Holiday Candlelight Tour Hosted by the Curator [Sponsored by Arthur Hall Insurance]

Get into the Christmas spirit by attending a special evening candlelight guided tour of the holiday exhibit of The Classic Fairy Tale: Little Snow White as recorded by the Brothers Grimm in 1812, at the National Historic Landmark, Corbit Sharp House. The tour will be led by the curator of the

Delaware Antiques Show: Special Loan Exhibition

SPECIAL LOAN EXHIBIT Historic Odessa: A Past Preserved Discover highlights of the rich history awaiting visitors to this charming Delaware River community that flourished as a marketing hub from the mid-18th through early 19th centuries. William Corbit and David Wilson, patriarchs of two of the town

Corbit-Sharp House goes Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Every evening throughout the month of October the Historic Odessa Foundation’s Corbit-Sharp House will be awash in pink light in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Visitors can stop by after dusk to view the National Historic Landmark in all its pink splendor.

Shakespeare / Poe: A Night of Readings from the Dark Side

Spend a night with two masters of the macabre – William Shakespeare and Edgar Allan Poe. DSF actors will read selections perfect for the Halloween season from the plays of Shakespeare and the poems and short stories of Poe. During this special one-hour evening, Delaware Shakespeare Festival actors

Corbits: A Genteel Quaker Family

History comes alive! The Historic Odessa school program offers educators a well documented, interactive and hands-on sampler of 18th century life in colonial Odessa with Corbits: A Genteel Quaker Family. Although designed specifically with Delaware teachers in mind, our program is broad enough to

Corbits: A Genteel Quaker Family

Corbits: A Genteel Quaker Family History comes alive! The Historic Odessa’s school program offers educators a well documented, interactive and hands-on sampler of 18th century life in colonial Odessa. Although designed specifically with Delaware teachers in mind, our program is broad enough to

Tea Presentation by Nancy Gardner: Tempest in a Teapot

Join local living history presenter, Nancy Gardner as she presents a tea party at the enchanting National Historic Register Collins Sharp House in historic Odessa, Delaware. Participate in an engaging tea presentation as Gardner will be dressed in 18th century morning attire at her tea table ready

Attic Treasure and Antique Furniture: Part II

Please join us for this informative workshop designed for the beginning collector. Well known “antiques picker” Jack Jacobs, who was mentored by the late George W. Thomas of Odessa, has scoured regional auctions and estate sales for last 25 years in search of extraordinary objects. Jack will compare

Delaware Sampler Identification Days II

Bring your antique needlework samplers to one of the two fall Sampler ID Days to be photographed and documented for the Sampler Archive Project, a national online sampler database. If you have more than two samplers, please contact Ryan Grover at (302) 674-2111 ext. 108 or rgrover@biggsmuseum.org to

Delaware Sampler Identification Days

Bring your antique needlework samplers to one of the two fall Sampler ID Days to be photographed and documented for the Sampler Archive Project, a national online sampler database. If you have more than two samplers, please contact Ryan Grover at (302) 674-2111 ext. 108 or rgrover@biggsmuseum.org to