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Everyday Dress of the American Colonial Period
AuthorCopeland, Peter F.DescriptionWigmakers, farriers (horse shoers), glassblowers, hatters, a whitesmith (tinsmith), cutlers, coopers, cabinetmakers, a coppersmith, and other tradesmen are shown in period costume at work, often in groups of two or more. On facing pages are illustrations of tools and products associated with each trade ó such as the whitesmith's anchored shears, flatting hammer, tin snips, tin candlestick, tin lantern, soldering iron, etc. A caption provides basic information on the craft.Call NumberGT607PublisherISBN9780486231099Middletown Odessa Townsend (Information & Services Booklet)
AuthorMiddletown, DE Chamber of CommerceCall NumberF174The Diaries of Blakely Wilson, an American Traveler in Europe, Egypt, and the Holy Land ( 1874 1876)
AuthorHotchkiss, Horace L. & Littleton, C. ScottCall NumberG226.W55 A3PublisherISBN9780773482388Lewes: Delaware 350 Years
Call NumberG3834.L4E635The Janvier Family of Cabinetmakers of Odessa, Delaware Master of Arts Thesis
AuthorSharp, L. CorwinCall NumberNK1The Kitchen
AuthorKalman, BobbieDescriptionIn the old days the kitchen was the center of family activity. Here the settlers ate their meals, played games, and told stories with only the fireplace and a few candles for warmth and light. In The Kitchen, young readers will take a close look at the early fireplace and the tools and utensils surrounding it. Domestic chores carried out in the kitchen are described including: - baking bread - making butter - preserving food - washing clothes.Call NumberTX653 .K29 1993PublisherISBN9780865055049American Indian Food and Lore 150 Authentic Recipes
AuthorNiethammer, CarolynDescriptionFocuses on the customs and foods that American Indians of the southwestern desert regions of North America enjoyed.
Call NumberTX650PublisherISBN9780025885707Games from long ago
AuthorKalman, BobbieDescriptionLooks at the many different games children played in the nineteenth century, and describes the rules and play in detailCall NumberGV1200 .K35 1995PublisherISBN9780865055216The Underground Railroad in Delaware
AuthorMorgan, MichaelDescriptionThis book is an attempt to correct the oversight of the routes that freedom seekers used for escape from the bonds of slavery in Delaware that had not been documented. The book is drawn mostly from works published in the 19th century, such as the autobiography of Frederick Douglass, revised twice, William Still's Underground Railroad Records and Sarah Bradford's two books on Harriet Tubman. This book may serve as a guide to further research found from family traditions and keepsake documents.Call NumberE185 .B46PublisherISBN9781467152419Journal of the American Institute for ConservationVolume 55, Number 2May 2016
Authordel Hoyo-Melendez, Julio Editor-in-ChiefDescriptionFerrous Attractions: The Science Behind the Conservation Use of Rare-Earth MetalsDevelopment of Contact Portable Microfade Tester to Assess Light Sensitivity of Collection ItemsFluorescence Fails: Analysis of UVA induced Visible FluorescenceCall NumberN8554 .A53aPublisherThe American Heritage Book of Great Historic Places
AuthorThe Editors of American HeritageCall NumberE169.1 .K418PublisherAmerican Album
AuthorJensen, Oliver Kerr, Joan Paterson Belsky, MurrayCall NumberE178.5 .J4PublisherThe Harriet Beecher Stowe Reader
AuthorReik, Cynthia EditorDescriptionSelections of prose and poetry fact and fiction form the "The Writings of Harriet Beecher Stowe" Vols 1-16: Houghton, Mifflin & Co. 1896. All letters, unless otherwise credited, are in the collections of the Stowe-Day Library and have been minimally edited. All images are from the photograph collection of the Stowe-Day Library.Call NumberPS241PublisherISBN917482239
18th Century Embroidery Techniques
AuthorMarsh, GailCall NumberTT769.G7 M37 2006PublisherISBN9781861084767Textiles for Colonial Clothing: A Workbook of Swatches and Information
AuthorQueen, SalyCall NumberNK8800(ALHFM) Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums Bulletin
DescriptionIssues: 2005 Summer, Fall 2006 Spring, Fall. 2007 Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter 2008 Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter. 2009 Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter 2010 Spring, Summer, Winter 2011 Winter, Spring, Summer. 2012 Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter. 2013 Summer, Fall, Winter. 2014 Summer, Fall, Winter 2015 Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall. 2016 Winter, Spring, Summer, FallCall NumberS548.4PublisherThe Delaware Continentals
AuthorWard, ChristopherDescriptionThe landmark study in the military history of the American Revolution written by the author of "The War of the Revolution." The work is an exhaustive study of the organization of this regiment and its action throughout the war, especially at Long Island, Brooklyn, Trenton, Princeton, and the middle Atlantic states and its later service at Camden, King's Mountain, Guilford Court House, and Yorktown. Unabridged reprint of the original 1941 edition.Call NumberE263.D3 W3Publisher
Journal of the American Institute for ConservationVolume 61, Issue 4 2022
Authordel Hoyo-Melendez, Julio Editor-in-ChiefDescriptionDaylight Fluorescent Artists' PigmentsAnalysis of Gelatin Silver Emulsion Layer of Glass Photographic Inter-Positive PlatesConservation of severly deteriorated, dry painted woodNeodymium magnets alternative for fixing paintCall NumberN8554 .A53aPublisherThe Universal Cook or Lady's Complete Asistant
AuthorTownsend, JohnDescriptionComprehensive 18th-century English cookbook originally published in 1773 by John Townshend, a former owner of the Greyhound Tavern in Greenwich and cook to the Duke of Manchester.Call NumberTX715PublisherISBN9780999864432
Historic Houses of Kent County: An Architectural History: 1642-1860
AuthorBourne, Michael OwenDescriptionLarge volume on Kent County history. Detailed architectural survey of individual historic houses in Kent County. Chapter on the African-American community in early Kent County. Martinet maps (1860) of Kent County. K-Files inventory. Index. Many photos of historic houses.Call NumberF176African-American Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations The History, Customs, and Symbols Associated with Both Traditional and Contemporary Religious and Secular Events Observed by Americans of African Descent
AuthorGay, KathlynDescriptionProvides information about the history and celebration of more than 100 holidays, festivals, and other events observed by Americans of African descent. Features include narrativeCall NumberGT4803.A2 G39 2007PublisherISBN9780780807792On a Personal Note: A Guide to Writing Notes with Style
AuthorEnsminger, Angela & Chace, KeelyCall NumberP301Colonial Wrought Iron: The Sorber Collection
AuthorPlummer, DonAndrews, JackDescriptionPhotographic survey of early wrought iron work in America with 506 photographs from the Sorber Collection.Call NumberNK8212 .P57 1999PublisherISBN9781879535169
Delaware Bay Stories, Past and Present
AuthorHanna, James MiltonDescriptionTrue stories about events occurring on or near Delaware Bay over a span of years including Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Boating and fishing, Bower's Beach, DE and the people who worked on the Bay.Call NumberF174PublisherISBN9781930052444
Material life in America 1600-1860
AuthorSt. George, Robert Blair EditorDescriptionDefining material culture in its broadest sense by placing artifacts in the context of social relationships, the essays produce a rich and multifaceted portrait of early American life.Call NumberE161 .M36 1988PublisherISBN9781555530198
Delaware State Historic Preservation Plan Volume One Linking Past and Future
Call NumberF165 .D37 1973American Antiques: The Hennage Collection, Williamsburg, Virginia
AuthorStillinger, ElizabethDescriptionThe most complete account of the Hennages' collecting journeyCall NumberNK406PublisherISBN9780879350802
Colonial Life
AuthorKalman, BobbieDescriptionMeet the hardworking people of a colonial community, learn about the importance of family members, and discover the roles that religion and education played in people's lives more than two hundred years ago. They will also learn about: how people traveled from place to place; how adults and children; how a plantation was run, and the impact of the slave trade.Call NumberE162 .K199 1992PublisherISBN9780865055117Nature's Healing Arts From Folk Medicine to Modern Drugs
AuthorAikman, LonnelleCall NumberRS164 .A36PublisherISBN9780870442322The Heritage of Lancaster
AuthorLoose, John Ward WillsonDescriptionThe story of a town whose heritage is its people. From humble beginnings a metropolis thrived to become a center of manufacturing, and social activity. The color and sweep of history is reflected on every paqe.†Call NumberF159.L2 L68PublisherISBN9780897810012
Trees and shrubs : [what to grow and how to grow it]
AuthorRushforth, KeithDescriptionIncludes more than 200 of the most popular garden trees, shrubs, palms and conifers.Call NumberSB435.5 .R87 2005PublisherISBN9780060786335Delaware The Diamond State
Call NumberF164 .D4Construction of American Furniture Treasures
AuthorMargon, Lester, A.I.D.DescriptionMeasured drawings of selected museum pieces with complete information on their construction and reproduction†Call NumberTT195 .M353†PublisherISBN9780486230566Encyclopedia of Native American Religions
AuthorHirschfelder, Arlene B. and Molin, PauletteDescriptionAn encyclopedia of the religion of the Indians of North America. It includes their rites and ceremonies. It includes bibliographical references and an index .Call NumberE98.R3 H73 2000ISBN9780816039494St. Georges: Yesterday and Today: A Local History Slide Presentation
Call NumberF174Delaware History Vol. XXV No. 3 1993
AuthorHistorical Society of DelawareDescriptionThree articles: 1. "John Parke and George Washington"; 2. From "White Man's Garbage" to the Study of Material Culture: A review of Review of Historical Archaeology in Delaware".Call NumberF161 .D37PublisherAtlas of Antebellum Southern Agriculture
AuthorHilliard, Sam BowersCall NumberG1281.J1 H5 1984PublisherISBN807111821Nancy Shippen Her Journal: The International Romance of a Young Lady of Fashion of Colonial Philadelphia
AuthorArmes, Ethel (compiled by)DescriptionThe international romance of a young lady of fashion of colonial Philadelphia with letters to her and about her.
Call NumberE302.6.L67 L6PublisherDelaware Archives, Military and Naval, Vol II
DescriptionAn archival book of Delaware Military and Naval information. Volume 2 of a 3 volume setCall NumberF161
