halebyrnes: September 2019 E-Newsletter - 08/27/19 12:05 PM
DELAWARE NEWS
The biggest news I have for Delaware historic home lovers is that Stonum, the country home of George Read, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, is now on the market. We already have had some public attention from the local newspaper, and two TV stations. We have also been fortunate to have visits from both the staff of the George Read II house museum and the New Castle Historical Society, as well as the University of Delaware CHAD. Everyone has contributed their observations about how some of the features in the home may have been changed or moved and have … (2 comments)

halebyrnes: Historic Home on the Christina River Shines at Holiday Open House - 12/08/13 08:45 AM
The Hale Byrnes House, an 18th Century historic home (now a residence and museum) of a Quaker miller was the center of a small settlement on the Christina River. Curator Kim Burdick spins tales of how the Byrnes family came to settle in Stanton, Delaware and how life was disrupted for this miller and his neighbors when George Washington decided to hold a war council at the house, AND to take all the provisions the community had stored up for the winter to feed the Continental army. A story is told of a seance in recent years when Mrs. Byrnes (through someone attending) demands a … (16 comments)

halebyrnes: Carolyn Roland's Historic Homes Newsletter - 12/02/13 11:08 PM
Carolyn Roland’s December 2013 Historic Homes Newsletter
 
   On Saturday, Dec. 14, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., one of Delaware’s most historic homes—the Buena Vista Conference Center south of New Castle—will be decorated for the holidays and will be offering craft activities presented by the  Delaware Nature Society in which visitors can create their own holiday ornament utilizing natural materials. Intrepid travelers can then make the short trip to Old New Castle for the annual Spirit of Christmas in New Castle from 9:30-5, which includes activities at the New Castle Court House Museum.
 
 
         Sat., Dec. 7, … (2 comments)

 
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Carolyn Roland- In Delaware and S. Chester County PA

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