At Five Rivers Chapmanry we offer demonstrations for your living-history site, museum or event. Suddenly that which was foreign and distant becomes understandable and accessible.
History breathes and inspires the imagination of young and old alike.
Consider, then, having the skilled cooper of Five Rivers Chapmanry demonstrate for you. Heat fills a barrel as the cooper shuffles in a circle, driving with brute strength the hoops which will bend hand-riven oak staves into a gentle curve. Sweat runs into his silver beard. He looks up and grins as a young lad asks if the work is hard to do. The boy blushes and laughs, looking up at his father.