ALBANY — A group of volunteers is working to bring a building to life in Albany that would fit in nicely in a different era. Thousands attend Albany Pioneer Days every September, and one of the ...

In an era of invisible, cloud-based commerce, Brian’s Welding is an old-school business, full of metal and machinery. This month, the welders went even more retro, gathering around an anvil and ...

Editor’s Note: “Object Lessons” is a feature that appears occasionally in the Appeal-Democrat and focuses on historic artifacts that help tell the history of Yuba-Sutter. When something broke in the ...

Stroll around Market Square and you’re sure to spot Peter Happny’s handiwork. From the goddess Ceres atop Ceres Bakery on Penhallow Street to the Piscataqua Savings Bank sign on Pleasant Street, ...

KALAMAZOO Rachel David has an easygoing nature and a laugh in her voice. One wouldn't expect that her favorite thing to do is take steel, "bring it up to about 2,200 degrees and smash the crap out of ...

Perched on a stool behind an anvil and a 5-pound mallet, the expert blacksmith and knife maker waited for the first group of patrons who signed up for a session with the "Angry Giant." But Jason ...

I know, I know. You've been reading my columns and watching my exploits for a year or two now, and all the while you've been thinking: She should be a blacksmith. Dear reader, this one's for you. I ...

At Camp Round Meadow in Catoctin Mountain Park, inside a shed built in 1936 by the federal government for $919.55, more than a dozen people gathered to watch Don Cornell of the Yellow Springs area in ...