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Please check back often as we will be updating out
calendar with numerous exciting events for 2010!
You can also sign up for our monthly
e-newsletter. Just email us at nchistorical@aol.com
to let us know you would like us to keep you posted on what's happening in
Historic New Castle.
In the meantime, mark your calendar to attend
these great events:
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Saturday,
January 23, 9:45 to 11:45 a.m.
Historic Window
Workshop. On January 23, 2010 from 9:45-11:45 a.m., the New
Castle Community History & Archaeology Program will sponsor a workshop at
the Read House to demonstrate window sash reinstallation. The reinstallation
process will be explained step by step, and participants will be able to ask
questions about the repair and reinstallation of their own historic windows.
Workshop admission is free, but space is limited, so reservations are necessary.
Please contact Read House director Michele Anstine at 302.295.1002 or manstine@dehistory.org
to reserve your space today!
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Saturday, February
6, 6:30 p.m.
Black Tie & White Lace. Join us for the social event of the winter season - our annual fundraising dinner, dance, and silent auction at The Arsenal at Old New Castle! Cocktails and silent auction begin at 6:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 8 p.m. and dancing into the night.
Call 302-322-2794 for reservations.
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Saturday, March
20, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
New Castle Public Library
Grand Re-Opening Celebration. Join the New Castle community to
re-open the public library at 424 Delaware Street. Family entertainment,
celebrity guest librarians, art show, displays, tours, and more. Family concert
with singer/songwriter John Flynn at 11
a.m. Free.
Wednesday, March
24, 7 p.m.
NCHS Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the New Castle Historical Society will be held at the New Castle Court House Museum.
Authors William Albensi and Mike Hahn will discuss their recent book, The
DuPont Highway. The book is a photo-history of this important local highway.
Copies of the book will be available for sale. The annual meeting and lecture are free and open to the public.
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Sunday,
April 18, 5:00 p.m.
A Taste of History Dinner.
Join us for cocktails and dinner at the historic & elegant Buena Vista
mansion on the Dupont Highway. You'll get a chance to preview our upcoming
Spring exhibits Tying The Knot - New Castle Nuptials and Symbolizing
Civic Power: New Castle's Town Hall & Market House. Proceeds from this
new inaugural event will help establish a dedicated fund for educational
programming at NCHS. Ticket pricing will be forthcoming. Call 302-322-2794 for
reservations.
Saturday,
April 24, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Second Annual New Castle Yard
Sale,
on the Green. Come out to The Green in Historic New
Castle to find some bargains and treasures! Or, rent a table and sell some
things that have been cluttering up the house! Sellers must pre-register.
Registrations forms are available at the New Castle Court House, Bertie's Bags,
Bridgewater Jewelers, Lauren Lynch, New Castle City Hall or Cactus Wren - all on
Delaware Street. Or, you can print the registration
form from here. Rain
date is Sunday, April 25. Sponsored by the Historic New Castle Alliance.
Friday,
April 30, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. - Saturday, May 1, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
May
Market. Located in Market Square in Historic New Castle,
outdoor tents will feature beautiful and unusual plants, shrubs and herbs, as
well as a bake sale and quilt raffle. A White Elephant Sale at the
Presbyterian church will also be part of the festivities, as well as a Kids
Korner, Master Gardeners and "Demonstrations with Herbs" on Saturday.
Please join us in support of the Arasapha Garden Club.
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Saturday, May 1, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
May
Market. Located in Market Square in Historic New Castle,
outdoor tents will feature beautiful and unusual plants, shrubs and herbs, as
well as a bake sale and quilt raffle. A White Elephant Sale at the
Presbyterian church will also be part of the festivities, as well as a Kids
Korner, Master Gardeners and "Demonstrations with Herbs" on Saturday.
Please join us in support of the Arasapha Garden Club.
Saturday, May
15, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Historic New Castle
Day is scheduled to happen this year in place of A Day in Old New
Castle, the oldest house and garden tour in America, dating from 1924. In addition to tours of private homes and gardens, this year's event will also feature
complimentary guided walking tours of Historic New Castle, horse
carriage rides (for a nominal fee), plein air artists on the green and live
entertainment to close the day's events. The Amstel and Dutch Houses are open only to
Historic New Castle Day ticket holders on May
15, 2010. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children (7-12 yrs.) and free
of charge for children 6 & under. A special Family ticket is also
available for $25. For more information and to purchase tickets, call
800-618-7830 or visit www.historicnewcastlealliance.org.
Saturday, May 15 - Tuesday, August 30
Tying the Knot - New Castle
Nuptials. This exhibit at the Old Library Museum and
Amstel House explores the traditions of weddings from the 18th century through
today, with a focus on weddings of New Castle. Admission to the Old Library
is free. Exhibit is included with regular paid admission to the Amstel
House.
Saturday, May 15 - Friday, December 31
Symbolizing
Civic Power: New Castle's Town Hall & Market House. This
exhibit, on the second floor of the Old Town Hall, will examine the history of
the Town Hall building as well as the old wooden market house that was
originally attached to it. The exhibit is free and open to the public whenever
the Old Town Hall is open.
Wednesday, June
9, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Annual Garden Party. Join friends and neighbors at our annual early summer bash.
Light refreshments and an open bar are included with admission to the party! 1651 Benefactors receive two complimentary tickets to the party. Please call the Society office at 302-322-2794 to RSVP today!
Due to the stormy weather
forecast, the Garden Party has been moved to the Academy on the Green. The
Academy is located diagonally across East 3rd Street from the Dutch House, on
the Green, next to Immanuel Church. See you there!
No events currently scheduled in July.
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Thursday, August
12, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
A Night at the
Museums - A 1651 Benefactor Event. 1651 Benefactors are
invited to join Director Mike Connolly for a complimentary tour of the
Society's Tying the Knot - New Castle Nuptials exhibit at the Old
Library Museum and Amstel House. The tour begins at the Library Museum and
is followed by a visit to the Amstel House, and then refreshments in the Amstel
gardens. Please RSVP by August 10 to 302-322-2794 or nchistorical@aol.com.
Saturday, August 21, 9:30 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m.
Workshop: Textile Exhibits
in Small Museums.
The New Castle Historical Society is partnering with the Costume Society of
America to present a workshop on textile exhibits in small museums. Based on
the Society's current textile exhibit, Tying The Knot - New Castle
Nuptials Since 1784, the workshop will be ideally suited for staff
and volunteers working in small museums. Pre-registration is required. Click here
for additional information and registration.
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Wednesday, September 29 - Sunday, November 7
New Castle in Mourning, at the Amstel House.
Our annual fall exhibit explores recurring stories of a haunting in the Amstel House and offers possible explanations for the "woman in blue." The exhibit includes mourning clothing, jewelry, and accessories from the 18th through 20th centuries. Included with regular paid admission to the Amstel House.
Saturday, October 2, 8 a.m. to 7:00
p.m.
Hidden Treasures of Lancaster County Bus Trip.
Travel by deluxe motor coach to historic Columbia, PA to tour Wright's Ferry
Mansion, c. 1738, which houses an outstanding collection of pre-1750
Philadelphia furniture and English accessories. While in Columbia, we will
also tour the National Watch and Clock Museum to experience their large
collection of timekeeping artifacts. Following lunch at the Taste of
Styles restaurant, we will move on to visit the Ephrata
Cloister, one of
America's earliest religious communities, in nearby Ephrata, PA. Tickets
are $55, which includes round-trip transportation to and from Historic New
Castle, admission to all the museums and lunch. Call 302-322-2794 or
email nchistorical@aol.com to
reserve your spot today!
October 15, 16, 22, 23, 29 & 30 -
7:00, 7:30 & 8:30 p.m.
Hauntings in History
Walking Tours. If you are brave enough to explore the darker
side of New Castle's history, then join the New Castle
Historical Society this October for the only ghost tour that brings
you inside one of the most haunted mansions of Old New Castle!
You'll begin your journey into New Castle's
supernatural side with a tour of the legendary Amstel House -
one of New Castle's most haunted houses - where you may meet the "Woman in
Blue." After exploring the Amstel House, you will be guided through New
Castle's darkened streets and alleyways where you will hear macabre tales of
hauntings, Victorian death & funeral customs, and crime & punishment
that span the 359-year history of this Delaware River town. Tours are $10
for adults and $6 for children under age 12. Reservations required.
To make reservations, please contact the New Castle Historical Society at
302-322-2794. Group tours are available. Tours are held rain or shine.
Please dress appropriately. Allow a minimum of 60 minutes for the tour.
Saturday, October
16, 1 p.m. to 3:30
p.m.
Art in Food & Food in Art with Peter Rose.
This interactive program will discuss historic Dutch foodways in America and the
legacy of the colonial Dutch cooking on the modern American diet. Scholar Peter
Rose will use historic Dutch artwork and historic artifacts to frame her
interactive discussion of Dutch foodways with the audience. After developing an
understanding of the Dutch culinary legacy in America, the audience will have an
opportunity to sample traditional Dutch recipes as published in a 17th
century Dutch cookbook. They will then be able to draw their own comparisons
between historic and modern foods. This program is partially funded by a grant from the
Delaware Humanities Forum, a state program of the National Endowment for the
Humanities.
It will be held at the Buena Vista
Conference Center on Rt. 13 in New Castle. Admission is $8; Admission for
members of the New Castle Historical Society or Delaware Historical Society is
$5. Call 302-322-2794 to reserve your spot.
Wednesday, November
24 - December 31
Holidays at the Amstel and Dutch Houses. The Amstel House will be decorated for a traditional holiday celebration in colonial times, showing off a “dessert board” of the period, and featuring traditional 18th century customs during the period of Governor Nicholas Van Dyke’s residency. At the Dutch House, experience a celebration of St. Nichols’ Eve, a tribute to the legend of Saint Nicholas, Dutch patron saint.
 Through December
31
Holidays at the Amstel and Dutch Houses. The Amstel House will be decorated for a traditional holiday celebration in colonial times, showing off a “dessert board” of the period, and featuring traditional 18th century customs during the period of Governor Nicholas Van Dyke’s residency. At the Dutch House, experience a celebration of St. Nichols’ Eve, a tribute to the legend of Saint Nicholas, Dutch patron saint.
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