A rare piece of Vermont’s industrial history is for sale in Cornwall.

"One day, we will all cherish the memory of having blacksmiths on every corner," penned American author George Singleton. This powerful quote describes individuals such as the late John Franklin Selix ...

Mar 11, 2024 Mar 11, 2024 Updated Apr 15, 2025 ROCKTON — Mike Bost was heating bits of iron in his coal-fired forge Sunday and answering question about the art of blacksmithing. He was demonstrating ...

The original Jackson family blacksmith shop was opened in 1880 by Jeff Mabry’s great-great-grandfather Henry Jackson after he gained his freedom in Goochland County. Jackson was born into slavery in ...

Stacy Minson Wallace's novel "Cold Iron: Murder on Old Street" is based on the true story of her third great-grandfather's murder in Petersburg in 1826. Wallace spent years researching her family ...