The Tidewater Blacksmith’s Guild is dedicated to preserving the craft of blacksmithing and increasing public awareness of the history of our craft, while at the same time demonstrating that in this automated machine world, things hand-made still exist and remain objects of art. The Tidewater Blacksmith’s Guild is a local member organization chartered under the Artist-Blacksmith’s Association of North America Inc. (ABANA), a non-profit organization.
TIDEWATER BLACKSMITH’S GUILD HISTORY
The Guild had it’s beginnings in the fall of 1995. Mitch Linden, TBG’s founding President, got a list of local blacksmith’s from ABANA, and called around to see if anyone was interested in forming an ABANA chapter. The first meeting was held in November 1995 at the Career Development Center in Va. Bch., where Jon Cookson was an Instructor, and had volunteered the shop space. Read more…
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Meet the new (and returning) Board members! Get to know your representatives who will be working for you. Newly elected Board members will be officially seated during the Board’s annual meeting near the end of the year.
“I firmly believe that thoughtful, forward-thinking leadership and real-world action are key to cultivating the future to which we aspire. One of my favorite ways to help the community is to support the growth of hobbyists into professionals.” Read David “Avi” Goodman’s full statement here: abana.org/2024/05/19/meet-the-new-board-members/
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