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Soap Making Workshop

Pope's Tavern Museum 203 Hermitage Drive, Florence

People in Alabama have used plants for many purposes, including soap recipes. This workshop teaches historic & homemade soap making and the evolution of that process. Over time, soap has been used medicinally with specific herbal combinations to bring a more centered and healthy state. Today soaps are used for cleansing the body & enjoying […]

Herbal Soap-Making Workshop

Pope's Tavern Museum 203 Hermitage Drive, Florence

Florence Arts and Museums is partnering with Summer McCreless, an herbalist who specializes in regional plant and material knowledge, to conduct a series of workshops, presentations & demonstrations where participants can explore aspects of our region’s tangible history. Her herbal soap-making workshop includes the history of Southeastern native plants plus processes & uses in soap […]