peinhardt Farm’s heritage and traditional skills group, Peinhardt Homesteaders, will start the new year on a new day. From Sunday afternoons, the group will now meet on the first Saturday morning of each month, starting at 9 a.m. on Jan. 5.
Homesteaders’ Director Shannon McBride told The Tribune, “As we begin our third year with over 300 members, our goal is still to continue build an open, inviting ‘real life’ community for sharing interests, resources and expertise related to old and new skills promoting healthy, self-sufficient lifestyles, using best modern and traditional practices in farming, gardening, animal husbandry and home skills. We think a lot about ‘What would grandma do?’ as we re-skill and reconnect with our community surrounding Peinhardt Living History Farm. Groups of folks into blacksmithing, basketry, fiber arts–including a separate tatting group–meet monthly to teach and refine those skills and our monthly meeting of ‘Homesteaders’ explores other topics relating to life in the slower lane.”
McBride shared about the new year’s first session:
How to Save your Family History
“If your family history or genealogy is important to you then this is just the way to begin the New Year. Come join us at Peinhardt Living History Farm, Talley Ho St, Cullman, Alabama 35055 Jan. 5, 2019 at 9 a.m. Learn oral history interview techniques, conversation starters, ways to share family stories and other ideas for saving your family history. Learn about resources for sleuthing out family genealogy and saving it for future generations. This presentation will be low-tech with a bit of high-tech thrown in for the techies. Feel free to bring a family picture, a piece of jewelry, a family Bible, and we can talk about them as jumping off points for research. Come with questions and tips to share. Stories too! Please RSVP 1930Homesteaders@gmail.com.”
At a glance
Peinhardt Homesteaders “How to Save your Family History”
Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 at 9 a.m.
In the museum building at Peinhardt Living History Farm, on Tally Ho St. off U.S. Highway 278 in west Cullman
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