BGCM

and

Carroll County Farm Museum

 
2009 Schedule of Events

Date

Event

Jan  09-11   (Fri/Sat/Sun)

Demonstrator: Rich Waugh St Croix, Virgin Islands

Jan 8                      (Thu)

Open Forge 6-9 PM

Jan 18                     (Sun)

BGCM Monthly Meeting

Feb  7-8          (Sat/Sun)

Beginner's Class

Instructor: Albin Drzewianowski

Feb 12                      (Thu)

Open Forge 6-9 PM

Feb 15                      (Sun)

BGCM Monthly Meeting

Trade Item: Item with a Rivet or a Collar

Feb  28                       (Sat)

 Demonstrator: Phil Heath (BGOP)

Mar 4,11,18,25 - Apr 1( Wed)

Beginner's Class     Evenings    6-9:30 PM

Instructor: Albin Drzewianowski

Mar 12                      (Thu)

Open Forge 6-9 PM

Mar  15                     (Sun)

BGCM Monthly Meeting  Chili Cook-Off

Trade Item:  Something with a Shamrock

Mar  21-22        (Fri - Sun)

Demonstrators: Jesus Hernandez, Walter Sorrells, Kerry Stagmer,   Matt Stagmer, Rob Decker

Mar  28-29          (Sat/Sun)

Demonstrator: Jonathan Nedbor

Apr  4-5              (Sat/Sun)

Forge Welding Class                               

Instructor: Bill Clemens

Apr 9                       (Thu)

Open Forge 6-9 PM

Apr  18-20         (Fri-Sun)

 Demonstrators: Holly Fisher,  Steve Joslyn, Ken Schwarz, Richard Sullivan, JJ Roberts

Apr  20-23       (Mon-Fri)

CCFM Traditional Arts Week

Apr  21-24      (Mon-Thu)

4 Day Beginner's Class    Cancelled            

 Instructor: Bill Clemens

Apr    26                    (Sun)

BGCM Monthly Meeting

Trade Item: Something with a Flower

May  2- 3          (Sat/Sun)

Civil War Living History Encampment

May14                      (Thu)

Open Forge 6-9 PM

May  17-18       (Sat/Sun)

BGCM Blacksmith Days

Contest Items: 1- Colonial Fire Shovel      

                             2- Kitchen Knife

May    23                     (Sat)

Maryland Heartland Sustainable Living Fair

May 30-31          (Sat/Sun)

Beginner's Class    9AM - 5PM               

 Instructor: Ray Neubauer

Jun     7                     (Sat)

Spring Muster & Antique Fire Equipment

Jun     14                  (Sun)

Fiddler's Convention

Jun 11                      (Thu)

Open Forge 6-9 PM

Jun  28                    (Sun)

BGCM Monthly Meeting

Trade Item: Junk/Recycle Materials Item

Jul     4                  (Sat)

Old Fashioned 4th July Celebration

Jul 6-10             (Mon - Fri)

Living History Camp

Jul 9                      (Thu)

Open Forge 6-9 PM

Jul 11-12            (Sat-Sun)

Common Ground on the Hill Music and Art Festival

Jul 13-17           (Mon - Fri)

Living History Camp

Jul 18                         (Sat)

Surf & Turf Summertime Fun Festival

Jul  19                     (Sun)

BGCM Monthly Meeting

Trade Item: BBQ Tool

Jul 20-24           (Mon - Fri)

Living History Camp

Jul  25-26          (Sat/Sun)

Beginner's Class    9AM - 5PM               

 Instructor: Albin Drzewianowski

Aug 13                      (Thu)

Open Forge 6-9 PM

Aug  16                    (Sun)

BGCM Monthly Meeting Ice Cream Freeze Off

Trade Item: Ice Cream Scoop

Aug  22-23        (Sat/Sun)

Beginner's Class    9AM - 5PM               

 Instructor: Bill Clemens

Sep 5-6              (Sat/Sun)

MASA Metalsmiths Conference

Tuckahoe Steam & Gas Association

Sep 10                      (Thu)

Open Forge 6-9 PM

Sep 11-13          (Fri - Sun)

Steam Show Days

Sep 19-20         (Sat - Sun)

Maryland Wine Festival

Sep   26                   

Fall Blacksmith Day B&O Train Museum

Ellicott City, Md

Sepp  27                    (Sun)

BGCM Monthly Meeting

Trade Item: Paper Towel Holder

Oct 3-4              (Sat-Sun)

Fall Harvest Days

Oct 7-Nov 4      (Mon-Thu)

Evening  Beginner's Class  Weds 6PM - (:30PM   

 Instructor: Albin Drzewianowski

Oct  8                        (Thu)

Open Forge 6-9 PM

Oct   11                     (Sun)

BGCM Monthly Meeting

Trade Item: Something from Sheet, Plate, or Pipe

Oct   17-18                (Sun)

B&O Train Museum Stem Days - Baltimore

Oct 31- Nov 1    (Sat/Sun)

Intermediate Class    9AM - 5PM               

 Instructor: Ray Neubauer

Nov 12                      (Thu)

Open Forge 6-9 PM

Nov  15                    (Sun)

BGCM Monthly Meeting

Trade Item: Cheese Cutter

Nov  21-22      (Mon-Thu)

Basic Knife Class    9AM - 5PM               

 Instructor: Walter VanAlstine

Dec 5-7              (Fri-Sun)

Holiday Tours

Dec 10                      (Thu)

Open Forge 6-9 PM

Jul 11-13           (Fri - Sun)

Holiday Tours

Dec      12                  (Sat)

BGCM Holiday Party

Bear Branch Nature Center

4pm Set-Up and Decorate  5:30 Dinner

Trade Item: Ornament

Hashawha Environmental Center, 

300 John Owings Rd, Westminster

Dec 19 - 20      (Sat/Sun)

Forge Welding Class                               

Instructor: Bill Clemens