Bedford County Historical Society to Meet Jan. 26

The Bedford County Historical Society will hold its quarterly meeting at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26, at the Hall at Kinton’s Knob (BCHS, second floor), 6441 Lincoln Highway, Bedford.

There also will be a brief membership meeting. The program is free and open to the public.

Blacksmith Dave Petit will give a presentation on blacksmithing techniques, materials, methods and, weather permitting, a demonstration outside.

Petit has been the blacksmith at Old Bedford Village for six years and has been a living historian in several fields. Petit is a self-taught blacksmith and has built his own 1800s...