News & Press

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!

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!"

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. 

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. 

Freedom Day
Jun 19, 2023 12:00PM

Activity: Juneteenth Celebration: Silhouettes

In celebration of America’s newest national holiday tour the Historic Odessa Foundation’s National Park Service Network to Freedom exhibit: “Freedom Seekers: the Odessa Story” and afterwards have your silhouette cut in a method typical at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

Art Exhibition: A Wonderful Life: Regionalist Paintings by Louise Margarite Haas Jamison
Aug 29, 2023 10:00AM to Oct 29, 2023 4:30PM

Art Exhibition: A Wonderful Life: Regionalist Paintings by Louise Margarite Haas Jamison

Rediscover the colorful regionalist paintings by the talented Kent County, Delaware artist Louise Margarite Haas Jamison (1915-1980). 

Reception September 21
Sep 28, 2023 6:00PM

Artist Reception

See the rediscovered regionalist paintings by the locally recognized artist Louise Margarite Haas Jamison (1915-1980).

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.  

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.