Events , Workshops

Hide Tanning Workshop

Hide Tanning Workshop

Six people are holding up frames of tanned hides. They are outside.

18751 Hogaboom Lane
St. Mary's City , 20686

Saturday, October 28, 2023

9:30am - 4:00pm

301.994.4371 / 301.994.4372

hsmcc.groups@maryland.gov

Events, Workshops

Hide Tanning Workshop

18751 Hogaboom Lane
St. Mary's City , 20686

28 Oct 2023

9:30am - 4:00pm

Overview

Join the Staff of the Woodland Indian Hamlet for a day of tanning. Learn the basics on how the first people of Maryland turned the skins of deer into usable and valuable materials.

This workshop is for beginners and offers a hands-on experience with the steps required to tan a hide. Techniques developed by the staff to be introduced using both modern and period tools.

Ages 14 & up

$25 General / Members $20

Registration is required; payment in full is required at the time of registration. Contact hsmcc.groups@maryland.gov to register.

Location: Visitor Center. 18751 Hogaboom Lane, St. Mary’s City, MD 20686

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