Derek Heidemann

Derek started blacksmithing in 2001 as an apprentice blacksmith at Old Sturbridge Village. He specializes in making tools and hardware of the late-18th and early-19th centuries using traditional forging techniques and materials. From 2011 to 2017, he operated Resurrection Iron Works out of Millbury, MA. He was the Coordinator of Historic Trades at Old Sturbridge Village from 2014 to 2021. He is currently OSV’s Director of Collections and Research and has the privilege of working with the museum’s collection of antique wrought iron.