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Event Archive 2019
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Saturday, January 11, 2019 | 7 pm
Making Books on Main Street:
Publishers, Printers, Bookbinders and Booksellers in Northampton
A Presentation by Barbara B. Blumenthal
Picture
The Hampshire Bookshop operated in Northampton from 1916 to 1971 on Main Street near Crafts Avenue.
Image Courtesy of Smith College Special Collections
Historic Northampton trustee Barbara B. Blumenthal will tell the story of publishers, printers and binders in Northampton from the 18th century to the present.  She will concentrate on 18th-19th century bookseller Simeon Butler and his successors; The Hampshire Bookshop (in Northampton 1916-1971); and the ongoing legacy of book arts in the Connecticut River Valley.
Sponsored by Goggins Real Estate
Location
The Northampton Community Arts Trust Building 
33 Hawley Street, Northampton, Massachusetts

Admission
$5 members and donors | $10 all others

Registration
Pre-registration is recommended

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Coming in Spring 2020
Crosscut Saws, Bucking Logs & the Skills of a Climbing Arborist
Learn about the tools and skills needed to cut trees in the ol' days and now
Crosscut Saws
with Stephen Holt and Mark Gould
Stephen Holt and Mark Gould, local woodsmen from Westhampton, will provide a history of crosscut saws, show different saw styles, demonstrate how to use them and give attendees a chance to try using a crosscut saw to buck a white pine log.  In addition to the crosscut saw demonstration, Steve will use his portable Alaskan sawmill to cut the sugar maple trunks into slabs, which Historic Northampton will later use to create benches and tables.
Skills of a Climbing Arborist
with Rob English
Climbing arborist and Ward 3 resident Rob English will demonstrate the ropes, gear and knots he uses to safely climb trees-from simple ascents to hitchclimbers to throwlines--to access the canopy.   Rob has worked as a climbing arborist for 16 years and will climb the impressive pin oak in the center of Historic Northampton's grounds.

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Sponsored by Hampton Flooring

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