Volunteers: Welcome Back Brunch

2017 promises to be an exciting year for the Historic Odessa Foundation! Please join us for a Welcome Back Brunch on Monday, February 27th at 10am in the Bank. By Invitation Only! RSVP via email or phone.

Exhibit Presentation by Lynn Symborski

Lynn Symborski, guest curator of the Dual Fashion Exhibit, is visiting the Historic Odessa Foundation to highlight a seldom-explored facet of everyday life in any era, and about which nearly everyone will admit curiosity – underwear! Join us on Sunday, August 6th at the Historic Odessa Foundation's

Dual Fashion Exhibit

The two companion TexStyles exhibits, “Classic Colonial” and “Fashionably Federal”, have come to the historic houses of Odessa from Tuesday, April 4, 2017 – Friday, October 13, 2017. This exhibit features the collections of reproduction clothing and accessories spanning the last quarter of the 18 th

Celebrate Black History Month!

Celebrate Black History month by visiting the Historic Odessa Foundation’s National Park Service Network to Freedom exhibit, “Freedom Seekers: the Odessa Story”. With your guide, follow in the footsteps of Sam, a fugitive slave escaping bondage in Maryland who sought refuge in 1845 in the National

Delaware Online Highlights HOF Nutcracker Exhibit

With 30 years of annual holiday tradition, the Historic Odessa Foundation returns with a celebration of the 200th anniversary of E.T.A. Hoffmann’s classic story: the Nutcracker and the Mouse King. Ryan Cormier of DelawareOnline.com reports the transformation of the historic Wilson-Warner House into

Holiday Nutcracker Exhibit Featured on Philly.com

Erin Moran of Philly.com writes an expose about the Wilson-Warner House's celebration of the 200th anniversary of E.T.A. Hoffmann’s classic story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by transforming the house into the home of Marie Stahlbaum, the young protagonist of the beloved Christmas tale. With

2016 Holiday Events at Historic Odessa

The Historic Odessa Foundation will celebrate the 200th anniversary of E.T.A. Hoffmann's story, "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King," from Nov. 15 to Dec. 31 with a series of events at the foundation's museums, the Historic Houses of Odessa. The Nutcracker and the Mouse King The Historic Odessa

Nutcracker Holiday Exhibit Featured in Dollhouse Magazine

To help the Historic Odessa Foundation celebrate 200 years of E.T.A. Hoffman's tale of The Nutcracker and The Mouse King, Dollhouse Magazine gushes over the beautiful display of over 160 nutcracker dolls and festive Christmas decorations. The Nutcracker and the Mouse King Until New Year's Eve

2016 Holiday Exhibit: The Nutcracker and the Mouse King

For 200 years, E.T.A. Hoffman’s tale of The Nutcracker and The Mouse King has enchanted readers, inspired composers and dancers, and delighted audiences around the world. This classic story written in 1816 about a girl named Marie (Clara in the ballet) who helps a wooden nutcracker defeat an army of

Middletown Transcript Highlights 2016 Christmas in Odessa

The Middletown Transcript joined our Christmas in Odessa tours of the Polk House, Collin-Sharp, and other properties to view the festive decorations and historical demonstrations held for the holiday season. The Women's Club of Odessa hosts an annual Christmas tour to raise money for student