With Halloween is just around the corner, the Boyertown Area Historical Society recently hosted a broom making workshop for those witches in need of a new broom, or for those who wanted a witch’s ...

Broom Maker Ron DuMoulin shows how he binds the broom corn by hand stitching it. (Photo by Kristi R. Garabrandt) WELLSVILLE — Ron DuMoulin, also known as The Village Broom Maker, discovered his ...

In the early 1800s, just about every little hamlet and village used to have at least one — a broom making shop, or people who made brooms on their farm and sold them. Once the Industrial Revolution ...

Crafting brooms has become a family affair with Thiessen’s oldest son, Ivan, and daughter-in-law Sherill from Spencer, Iowa, coming to work in the shop during the show. Son- in-law Loren Hicks has ...

One crafter is turning the lost art of broom making into something far more symbolic than a cleaning tool. As a girl, Ridenour lived in a series of group homes. Struggling to feel safe in her ...

KIRBY, W.Va. (AP) - In 2017, West Virginia Public Broadcasting featured one of West Virginia’s last remaining broom makers; Kanawha County resident Jim Shaffer. The story ended with a question: would ...

PINE RIVER — Balsam Moon Preserve is offering Broom Making 101 using traditional materials of broomcorn, twine, and wood 1-5 p.m. Feb. 8 at Balsam Moon Preserve, located 10 miles west and south of ...

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — On Friday, people will have a chance to learn about a significant part of the Appalachian culture — traditional broom-making. The Marble Springs State Historic Site will host an ...

Sue Nash operates her besom broom business from Tadley on the Hampshire/Berkshire border. Broom making has been in her family for 300 years, and she has supplied everyone from the Royal family to ...