For towns like Odessa in New Castle County in the 18th and 19th centuries, the local bank was central to the business and industrial growth of its community. In an exhibit at the Historic Odessa Foundation’s Bank Building through May 15, the public is welcome to discover bank notes and related material that illustrate aspects of banking at a small town bank.
May 2011
Mar 2, 2011 12:00AM to May 15, 2011 12:00AM
May 6, 2011 1:30PM to 3:00PM
Historic Odessa Foundation owns a very special rare book, a third edition of a copiously illustrated book on Leon Batista Alberti’s Renaissance architecture and designs published in London in 1755, a book that was the major reference for 18th century Georgian architecture in England and America.
May 21, 2011 12:00AM
The Historic Odessa Foundation has cancelled its Celebration of American Craftsmanship scheduled for the weekend of May 21, 2011. The Foundation intends to resume planning in 2012.
May 23, 2011 12:00AM to Aug 7, 2011 12:00AM
Americans have been purchasing the likeness of the father of their country for centuries. George Washington’s image has been positioned on everything from portrait engravings to miniature porcelain boots, with everything in between.