Holiday Candlelight Tour

Get into the Christmas spirit by attending a special evening candlelight guided tour of the holiday exhibit An Old English Christmas of Washington Irving at the National Historic Registered, Wilson Warner House. Compare the room interpretations with Randolph Caldecott’s 19th century illustrations in

Holiday Candlelight Tour

Get into the Christmas spirit by attending a special evening candlelight guided tour of the holiday exhibit An Old English Christmas of Washington Irving at the National Historic Registered, Wilson Warner House. Compare the room interpretations with Randolph Caldecott’s 19th century illustrations in

Holiday Candlelight Tour

Get into the Christmas spirit by attending a special evening candlelight guided tour of the holiday exhibit An Old English Christmas of Washington Irving at the National Historic Registered, Wilson Warner House. Compare the room interpretations with Randolph Caldecott’s 19th century illustrations in

Candlelight Tour Hosted by Curator

Get into the Christmas spirit by attending a special evening candlelight guided tour of the holiday exhibit An Old English Christmas of Washington Irving at the National Historic Registered, Wilson Warner House. The tour will be led by the curator of the exhibit who will describe the inspirations

Whitework: Elegance in Hand Stitching

Historic Odessa Foundation will exhibit several of its collection of white quilts this fall. This is a rare opportunity to see the extraordinary detail in these beautiful quilts, some from beds in the historic houses and some that are kept in storage and never on view. Of all the quilts and whole

18th Century Hearth Cooked Dinner

Join us for an evening of fine food, drink and merrymaking as the staff from the Historic Odessa Foundation serves a hearth cooked dinner of mouth-watering dishes using the recipes, tools and techniques of the 18th century. Savor our delicious British Punch and assorted appetizers by the fire before

Lecture: "Two Early Single Component Historic Sites, U.S. Route 301"

Bill Liebeknecht is a registered professional Archaeologist and a Principal Investigator for Hunter Research, Inc. out of Trenton, NJ since 1988. He has a B.A. in Anthropology from Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin and a M.A. in Public History from Rutgers University Bill will discuss the current U

Lecture: "The View from Sunnyside: A Sketch of Washington Irving"

MICHAEL A. LORD A Magna cum Laude graduate of Amherst College with degrees in History and Black Studies, Michael was introduced to living history as a graduate student at the College of William and Mary. Working in the African American Programs department of Colonial Williamsburg, he interpreted the

Lecture: "Those Fascinating Maps" by Conservation Intern

In this time of satellites and global positioning we may be losing sight of the art and fun of reading maps. Maps were critical for navigation at sea during the age of exploration and played monumental roles in political wars over territories and expansion of empires. Maps also reflect a fascinating

Lecture: "Red Where? From Wheels to Kilns to Kitchens"

Today, we call it redware but early local potters advertised it as earthenware. The red color of this relatively low-fired ceramic is the product of burning clay bodies high in iron. Typically wheel-thrown and fashioned into a variety of forms, these wares were used to store, prepare and serve