Subject: Blacksmithing Conferences

From: [email-masked] (Clay Spencer)
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 1996 14:14:53 -0600

For information, this is a list of conferences to add to the CBA date that
Chuck Simonian posted last month.
Any others that you know about, additional info,  corrections, etc.--please
post,     Clay.

NWBA Spring Conference
April 12--14, 1996
Paul Thorne and Grant Sarver
St. Helens, WA

Bealer Memorial Forge
Birthplace of ABANA
Westville, GA
April 13, 1996, 10AM
David Fink and Jeff Mohr
Registration ($3.50) and Auction to raise money for restoration of the
forge. Bring or send auction items to David Cornett, PO Box 1173, Pine
Mountain, GA 31822

Forging on the River III
River Bluff Forge Council
April 13--14, 1996
National Ornamental Metal Museum
Memphis, TN

Blacksmith's Guild of the Potomac
Spring Fling
April 19--21, 1996
Mike Boone, Chad Gunter, Glenn Horr, Williamsburg Smiths, Bill Wojcik, Hans Peot
Warrenton, VA

Batson Bladesmithing Symposium
Alabama Forge Council
April 19--21, 1996
Hatfield Lake, Athens, Al
Pre-register($85): Barbara Batson, 176 Brentwood Lane, Madison, AL 35758
205-971-6860 or 912/383-6776

Ozark Conference
Blacksmiths Association of Missouri
May 3--6, 1996
Jay Burnham-Kidwell and Dorothy Stiegler
Potosi, MO

North Carolina Chapter of ABANA
Second Semi-Anual Conference
May 10--12, 1996
Denton Farm Park, Denton, NC

Northern Rockies Blacksmith Association and Northwest Blacksmith Association
Special spring conference
May 17--19, 1996
Stephensville, Montana

Mississippi Forge Council
Annual Conference
May 25--26, 1996
Pelahatchie Shore Park, Jackson, MS
Bob Patrick and Chris Marks

Indiana Blacksmithing Association
June 1--2, 1996

Illinois Valley Blacksmithing Association
June 8--9, 1996
Pontiac, IL

ABANA Conference
June 26--29, 1996
Alfred, NY

Banging on the Bayou III
Louisiana Metalsmith's Association
August 1996

Rocky Mountains Smiths
August, 1996
Carbondale, CO

Alabama Forge Council
September 6--8, 1996
Tannehill State Park
Mc Calla, AL

Florida Artists Blacksmith's Association
October 1996
Barberville, FL