Jesse and Rachel Negus were born in Ohio in 1837 and 1839, respectively. They acquired Iowa land from the government and moved to Cedar County, where their only surviving child, William, was born in ...

But, Briggs says, the old-time blacksmith who makes a full-time living creating things from scratch is harder to find. For McNally, it was simply a matter of time and finding the right mentor, Tom ...

The blacksmith affected the community by serving the people's desires and needs. A blacksmith could make or fix anything made of iron. A blacksmith knew how to make iron tools such as gate hinges, ...

A wood-frame building built in 1909 that served as a blacksmith shop in what is now downtown Huntington has been rescued from demolition, with a plan to make it a historic landmark and preserve its ...

Pop’s Old Forge near Marcelin has become a living classroom where 89-year-old Hubert Smith forges iron and keeps a nearly ...