Historic Happenings Blog

Sundays, February 16 and 23 -- Ocean County Barrow's Goldeneye Decoy Carving Class   Instructor: Jode Hillman  Time: 10am - 5pm Join Master Carver Jode Hillman for an intensive  TWO-DAY  class in which students will learn the methods and techniques needed to carve and paint Barrow's Goldeneye decoy . Students may choose a hen or drake to carve and paint; painting will be done in oils. Prior carving experience is required. Course fee Member: $190/Non-Member: $200 Please call the Tuckerton Seaport at 609-296-8868 to register. Payment in full is required at time of registration. No refunds will be given.

Sunday, January 26 – Mercer County Trenton Eclectic:  An Exhibition of Art, Objects & Artifacts from Three Hundred Fifty Years of Trenton History     Join us for a lecture by  Allen Linkchorst,  duck hunter, decoy carver, decoy collector and decoy historian.     Mr. Linkchorst is an editor and a contributing writer for  Decoy Magazine  and has written over 80 decoy-related stories for the magazine. March 2020 marks the 31 st    anniversary of his publications for  Decoy Magazine.   Free to members - $5.00 nonmembers. January 26, 2020 - 2 pm. Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion Cadwalader Park, Trenton, NJ as part of our Trenton Eclectic exhibit.

Carving Class with Jode Hillman – Barrow’s Goldeneye Decoy October 20 @ 10:00 am  -  5:00 pm |   $190 – $200 Join Master Carver Jode Hillman for an intensive TWO DAY class in which students will learn the methods and techniques needed to carve and paint Barrow’s Goldeneye decoy. Students may choose a hen or drake to carve and paint; painting will be done in oils.   Prior carving experience is required. Course fee Member: $190/Non-Member: $200 Please call the Tuckerton Seaport at 609-296-8868 to register.

Carving Class with Jode Hillman – Barrow’s Goldeneye Decoy October 13 @ 10:00 am  -  5:00 pm | Recurring Event  (See all) $190 – $200 Join Master Carver Jode Hillman for an intensive TWO DAY class in which students will learn the methods and techniques needed to carve and paint Barrow’s Goldeneye decoy. Students may choose a hen or drake to carve and paint; painting will be done in oils.   Prior carving experience is required. Course fee Member: $190/Non-Member: $200 Please call the Tuckerton Seaport at 609-296-8868 to register.