material culture; interactive living history craft/trade demonstrations, maritime/18th c. history-themed events, & sea shanty concerts. Handmade History LLC are historians focused on 18th century colonial and maritime history, cooking/foodways, and domestic life. We provide quality custom craftmanship in our recreations of 18th c. material culture, and carpentry, wood working, leather work, rope m
aking, cannon carriages, navigation tools, and reproduction trade and tavern signs are among the items we handcraft based on extensive research and documentation. As historians, we share the stories of colonial America’s working-class and tradespeople through the things they did, made, ate, and experienced. From demonstrating historic trades like ropemaking and coopering, to period cooking and medicine, to sea shanty concerts and sing-a-longs, we bring history to life in a way that is interactive, engaging, educational and entertaining! Competing as maritime living history group "The York Privateers" at Jamestown Settlement's highly competitive "Military Through the Ages," we received awards for "Best Camp,” “Best Field Demonstration,” and “Best Cooking,” as well as multiple additional awards for 18th century open-fire cooking. We also appeared as the "real pirates" for the "Real Pirates" special exhibit at the National Geographic Museum in DC, among many other appearances. See our “Photos" and "Albums" for a more detailed listing of the services, products, and reenactments/demonstrations we offer, which includes: custom woodworking, carpentry, leather work, and rope crafts, in addition to 18th century material culture and small goods reproductions, maritime living history, open hearth cooking demonstrations, period rope making, 18th century medicine, sewing and daily life, navigation and coopering, and "pirates/sailors for hire." We also teach classes in woodworking, carving, rush weaving, knife making, candle dipping, and open fire/18th c. Contact us today to make a purchase, place an order, book us for an event, or for a free consultation or quote. From candle lanterns to leather portmanteaus, to reproduction tavern tables and church benches, to heirloom gun cases and cannon carriages, and even traveling bars and carousel horses, if you can dream it, we can do it! We even make birdhouses, nesting boxes, charcuteries board, ink pens, and jewelry from reclaimed/repurposed woods and upcycled copper. We are members of the Living History Association and insured. Graduate of East Carolina University with a BS in Chemistry. Profits generated by our sales and services help support our Beagle rescue and re-homing mission—thank you! If you are looking to adopt or foster a rescued beagle, we recommend and support B.R.E.W. Mid-Atlantic, Bay Beach Beagle Rescue, and Beagles to the Rescue. Calamity Cards: Real Cards for Impossible Circumstances and Hearts and Crafts Soaps are Subsidiaries of Handmade History, LLC
