Upcoming Events

General Store, Earlville, Maryland, 1942, Jack Lewis
May 2, 2023 10:00AM to Jul 2, 2023 4:30PM

Art Exhibition: Everyday Life, Everyday People: The Work of Jack Lewis

The Historic Odessa Foundation is honored to be the northern Delaware venue to exhibit the wonderful collection of paintings by the beloved Delaware Artist Jack Lewis (1912-2012). 

Blue Star Museum logo
May 20, 2023 10:00AM to Sep 4, 2023 4:30PM

Historic Odessa Foundation is a Blue Star Museum

Blue Star Museums invites military personnel and their families to experience the many wonders our nation’s museums have to offer. 

Mary Corbit Warner
May 23, 2023 10:00AM to Jul 23, 2023 4:30PM

Petite Exhibit: Mary, Mollie, Mrs.: Portraits of Mary Corbit Warner

Discover the wonderful HOF collection of portraits, photographs and silhouettes that document the 74 year lifespan of Mary Corbit Warner. 

A Storied Past Book Cover
Jul 1, 2023 10:00AM to Dec 31, 2024 4:30PM

Press Release: A Storied Past: Collections of Historic Odessa

Book Highlighting Historic Odessa Collections Now Available! A Storied Past: Collections of Historic Odessa brings to light for the first time an extraordinary array of 100 decorative and fine arts from the Foundation’s collections

Art Exhibition: The Ongoing Journey of Contemporary Quilt Artist Sarah J. Pavlik
Jul 5, 2023 10:00AM to Aug 27, 2023 4:30PM

Art Exhibition: The Ongoing Journey of Contemporary Quilt Artist Sarah J. Pavlik

Sarah Pavlik is a fiber and quilt artist.  In the studio her artistic process typically involves using a motif or configuration as inspiration in creating a composition. 

Quilted Textiles of the Helping Hands Quilt Guild
Jul 5, 2023 10:00AM to Aug 27, 2023 4:30PM

Art Exhibition: Quilted Textiles of the Helping Hands Quilt Guild

A wonderful selection of historically inspired quilted textiles created by members of the Helping Hands Quilt Guild are on display in the period rooms of the National Historic Landmark Corbit-Sharp House and the National Historic Register Wilson-Warner House.  

Sew-In
Jul 10, 2023 9:30AM to 4:30PM

Workshop: Quilters Day: Annual Sew-In

This daylong workshop provides the opportunity for quilters and other needle workers to come together with their materials and necessary equipment to sew and share fellowship. 

A Storied Past book cover
Jul 12, 2023 4:30PM

Book Signing: Meet the Author

We are delighted to announce that A Storied Past: Collections of the Historic Odessa is off the presses and ready for purchase!

1767 Corbit Tannery
Jul 15, 2023 10:30AM to 12:00PM

The “63-year-old” Search for the Illusive 1767 Corbit Tannery

This PowerPoint presentation will review the archaeological and historical research that has finally led to the discovery of the location of the lost Corbit tannery in Odessa. 

Meet the Quilters
Jul 20, 2023 6:00PM

Reception: Meet the Quilters

Arrive and meet the contemporary quilt artist Sarah Pavlik and a selection of quilters from the Helping Hands Quilt Guild.

1767 Corbit Tannery
Jul 23, 2023 1:30PM to 3:00PM

The "63-year-old" Search for the Illusive 1767 Corbit Tannery

This PowerPoint presentation will review the archaeological and historical research that has finally led to the discovery of the location of the lost Corbit tannery in Odessa. 

Jul 25, 2023 10:00AM to Sep 24, 2023 4:30PM

Petite Exhibit: Riveted, Repaired & Reused: A Lost Method of Mending Ceramics

Hasn’t everyone broken a dish before?  In today’s throw-away society most will either discard the broken dish directly in the trash without even thinking about it or simply get out the super glue and attempt to repair it.

2022 Holiday Resale Shop
Jul 29, 2023 8:00AM to 4:00PM

Community Yard Sale at the Barn

"One person’s junk is another person’s treasure!"