Upcoming Events

Mar 1, 2023 10:00AM

2023, HOF opens for Spring Tours!

Historic Odessa reopens for Spring tours on March 1. HOF is open to the public March through December, Tuesday through Saturday, 10 AM – 4:30 PM and Sunday 1 PM – 4:30 PM, Monday by reservation. Plan Your Visit »

Mar 2, 2023 6:00PM to Mar 3, 2023 6:00PM

Do More 24 Delaware

Support Historic Odessa with Delaware's Biggest Day of Giving!

Mar 10, 2023 10:00AM to 4:00PM

Harriet Tubman Day

HOF celebrates the role of local underground railroad agents and the life of Harriet Tubman marking 200 years since her birth in Dorchester County, Maryland.  “Freedom Seekers: the Odessa Story” will be free to the public.

Mar 12, 2023 1:00PM

Irish Dance Performance

Please join us as we welcome the Hester Academy of Irish Dance for a performance at the Visitors Center!

Elizabeth Gurney Fry
Mar 14, 2023 10:00AM to May 14, 2023 4:30PM

Petite Exhibit: Quaker Pioneer: Elizabeth Gurney Fry Sculpture

On display with accompanying contextual material is a small classical molded bisque porcelain bust of the English Quaker Elizabeth “Betsy” Gurney Fry (1780-1845), originally created in 1848 by the London sculptor Mary Rivers. 

MHS AP Art and Design Exhibit
Mar 28, 2023 10:00AM to Mar 31, 2023 4:30PM

Middletown High School Advanced Placement Art and Design Exhibit

The Historic Odessa Foundation is proud to showcase a representation of artworks created by the Advanced Placement Art and Design studio students of Middletown High School, under the direction of art teacher Kate Huffman.  These high school seniors have worked over the course of the school year, and beyond, to develop a studio process comparable to the college level.

Spring Homeschool Day
Mar 31, 2023 9:00AM

Spring Homeschool Day, 9am

Join us for a school tour sampler designed just for homeschoolers. Take your family back in time to explore the 18th century in colonial Odessa. 

Spring 2023 Homeschool Day
Mar 31, 2023 1:00PM

Spring Homeschool Day, 1pm

Join us for a school tour sampler designed just for homeschoolers. Take your family back in time to explore the 18th century in colonial Odessa.