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"The men all pulling," from the Archives of The Lewes Historical Society, Col. Riley E. McGarraugh Photographic Collection. Members of the Northern Neck Chantey Singers, many of whom worked on these boats, performed on June 29 & 30, 2007.

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June 26, 2009 - Clam Bake, 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm, tickets required

June 27, 2009 - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

The Lewes Historical Society is proud to present its Third Annual Lewes Seafaring Days June 26 & 27, 2009! The theme for the event is "Celebrating Lewes's Maritime Heritage."

In 2007, the Society was pleased to welcome the Northern Neck Chantey Singers as the featured entertainment. The Northern Neck Chantey Singers are men who have worked on menhaden purse boats, many of them here out of Lewes. The songs they sing were work songs, meant to take their minds off the hard, grueling work of hauling in tons of menhaden each day.

For more information on the Northern Neck Chantey Singers and to hear them sing, click here.

Friday June 26 will feature a Clam Bake fundraiser and live musical perforances TBA. There are only 150 tickets available for the Clam Bake so get yours quickly!

Saturday events TBA.

The Lewes Historical Society
110 Shipcarpenter Street
Lewes, Delaware 19958
Tel: 302-645-7670
Fax: 302-645-2375
E-Mail: events@historiclewes.org