Reedville Fishermen's Museum

Workshops and Classes

We provide a variety of classes and workshops for our members and the local community.

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Family Boat Building Workshop

The class starts on Friday with a pile of wood and various hardware and hand tools and concludes on Sunday with each participating group leaving with their own “Mabel Skiff.”  In between there is a lot of fun and new friends are made. The next Family Boat Building Workshop will be held in June 26 – 28th, 2009.   Note: this workshop is fully subscribed for 2009.

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Children's Model Building Workshop

July 27 – 31

The childrens model workshop wil be held 10AM until 2PM daily with 30 minutes off for lunch. The children should bring their own lunch. The minimum age for the class is 10 years old. There is only room for six children and we expect to have four return students. If you are interested, an early signup is suggested. The cost is $50. Please call the office (804-453-6517) to sign up.

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Oyster Grower's Workshop

This triangular cylinder cage will hold 1,000 baby oysters for the first year

This is one of the key events we sponsor every September. These workshops concentrate on the construction and operation of floats used for oyster growth in local waters.  Raising a relatively small number of oysters, usually 1,000, at one's dock is a simple and easy way to have oysters for consumption (after approximately two years) and to add to the water-filtering function of the oyster population; a critical factor in restoring the health of the Chesapeake Bay. These workshops are generally very well attended.This year the workshop will be held on September 12th.

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