<p>Attention all members of the Honourable Company of Horners; would you like to become a permanent part of the Guild’s history? If so, then consider participating in this prestigious Guild contest.  The contest will be open to all members in good standing and judging will take place at our 2012 Annual Meeting. Contestants need not [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Free to all members of the Guild!  Yes, there is free advertisement on the HCH website under the Classified Section. Members I urge you to consider taking advantage of this opportunity.   Check out the categories, open to horn work, antique and contemporary, artwork, books, edged items, leather items, firearms pre-1898 and miscellaneous.  You can submit [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The HCH annual meeting at Fort Roberdeau was the largest attended in the history of the Guild.  The table displays from attending members were outstanding and also included an original horn engraved by the hand of The Pointed Tree Carver. The meeting was held Friday morning and opened with the presentation of a blowing horn [&hellip;]</p>

<p>March 5th, 2011 is the final day of registration for our annual meeting at Fort Roberdeau in the Sinking Spring Valley area outside Altoona, PA. Because of unforeseen circumstances at the original site, the meeting in Altoona had to be arranged hastily. This change of location will not prevent the meeting from being a success. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Our new location for the HCH 2011 annual meeting has been finalized.  Dates are March 11th and 12th at Fort Roberdeau in the beautiful Sinking Spring Valley outside of Altoona, PA.  This location will be different than all prior locations because of its rural setting. Before I continue about the new location, there are a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Happy New Year to all members and visitors to our Web Site.  The Honourable Company of Horners Annual Meeting is rapidly approaching.  By now all members should have received their questionnaire in the mail.  I am asking for your cooperation in returning it to our Treasurer.  The information you supply is essential to the overall [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Get ready for the 15th Anniversary!  Now is the time to start planning for our annual HCH meeting and Horn Fair, to be held March 4th and 5th, 2011 at Morristown, NJ. The area is rich in 18th Century history.  This will be the 15th Anniversary of the Honourable Company of Horners.  Here is a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Members and non-members viewing this website, it is coming sooner than you think.  In fact it is here! We have a new blog for members and a HCH Classified Section.  Thanks to the Publications Committee and the Webmaster, Rick Sheets, members are able to advertise their work to all who are viewing our website. In [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Do you consider yourself a member of the HCH in good standing? Before you answer that question, consider the following: Good standing means more than just paying your dues on time, it also takes into account Standing Rule No. 2 of our By-Laws, HCH ETHICS, that read as follows: 1. Members will never knowingly misrepresent [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It is with great pride that I am able to present to our members and the general public the publication of the Honourable Company of Horners, “The Hartley Horn Drawings.” I can remember part of its beginning at our annual meeting banquet in Deerfield, MA., March 2007, when Frank Willis collected monies to start the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Dixon’s Gunmakers Fair of 2010 is now history and the Honourable Company of Horners was well represented. At the accoutrement judging, a total of twenty Judges Choice ribbons were awarded and Guild members achieved twelve. There were five ribbons awarded in special categories and Guild members received three, Best Historical, Best Folk Art and Madison [&hellip;]</p>

<p>July 4th, 1776, Independence Day Independence: “ the state or quality of being independent;  freedom from the influence, control, or determination of another or others.” We owe this to our ancestors that we continue to pass it on to future generations. Dixon’s is rapidly approaching and so is the deadline date of July 13th to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On behalf of the Honourable Company of Horners, it is my pleasure to present our newly revised website.  I hope that our members are as excited about it as I am.  Visitors browse through and receive a taste of what awaits you as a prospective member.  If you have an interest in horn working or [&hellip;]</p>