News & Press
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Dec 16, 2013 6:00PM to 8:00PM FREE: Members Only Holiday PartyThe Board of Directors and Staff of the Historic Odessa Foundation request the pleasure of your company at the annual MEMBERS ONLY holiday party. |
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Nov 13, 2013 10:00AM to Jan 5, 2014 4:30PM "A Madeline Christmas"You are cordially invited to step back in time through the doors of the Historic Odessa Foundation again this holiday season! For the past 30 years the Historic Odessa Foundation has celebrated children’s literature by recreating vignettes from the classics in one of our 18th-century houses. |
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Aug 6, 2013 10:00AM to Oct 31, 2013 4:30PM Myth-understandings: Early American History StoriesDiscover some of the most persistent fabrications and embellishments in early American history! |
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Sep 17, 2013 10:00AM to 2:00PM Members Only: Behind the Door of the VaultJoin Debbie Buckson, HOF Executive Director, and Betty Fiske, HOF Contract Conservator, for a peek inside the Bank Vault, and a MEMBERS ONLY look at Historic Odessa Foundation collection storage! |
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Jul 13, 2013 5:30PM to 8:00PM FREE to Members: The Sin City Band in Odessa!The Historic Odessa Foundation invites you to attend this exclusive Concert event, with The Sin City Band. Please join us with your blanket, lawn chairs, and picnic dinner on the lawn of our magnificent Corbit-Sharp House, overlooking our gardens, and the picturesque Appoquinimink River. This is sure to be a very special evening spent with good friends enjoying delightful music! |
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Apr 21, 2013 1:00PM to 4:00PM FREE: Community Open HousePlease join us for an Open House on Sunday April 21 at the Historic Odessa Foundation! |
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Jan 6, 2013 10:00AM to Feb 28, 2013 4:00PM HOF Closed til March 1HOF will be closed until March 1st. Please call (302) 378-4119 for more information. |
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Dec 15, 2012 10:00AM to 4:30PM Festive Foods: Hearth Cooking DemonstrationJoin us at the Collins-Sharp House to experience the hustle and bustle of an 18th century kitchen preparing for the holiday season. Costumed interpreters will demonstrate open hearth cooking of delicious sweet and savory treats using the recipes, techniques and tools typical of Odessa’s colonial past. |
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Dec 8, 2012 10:00AM to 4:30PM Festive Foods: Hearth Cooking DemonstrationJoin us at the Collins-Sharp House to experience the hustle and bustle of an 18th century kitchen preparing for the holiday season. Costumed interpreters will demonstrate open hearth cooking of delicious sweet and savory treats using the recipes, techniques and tools typical of Odessa’s colonial past. |
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Dec 12, 2012 7:00PM to 8:00PM Lecture: "Corded, Stuffed, and Quilted: Whitework in an International Context"Throughout Europe and America, whitework quilts have been fashionable from the 17th century to today. Over this period of time, however, the designs and techniques used to create them have changed, as has the cultural significance of owning them. Come join us to explore the wide world of whitework. |
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Dec 28, 2012 7:00PM to 8:30PM Holiday Candlelight TourGet into the Christmas spirit by attending a special evening candlelight guided tour of the holiday exhibit An Old English Christmas of Washington Irving at the National Historic Registered, Wilson Warner House. |
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Dec 21, 2012 7:00PM to 8:30PM Holiday Candlelight TourGet into the Christmas spirit by attending a special evening candlelight guided tour of the holiday exhibit An Old English Christmas of Washington Irving at the National Historic Registered, Wilson Warner House. |