FREE to Members: Lecture: "Can Archaeology Help Find the Lost Corbit Tannery?"

A PowerPoint presentation will be presented by John Bansch, a current volunteer of the Historic Odessa Foundation and past-president of the Sussex Chapter of the Archaeological Society of Delaware (2006 to 2010).
The first part of the presentation will describe how archaeology is used to find historical sites. The second part of the presentation will be an update on the historical research that John has been doing for the past year at the Historic Odessa Foundation on the lost Corbit tannery.  The role of tanneries in the 18th Century will be explored, as well as the lives of the Corbit family tanners William, Pennell, and Daniel.  A portrait of Odessa in the 18th Century is also reviewed.
John is an avocational archaeologist who lives in Townsend. Archaeology projects that John has participated in during the past seven years include the Roosevelt Inlet Shipwreck Project in Lewes, Avery’s Rest site in Rehoboth, Cannon-Maston farm site in Seaford, Wildcat Manor site in Dover, Fort Casimir site in New Castle, and the Seawall Restoration Project at Fort Delaware.
The lecture will be held at the Visitors Center.
Admission: $5.00 or Free for Members