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The first Society meetings open to the general membership were held in 1962. Unfortunately, at this time the records remaining are too fragmentary to reconstruct what topics were discussed and who presented them. What follows below is a listing of programs, exhibits and meetings held by the Lewes Historical Society listed in chronological order. It is not exhaustive. If anyone has information that might be able to fill in gaps, please call the Society office at 302-645-7670 or email us at events@historiclewes.org.
1963 -
January 18 - War of 1812, Richard Simmons
April 19 - Program for Teaching Delaware History in School, Hunter Ellis
September 14 - White House Archetecture, William Elder
1964 -
November 6 - Early Architecture in Delaware, George Fletcher Bennett
1965 -
No records exist for this year.
1966 -
March 19 - Fashion Show - Past and Present Fashions
1967 -
April 14 - Life of William Strickland, Architect of Philadelphia
July 21 - Picnic at St. Georges Chapel, Rev Richard Bailey
August 15 - Fashion Show of Fall Gowns
1968 -
February 16 - Independence National Park, Charles Dorman
1969 -
April 11 - Dutch Paintings
April 14 - Historic Houses of Sussex County
June 20 - Historic Houses of Sussex County
July 18 - Founding of Lewes, England
July 18 - The Earls of Lewes, Sussex, England, Count Reginald de Warren
September 19 - Conservation Work by Delaware Wild Lands, Holger Harvey
1970 -
April 3 - Recovery of Artifacts from Wrecked Vessels Dinner Meeting, Mendel Peterson
April 14 - Trip to Smithsonian Institution Marine Room
April 20 - Space Exhibit
June 1 - Joint Garden Party with Delaware Historical Society
November 9 - Delaware Trust Company at Midway, George Bennet, tour
November 19 - Early American Furniture How to make, Repair, and Restore, William Pierce
December 4 - Christmas Shop
1971 -
April 23 - Early Philadelphia, Charles Dorman
August 7 - Annual Flea Market
October 15 - Slides of Africa, Horton Telford
October 28 - Mayan Archeology, Nicholas Hellmuth
November 9 - Sound and Light Show - Delaware Trust Bank, George Bennett
November 19 - Early American Furniture: Fixing, Restoring & Repairing, William Price
December 7 - Display of Model of Swanendael Stockade
1972 -
January, 1 - 10th Annual Swedish Heritage Weekend
January, 21 - Development of Lewes and Rehoboth, Charles Horn
February 4 - An Evening at the Movies
February 4 - Evening of Films (4 films)
February 18 - The Future of the Univ of De at Lewes, Dr. Kent Price
March 17 - Art Environmental Aesthetics for Delaware, Prof George Nocito
April 21 - Swedish Heritage in Delaware, Gov. Peterson and Ingrid Arvidson
April 29 - Queen Christina Film - Swedish Heritage
April 5 - The Annapolis Story, Mrs Frank Austin
April 18 - Bus Trip to Annapolis
April 27 - Open House: "The Judges" in Georgetown
Summer, 1972 - Development of Domestic Architecture in Delaware - Exhibit
July 1 - Mariners Dinner Dance
July 5 - Three Guitar Concerts
July 12 - Three Guitar Concerts
July 19 - Three Guitar Concerts
August 5 - Lewes Flea Market
August 7 - Reason for Concern Exhibit, National Trust for Historic Preservation
September 22 - Digging in Delaware, Ronald Thomas
October 19 - The Creative Part - The Art of Africa Exhibition
November 17 - All you Ever Wanted to Know about Collecting Bottles, Bill Craig
1973 -
January 1 - Renovation of Lewes' 1812 Park
January 12 - Law of the Sea - New Prospectives, Hon. Hugh Camitta
February 16 - The Town Plan and Gardens of Colonial Williamburg, Donald Parkers
March 16 - Historic Chestertown, Maryland, Prof. Maynard White
April 5 - Annual Dinner Meeting
April 5 - Delaware Goes Whaling, Dr Kenneth Martin
June 29 - Collecting Antique Toy Trains, Leon LeBreton
July 1 - The Shepherds Play, Childrens Theater
July 7 - Mariners Dinner Dance
July 28 - Guided Tour USN Facility Cape Henlopen, Cdr William Maier
August 4 - Flea Market
August 11 - Punch and Judy Show
August 28 - Tour of USN Facility at Cape Henlopen
September 1 - Lightship Party and Christening
September 22 - Candlelight Walking Tour of Historic Chestertown
October 19 - Preservation by the Historical District Zoning Concept
November 16 - Visiting Lewes, England, 191973 - , Mrs S.M.Sloan
December 1 - Christmas Shop Open
1974 -
January 8 - Mark Twain in Hannibal, MO, James Mitchell
February 15 - Charting the Delaware Bay and Delaware Coast, Houston Wilson
April 6 - Incentives to Private Preservation, Philip Spiess II
April 26 - Cape May, Hon. Bruce Minnix, Mayor
April 11 - Spring Dinner Dance
June 6 - Tour of Cape May
June 24 - The Shepherds Play, Childrens Theater
July 8 - Oriental Rugs: Turkey to Turkestan, Mrs. M.C. Sullivan - Wintherthur Series
July 15 - Needlework in Colonial Times, Mrs Robert Baker, Jr - Winterthur Series
July 22 - Furniture Making Joyner & Turners in Their Fathers Tradition, Clarabel Noyes - Winterthur Series
July 24 - The Marvelous Adventures of Tyl (Play), Childrens Theater of UD
July 24 - The Delaware: Highway to the Sea, Dr. Paul Jensen - Seadrift Summer Series
July 29 - Early American Domestic Archecture, Suzanne Hamilton - Winterthur Series
August 3 - Flea Market
August 5 - The China Trade Story, Mrs E. Fleming - Winterthur Series
August 8 - Folk & Classical Guitar Music, Jack McCarthy - Open Air concert
August 10 - Cape Henlopen Craft Fair
August 15 - Jazz & Country Cuitarist - Open Air Series
August 20 - White House Collections, Clement Conger
August 22 - Baroque Music in Lewes - Open Air Concert
August 23 - Auf Wiedersehen Dinner Dance
August 29 - The Chorus of the Nanticoke - Open Air Concert
November22 - Mexico - Its Country, Its People, Its Archeology, Sanford Leach
1975 -
January 31 - Winter Dinner Meeting
January 31 - Some Things Happening Above the Canal, Dale Fields
February 21 - Cathedrals and Abbeys of England
April 7 - Colonists, Patriots, Statesmen: The Artists Who Painted Them, Mrs D.A.Eastburn
April 14 - Treasures Hidden in the Sand - Survey of Glass and Glass Making, Mrs Conrad Jacobon - Winterthur Series
April 18 - 18th Century Houses in the Northwest Fork Hundred, Miss Madeline Dunn
April 21 - Delft & Tin Glazed Earthenware, Mrs E. McClung - Winterthur Series
April 28 - Mountain Review or American Queen Anne and chippendale Furniture, Mrs Edmund Lyons
April 20 - A visit to Winterthur in the Spring Tour
June 27 - Twilight Cruise on the Angler
June 27 - Twilight Cruise on the Angler
July 4 - Demonstration Soap, Pewter and Candlemaking
July 12 - Tinsmith Demonstration, Harry Smith
July 19 - Demonstration Potters Wheel and Broom Making
August 9 - Chairseat Making Demonstration, Abbie Perkins
August 9 - Tole Painting Demonstration, Midred Williams
October 18 - Tour of Mount Harmon
December7 - - Christmas Fair
1976 -
April 11 - Concert of Spring Music
April 11 - String Quartet Concert, University of Delaware
April 26 - The Eagle and the Urn, Mrs Wilmot Jones - Winterthur Series
April 3 - A Survey of Clocks & Clockmaking to 1850, Mrs Homer Wolfe - Winterthur Series
April 10 - Parlor, Bedroom and Bath, Mrs Wilmot Jones - Winterthur
April 17 - Insprirations from Antiquity, Mrs Wallace Nagle - Winterthur Series
April 24 - Lighting in America, Mrs Matthew Sullivan - Winterthur
April 27 - The Dutch Connection: 345 Years of American/Dutch Friendship, Mrs C. Knoester-Landzaat
April 29 - 345th Anniversary of Founding of Lewes Celebration
April 30 - Dover Broque Performance
June 1 - Quilting Bee, Verna Prettyman
June 18 - Bicentennial Dinner and Dance
June 25 - Twilight Cruise on the Angler
July 3 - Tinsmith Demonstration, Harry Smith
July 24 - Soapmaking and China Making Demonstration, Peggy Willard and Ann Moore
July 31 - Dying, Spinning and Weaving Demonstration
July 31 - Blacksmith Demonstration at Craft Fair
August 14 - Pierced Shade Making / Corn Husk Seats Demonstration
August 21 - Iron Working Demonstration
August 28 - Glass Blowing Demonstration, Jules Ricard
August 28 - Bill Bonyun Sings About America, Bill Bonyun - Open Air Concert
September 4 - Cabinet Making Demonstration, Jack Vessels
October 15 - Surveys Around Lewes Creek Marsh
November19 - Lewes thru the Camera Lens, Christopher Dull
December4 - Phoenix Choir
January 2 - Music for the 12 Days of Chistmas
1977 -
January 21 - Early Lewes Artifacts, Elizabeth Cogswell
June 25 - Twilight Cruise on the Angler
September 16 - British Ships that Bombarded Lewes in War of 1812, Everett Bryan
October 20 - Joint Reception and Dinner with Rehoboth Historical Society
October 29 - Tour of the Nemours Mansion
December3 - Wonderful Music of Lewes Concert
1978 -
November 17 - Slide Presentation of Jordan and Egypt, Sanford Leach
1979 -
No records exist for this year.
1980 -
No records exist for this year.
1981 -
July 6 - The Delaware Symphony
1982 -
No records exist for this year.
1983 -
October 29 - Tour of Nemours Mansion
1984 -
October 6 - Tour of Historic Easton and St Michael's
1985 -
April 12 - The Battle of Cooch's Bridge, Edward Cooch
April 17 - John Dickinson Mansion Restoration, Mrs Madeline Heite
1986 -
February 21 - The World of andrew Wyeth (Film)
August 23, 1986 - Songs of the Immigrants, Joe Glazer
1987 -
January 16 - Chairside Tour of Historical Lewes, England, James Horn
February 20 - Delaware During Constitutional Period, Dr. William Williams
March 20 - View of Lewes 1930s, Capt. James Roberts
April 4 - Bus Trip to Philadelphia
April 24 - General Alfred T. A. Torbert of Sussex county, Gary D. Wray
April 17 - Wonderful Music of Lewes Concert, Jay Hildebrandt
April 22 - Faηade Easement, Sam Black
June 11 - Lewes Historical Society 25th Birthday Party
June 24 - Constitutional Document Exhibit
September 18 - Protecting Delawares Inland Bays, Patricia Campbell White
October 17 - Delaware Quarrels that have Shaped the Constitution, Dr. James Soles
November20 - Queen Christina - A Woman of Unusual Character, Dr. Barbara Bensen
1988 -
January 15 - Transformation of Swedish Society, Gary Soulsman
February 19 - Atlantic Artist, Howard Schroeder
April 15 - Early Cabinetmaking, William MacIntire
August 19 - Homes and Scenes of Lewes 191980 - Hazel Brittingham
November18 - Delaware History, Dr. Carol Hoffecker
December3 - Christmas Tour
1989 -
February 17 - Sussex County History, Dennis Forney
April 21 - Delaware Historical Trivia, Herb Tobin
April 19 - Scenes of Lewes World War II, Howard Schroeder
June 16 - The Beginning of DelMarva Churches, Rev Richard Bailey
August 12 - World Upside Down Performance, Hurdy Gurdy Band
November17 - Slide Tour of England, Greece and Turkey, Rev. Frank Moon
December2 - Christmas House Tour
1990 -
February 16 - Victorian Architecture, Sam Marshall
March 16 - Lewes, Town by the Sea Film
June 15 - Legacy of the Lords Baltimore, David Fogle
August 24 - Slide Show of Southern England, Glenn Chase Jr.
September 22 - Wine and Cheese Award Presentation
November16 - History and Future of Fort Delaware, Bill Craven
December1 - Christmas House Tour
1991 -
January 18 - Cancelled due to weather
March 15 - Native American Program, Odette Wright
April 19 - Delaware State Archives Record Keeping, Russ McCabe
April 17 - Trip to Wheaton Village, Millville, NJ
July 17 - Basket Making Workshop
July 24 - Dried Flower Arranging Workshop
November15 - The China Connection, Paula Holloway
December7 - Christmas House Tour
1992 -
February 21 - Delaware Greenway Future, Dennis Forney
1993 -
January 15 - What is Delft?, Thelma Hiemistra
February 19 - Slide tour of Southern Switzerland
March 19 - Historical Landscaping, Timothy Mullin
October 9 - Octoberfest
1994 -
January 21 - Installing Telephone Cables in Poland
February 18 - Fort Saulsbury WWI and WWII Era
March 18 - History of Shipwrecks on the Delmarva Penisula
April 15 - Benjamin Franklin
May 19 - A Day Across the Bay - Tour of Cape May
August 8 - Octoberfest
September 16 - Lewes, A Town by the Sea, Don Gauger
September 24 - Seaside Colonial Days
October 18 - Oktoberfest
December 16 - Christmas Party
December 16 - Hello to the Holidays Party
1995 -
January 1 - Guitar Series
January 1 - Art of Africa
January 20 - Rehoboth Remembered
February 17 - Menhaden Plant
March 24 - Nineteenth Century Music Boxes
April 21 - The Lore of Cape Henlopen Lighthouse
May 24 - Tea Time Across the Bay & Tour of Cape May
September 15 - The Music Goes Round and Round Part II, Mike Tyler
October 7 - Octoberfest
November 17 - Teaching History from Quilts, Paula Holland
December 15 - Hello to the Holidays Party
1996 -
January 1 - Engagement at Lewes Medal
January 19 - Pictorial History of Lewes from Old Postcards, Neal Boyle
February 16 - Operations at Otis Smith's fish Factory, Tom McClain
February 16 - Menhaden Fishing Industry
March 15 - His Masters Voice, Victors Phonographs
April 19 - The Delaware Breakwater Quarantine Station - A Forgotten Heritage
May 15 - Tour of Mt Vernon, Monticello and Montpelier
July 13 - 23rd Annual Craft Fair
September 20 - The River Pilots Association - First 12000 - Years, Panel of Delaware Pilots
October 12 - Oktoberfest
November 15 - The Lewes Volunteer Fire Department - 22000 - Years of Service, Lou Rickards
December 13 - Christmas Party
1997 -
January 17 - The Music Goes Round and Round - Part IV
February 21 - Farmers of the Sea, Tom McClain
March 21 - The Guiding Light Ships, Ed Patchell
May 15 - Excursion to Fredricksburg, VA
October 4 - Craft Fair
November 21 - Storytelling - From the Brandywine to the Bay, Ed Okonowicz
December 6 - Christmas House Tour
1998 -
February 20 - Slavery and Freedom in Delaware, 1663 - 1865, William Williams
March 20 - The Color of History, Gross, Nauman, and Scancella
April 17 - Whats in a Name - Street Names in Lewes, Hazel Brittingham
April 17 - Lewes Between the Bookends, Hazel Brittingham
May 22 - A Welcome to Lewes, LHS Film
September 18 - Bringing the Lifesaving Station Back to Life, Charity Shankle
October 16 - Two if by Sea: Henry Fisher and the American Revolution
November 20 - The First Settlers of the First State - The Nanticokes
December 11 - Christmas Party
1999 -
January 15 - The DeBraak Legacy
February 19 - Some Call it Belltown - But to Me its Home
March 19 - Architecture of Historical Churches of Delaware
April 16 - 2000 Years Archeology at Cape Henlopen State Park, Cara Blume
May 21 - School Days Fund Raising Gala
June 26 - Antique Fair
July 10 - Craft Show
August 20 - Antique Fair
August 20 - The Anglican Church in MD: Factors Contributory to the American Revolution
September 17 - One Building is a Word - A Neighborhood is a Sentence, Ralph Richardson
September 30 - Craft Show
November 19 - The Ciconicin: Only Native Nation Entirely in Delaware, Marshall Becker
December 4 - Christmas House Tour
2000 -
January 21 - Money Issued by Lewes National Bank
February 25 - Preserving African American Heritage in Delaware, Harmon Carrey
April 28 - The Art and History of Bee Keeping, Tom McClain
September 18, 2000 - Where Have All the Cows Gone?, Chip Brittingham
October 20, 2000 - On the Good Ship Overfalls, Bill Reader & Gary Stabley
November 17, 2000 - The Lenni Lenape Indians of the Delaware Bay and River, Dick Gilbert
2001 -
January 19 - Hi Ho Silver!, Iris Brock
February 16 - Your Arms are Too Short to Box With God, Lucretia Wilson
March 16 - The New History, Brian Page
April 20 - A Mighty Fort Called Miles, Dr. Gary Wray
September 21 - History of St. Peters Church, Don Matthews
November 16 - The Last Cruise of CSS Alabama, E. David Bryan
December 1 - Christmas House Tour
December 14 - Hello to the Holidays Party
2002 -
January 18 - If You Lived Here - You Would Be Home Now, Film
February 15 - Pvt J.H. Elbert in the Civil War, Willis Phelps
March 14 - Book signing - Life of John G. Townsend, Jr, Richard Carter
March 15 - Shipcarpenter Square, Bernie Herman
April 19 - Menhaden Industry in Lewes and US, Scott Emory
April 29 - Tour of Charlottesville and Fredericksburg
May 17 - The Search for John Paul Jones' Bonhomme Richard, Donald Shomette
October 21 - Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon
September 20 "Clearing New Ground...the Life of John G. Townsend"
October 18 Delaware State Parks Golden Anniversary-Past, Present and Future
November 15 Shipwrecks of the Delaware Coast
December 13 Annual Christmas Party
2003 -
January 17 Lifesavers of the Delaware Coast: The Great Blizzard of 1888, Indian River Life-Saving Station
February 21 African American History Month-Charlotte Forten Grimke School Teacher, Charlotee Forten Grimke
March 21 Mapping Out the Cape, Kevin Moore
April 25 The Mystique of the Menhaden Fishing Fleet, Steve Rogers
May 16 Delaware Archeology Month Will the Real Zwaanendael Please Stand Up!, Chuck Fithian
September 26 Lewes & the National Trust For Historic Preservation, Adrian Scott Fine
October 17 Delaware Agricultural Museum & Village, Linda Chatfield
November 21 The Heritage of the Nanticokes, Tee Norwood
December 12 Annual Christmas Party
2004 -
January 16 The Delaware Public Archives, Russ McCabe
February 2 A Closer Look at Black Civil War Soldiers, Willis Phelps
March 19 The Guns of Fort Miles, Lee Jennings
April 16 Delaware in the Civil War, Bud Adler
May 21 A Pictorial Tour of Delaware's Lighthouses, Keith Clancy
September 17 - The Biggs Museum-A Historic Treasure Trove, Ryan Grover
October 15 - The Pilots of the River & Bay Delaware, Bill Lowe, Dick Buckaloo, Andy Knopf, Steve Roberts
November 19 - The Nanticokes: Native Dances and Their Meaning, Jean Norwood
December 10 - Annual Christmas Party
2005 -
January 21 - A Look at Rehoboth in Pictures, Ellen Rendle
February 18 - Whispers of Angels, Bradley Skelcher
March 18 - Collecting History, LHS Members
April 15 - A Historical View of the Churches of Lewes Past and Present, Hazel Brittingham
May 20 - Lewes Beach Archaeology, Chuck Fithian, Craig Lukesic and Dan Griffith
September 16 - Anybody in the Outhouse?, Brent Hurley
October 21 - The Wonders of the Nutter Marvel Legacy, Rosalee Walls & Debbie Jones
November 18 - Native American Tales from the Past, Ragatha Rain Calentine
December 9 - Annual Christmas Party
2006 -
January 20 - America's Patriotic Music from the Revolution to September 11, Ed Okonowicz
February 24 - African-American History, Bradley Skelcher
March 17 - Collecting History II, Society Members
April 28 - Swanendael in New Netherland, William J. Cohen
May 19 - HMS deBraak: 20 Years Later, Chuck Fithian & Claudia Leister
September 22 - The Pilots of Delaware Bay in the Days of Sail, Tony Junker
October 20 - Return Day a Delaware Phenomenon, Rosalee Walls
November 17 - Native American Tales from the Past Part II, Ragatha Rain Calentine
December 15 - Annual Christmas Party
2007
January 19 - The Lightship Overfalls and Its Remarkable Voyage, Dave Bernheisel
February 23 - A Separate Place...The schools P.S. du Pont built, Jeanne Nutter
March 16 - Collecting History III, Society Members
April 20 - A Mighty Fort Called Miles, Gary Wray
May 18 - Stories in Stone: Society Cemetery Research, Russ Allen
The Lewes Historical Society
110 Shipcarpenter Street
Lewes, Delaware 19958
Tel: 302-645-7670
Fax: 302-645-2375
E-Mail: events@historiclewes.org
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