LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — When you see a simple broom, you might connect it with cleaning, chores, or even witches and wizards playing their magical sport. At Bluegrass Brooms, Shannon Lewis puts his ...

Even though he’s a broom maker, Chris Nibbe’s creativity can’t be swept under the rug. Based in Rochester, Nibbe’s Sweet Corn Brooms makes more than just sweeping tools. Though Nibbe insists that ...

Broom Maker Ron DuMoulin shows how he binds the broom corn by hand stitching it. (Photo by Kristi R. Garabrandt) WELLSVILLE — Ron DuMoulin, also known as The Village Broom Maker, discovered his ...

With Halloween is just around the corner, the Boyertown Area Historical Society recently hosted a broom making workshop for those witches in need of a new broom, or for those who wanted a witch’s ...

KIRBY, W.Va. (AP) - In 2017, West Virginia Public Broadcasting featured one of West Virginia’s last remaining broom makers; Kanawha County resident Jim Shaffer. The story ended with a question: would ...

PINE RIVER — Balsam Moon Preserve is offering Broom Making 101 using traditional materials of broomcorn, twine, and wood 1-5 p.m. Feb. 8 at Balsam Moon Preserve, located 10 miles west and south of ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — On Friday, people will have a chance to learn about a significant part of the Appalachian culture — traditional broom-making. The Marble Springs State Historic Site will host an ...

In the early 1800s, just about every little hamlet and village used to have at least one — a broom making shop, or people who made brooms on their farm and sold them. Once the Industrial Revolution ...

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