ALHFAM - Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums upcoming events

Heritage Skills Workshop: Basketry (18 Apr 2026)

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:00:00 GMT

School of the Soldier (23 May 2026)

Sat, 23 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

School of the Soldier

Fort Osage National Historic Landmark
107 Osage St., Sibley MO 64088

Cost: $25

Attention! Fall in and experience life in the US Army in 1812 as you learn the military drill and manual of arms that soldiers would practice every single day. Then cover your ears and enjoy demonstrations of military weapons and tactics of the time period.

Learn more:
https://www.makeyourdayhere.com/Events-Attractions/Historic-Sites/Fort-Osage

Victorian Hair Art at Missouri Town (06 Jun 2026)

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Victorian Hair Art at Missouri Town

Missouri Town Living History Museum
8010 E. Park Rd., Lee's Summit MO 64064

Cost: $25

During the Victorian era, it was popular to create keepsakes such as wreaths and jewelry from hair. Come and learn more about this unique craft and the customs surrounding it. You will have an opportunity to make a keepsake for yourself. Pre-registration is required. Class size is limited.

Learn More:
https://www.makeyourdayhere.com/Events-Attractions/Historic-Sites/Missouri-Town-Living-History-Museum

ALHFAM 2026 Annual Meeting and Conference (16 Jun 2026)

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT

2026 ALHFAM Annual Meeting

& Conference

June 16 -21, 2026

Community, Conflict, Conversation

Hosted by
The Henry Ford, Dearborn, Michigan

Conference Venue and Lodging atEastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan

Registration opens February 15th.

ALHFAM’s 2026 Annual Meeting and Conference “Community, Conflict, Conversation” begins with workshops, grows through presentations and events that engage all attendees, and culminates in conversations that will sustain living history into the foreseeable future. The theme encourages us to examine community and conflict in ways that help living history practitioners engage in conversations that facilitate learning and lead to understanding and healing.

The Henry Ford, the host institution, is a large museum complex that includes the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, Greenfield Village, and the Ford Rouge Factory Tour. As the largest cultural attraction in Michigan, it is an ideal venue for ALHFAM 2026. Its historical resources document more than 250 years of colonial and U.S. history, from the 1700s to the present. THF's Greenfield Village, one of the largest open-air museums in the United States, will be full throttle during June 2026, having just opened a new historic house: the Jackson Home from Selma, Alabama, from which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and others mobilized to secure voting rights for African Americans.

The Student Center at Eastern Michigan University is the conference headquarters, where sessions, meetings, catered meals and other conference events will occur. Lodging will be available in new and refurbished EMU residence halls. Breakfast and other meals will take place in the EMU Dining Hall.

Workshops and tours will feature local museums, historic sites, cultural attractions and organizations that support ALHFAM-related work. The site visit day features a signature summer event at The Henry Ford, Greenfield Village’s Motor Muster, and offers opportunities to tour the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.

For lodging information and other details, consult the program on the main conference web page.

Questions? Email conference2026@alhfam.org

SEE MORE CONFERENCE DETAILS HERE.

ALHFAM Annual Virtual Conference 2026 (17 Jun 2026)

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT

ALHFAM Annual Virtual Conference

Join us online to watch speakers and the Presidential Banquet live!

Registration closes on June 12th.

Virtual [Includes two talks by featured speakers (June 17 & June 19); four sessions (June 18) and four sessions and the Presidential Banquet (June 19)]

Virtual Conference Full Registration: $75

Virtual Day registration: June 18: $45

Virtual Day registration: June 19: $45

Leatherworking at Fort Osage (27 Jun 2026)

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Leatherworking at Fort Osage

Fort Osage National Historic Landmark
107 Osage St., Sibley MO 64088

Cost: $25

Enjoy the rich and ancient art of working with leather. Make and take home a pouch inspired by a 19th century original. In this class you will learn saddle stitch, dying, and riveting.

Learn more:
https://www.makeyourdayhere.com/Events-Attractions/Historic-Sites/Fort-Osage

Paper Marbling & Quill Writing at Fort Osage (25 Jul 2026)

Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Paper Marbling & Quill Writing at Fort Osage

Fort Osage National Historic Landmark
107 Osage St., Sibley MO 64088

Cost: $25

The art of paper marbling dates back to the 12th century in Japan and China and expanded into Europe in the 1600s, making its way to America by the 1800s. Most marbling was made for decorative bookbinding, stationary, and boxes. Participants will create their own marbled paper and turn it into a notebook, which they can take home. After your notebook is created, the instructor will teach how to mix ink, demonstrate the proper form of writing with a quill, and learn how to trim the end to keep its shape.

Learn more:
https://www.makeyourdayhere.com/Events-Attractions/Historic-Sites/Fort-Osage

Embroidery at Missouri Town (08 Aug 2026)

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Embroidery at Missouri Town

Missouri Town Living History Museum
8010 E. Park Rd., Lee's Summit MO 64064

Cost: $25

Our Living History Interpreters will teach you basic stitches historic embroidery. During our workshop you will make an embroidered sampler inspired by a historic pattern for you to take home. Learn the art of mid-1800s embroidery! Pre-registration is required. Class size is limited.

Learn More:

https://www.makeyourdayhere.com/Events-Attractions/Historic-Sites/Missouri-Town-Living-History-Museum

Regency Ball at Fort Osage (19 Sep 2026)

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Regency Ball at Fort Osage

Fort Osage National Historic Landmark
107 Osage St., Sibley MO 64088

Cost: $35

You are cordially invited to join us for a ball at Fort Osage! Festivities will include period English country dancing under the open sky and light refreshments. Experience dancing is helpful but not necessary. The entertainment begins at 5:00 PM. Size is limited and tickets are required.

Learn more:
https://www.makeyourdayhere.com/Events-Attractions/Historic-Sites/Fort-Osage

ALHFAM Regional Conference in Iceland 2026 (22 Sep 2026)

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

2026 ALHFAM International Regional Conference
September 23 - 26, 2026

Food for Thought: Bridging Cultures Across Time

The theme of this conference - Food for Thought: Bridging Cultures Across Time - invites us to reflect on how knowledge, traditions and skills move between communities and across generations. From farming and foodways to craft traditions and material culture, people have continually adapted inherited knowledge to new environments while maintaining connections to shared origins. This theme encourages presentations that not only inform but spark curiosity, foster conversation and inspire fresh ways of thinking about the work we do.

As we gather in Reykjavík—an exciting milestone in ALHFAM’s growing international presence—we are offered a meaningful opportunity to explore the shared threads that connect diverse cultures. Recipes travel and evolve, tools are shaped by landscape, garments adapt to available materials, and agricultural knowledge is refined in response to changing environments. Though these practices shift over time and place, their roots often remain visible. We welcome proposals that explore movement, cultural exchange, adaptation, resilience and continuity: sessions that illuminate common origins, uncover unexpected connections, and encourage dialogue across borders and disciplines. By engaging both the richness of cultural expression and the ties that unite us, we can build lasting relationships while deepening our understanding of how the past continues to shape our present.

Download the Conference Program here.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: DEADLINE April 15, 2026
(Download the Call for Proposals)

International Regional Conference | Reykjavík City Museum
Reykjavík, Iceland: September 23 - 26, 2026

Presenter/Chair: Each workshop or session must have a person responsible for the organization and management of the program, including logistics, requests for materials and equipment, communication with participants and the conference hosts, and leading the session. ALHFAM will only contact the chair.

Time: Sessions may be 45 or 90 minutes. Workshops may be 1.5 or 3 hours. Please include time for questions and answers.

Internet and Room Arrangements: Chair/ Presenters must submit room arrangement requests to the conference program chair AT LEAST TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE CONFERENCE (hearthandhomehistorian@gmail.com). Screens and projectors are limited. Wireless internet is available in some spaces.

Registration Fees & Cost: Chairs/Presenters and panelists must register for the meeting for the day on which they speak, unless they only attend their session. ALHFAM does not pay travel costs or honoraria for session chairs or panelists.

Provide the name of the session/ workshop chair or presenter and all participants, along with title, institution/company, address, phone.

Program Title:
Program Format (Lecture, Workshop, Panel, Roundtable, etc.):
Sessions: 45 Minutes or 90 Minutes
Workshops: 1.5 Hours or 3 Hours
Submitted by:

1. Program Abstract (150 words maximum): This is your opportunity to “sell” your program to the Program Committee. Describe the program, how it relates to the conference theme, and what makes it unique from other sessions.

2. Outcomes – Workshops only (100 words maximum): What will attendees gain, learn, or be able to do after attending your workshop?

PROPOSAL DEADLINE: May 15, 2026

To submit a proposal, complete the 2026 proposal form and email it to Conference Co-Chair Melissa Vickers at hearthandhomehistorian@gmail.com with “ALHFAM PROPOSAL” in the subject line. Those wanting to mail the form should contact Melissa for the mailing address.

To see the spaces available at the Árbær Open Air Museum, please click here.

Candle Making at Fort Osage (24 Oct 2026)

Sat, 24 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Candle Making at Fort Osage

Fort Osage National Historic Landmark
107 Osage St., Sibley MO 64088

Cost: $25

Step back in time and discover the art of candle making as it was practiced on the early American frontier. Join us at Fort Osage National Historical Landmark for a hands-on workshop where you'll learn how settlers and soldiers crafted their own sources of light using simple, time-honored techniques.

Learn more:

https://www.makeyourdayhere.com/Events-Attractions/Historic-Sites/Fort-Osage

MOMCC Fall Conference 2026 (05 Nov 2026)

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 05:00:00 GMT

MOMCC 2026 Fall Conference
Wabash & Erie Canal, Delphi, Indiana
November 5 – 7, 2026

Training Along the Towpath: Acquiring Skills and Knowledge Along the Journey

A workshop-heavy conference with workshops led by well-qualified instructors in the 1840-50’s Canal Village. Sessions held in the Canal Interpretive Center. Enjoy the Canal Village atmosphere as you learn new skills and knowledge to motivate you and share with the public.

Call for Sessions & Workshops
Download the Call for Proposals (PDF)

Proposals sought that engage themes including, but not limited to:

• Skilled and unskilled labor of the 1800-1900’s
• Trades, crafts, and apprenticeships of the canal era and associated time periods
• Daily life in canal and surrounding communities
• Transportation networks and economic development
• Interpretation, public history, and living history practices
• Teaching history through material culture and hands-on methods
• Preservation, archaeology, and historical landscapes
• Administration and Collections issues
• Making meaningful programs around historic crops, food ways, crafts, and historical techniques

Share your story with MOMCC friends. Session proposals should be submitted not later than August 1, 2026

Submit to: Becky Crabb, 7023 east 100 North, Lafayette, IN 47905 rebecca.crabb696@gmail.com

Phone (219) 689-7405

Historic Baking at Missouri Town (14 Nov 2026)

Sat, 14 Nov 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Historic Baking at Missouri Town

Missouri Town Living History Museum
8010 E. Park Rd., Lee's Summit MO 64064

Cost: $25

Join us for our hearth baking workshop and learn how baking was done in the mid-19th century. You will be using simple historic recipes. Not only will you enjoy the delicious smell of baking, but you will also have the opportunity to taste what you baked. Period clothing is encouraged, but not necessary. All clothing should be made of natural fibers, as there will be open fires. Pre-registration is required. Class size is limited.

Learn more:
https://www.makeyourdayhere.com/Events-Attractions/Historic-Sites/Missouri-Town-Living-History-Museum

ALHFAM - Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums upcoming events

Heritage Skills Workshop: Basketry (18 Apr 2026)

School of the Soldier (23 May 2026)

School of the Soldier

Victorian Hair Art at Missouri Town (06 Jun 2026)

Victorian Hair Art at Missouri Town

ALHFAM 2026 Annual Meeting and Conference (16 Jun 2026)

ALHFAM Annual Virtual Conference 2026 (17 Jun 2026)

ALHFAM Annual Virtual Conference

Leatherworking at Fort Osage (27 Jun 2026)

Leatherworking at Fort Osage

Paper Marbling & Quill Writing at Fort Osage (25 Jul 2026)

Paper Marbling & Quill Writing at Fort Osage

Embroidery at Missouri Town (08 Aug 2026)

Embroidery at Missouri Town

Regency Ball at Fort Osage (19 Sep 2026)

Regency Ball at Fort Osage

ALHFAM Regional Conference in Iceland 2026 (22 Sep 2026)

Candle Making at Fort Osage (24 Oct 2026)

Candle Making at Fort Osage

MOMCC Fall Conference 2026 (05 Nov 2026)

MOMCC 2026 Fall Conference Wabash & Erie Canal, Delphi, Indiana November 5 – 7, 2026

Historic Baking at Missouri Town (14 Nov 2026)

Historic Baking at Missouri Town

MOMCC 2026 Fall Conference
Wabash & Erie Canal, Delphi, Indiana
November 5 – 7, 2026