This program is supported in part by a grant from the Haverhill Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Colonial printing expert Andy Volpe will take the part of Paul Revere and show off printing techniques Revere used during the American Revolution in a drop-in program at the Haverhill Public Library.
Volpe’s free demonstration is Wednesday, April 8, from 3-7 p.m. in the Milhendler Room at the library, 99 Main St. He will bring a rolling press and copper plates similar to what Revere would have used. He will also bring replicas of historic documents, models of presses and printing tools.
Volpe is an artist, printing and historical reenactor from Worcester. He specializes in Intaglio printing, a process which uses copper plates. He does regular demonstrations at the Museum of Printing in Haverhill.