News & Press

Nov 19, 2011 10:00AM to 4:30PM

Free Admission for 2011 Storybook Trees Participants

Free admission for Storybook Trees particpants.

Dec 26, 2011 10:00AM to Dec 30, 2011 4:30PM

Open Daily - Holiday Exhibit

Daily tours of the Holiday Exhibit.

Nov 17, 2011 12:00AM to Dec 30, 2011 12:00AM

"A Joyful Tasha Tudor Christmas" Opening Day of Holiday Exhibit

Take the time this holiday season to visit the Historic Odessa Foundation’s Wilson Warner House c.

HOF featured in "Delaware History"

HOF hosted the Furniture HIstoricy Society of London for an 18th Century Hearth Cooked Luncheon on May 18th, 2011.

May 23, 2011 12:00AM to Aug 7, 2011 12:00AM

Buy George! Collecting Washington Memorabilia

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.

Jun 23, 2011 7:00PM to 9:00PM

Buy George! Lecture

The curator of the Buy George exhibit will present a lecture about the recently installed small exhibit at the Historic Odessa Foundation’s Bank Building on June 23rd at 7:00pm. Brian Miller will discuss how the image of George Washington has been marketed to Americans for centuries.

May 6, 2011 1:30PM to 3:00PM

Conservation of a Rare Book: The Alberti Models for Georgian Architecture

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.

Mar 2, 2011 12:00AM to May 15, 2011 12:00AM

Take that to the Bank Exhibit

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.

Mar 30, 2011 10:00AM to Apr 27, 2011 4:30PM

Free Admission Every Wednesday through April 27th

Now open Wednesday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Sunday from 1 to 4:30 p.m.

Apr 12, 2011 7:00PM to 8:30PM

Take that to the Bank Lecture

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.

Apr 16, 2011 12:00PM to 4:00PM

Free Community Open House

Zipping along Delaware Route 1 to points north or south, travelers can easily miss one of Delaware’s and the East Coast’s most well-preserved historic districts - the town of Odessa. Nestled between U.S. Route 13 and the Appoquinimink River, the town of Odessa today belies its vibrant past as an important colonial port and stop on the Underground Railroad.

May 21, 2011 12:00AM

Celebration of American Craftsmanship - CANCELLED

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.