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2013 History Makers Award Dinner Chase Center on the Riverfront

Thursday, September 12, 2013 It is with great sadness that the Delaware Historical Society learned of Father Roberto Balducelli’s death on August 9, 2013. The Society is continuing its plans for the History Makers Award Dinner on September 12. It is the hope of the Trustees of the Society that the evening will serve as a tribute to, and The 7th Annual Delaware History celebration of, the life of Father Balducelli as well as honoring Makers Award Dinner on Thursday, the continuing achievements of Dr. Carol E. Hoff ecker and the September 12, 2013, will pay tribute Reverend Canon Lloyd S. Casson. to Delawareans who have truly made a diff erence in the lives of many. The History Makers Award was created in 2007 to recognize living individuals who have from Nazi persecution. He arrived Portrait of an Industrial City: 1830 – made extraordinary and lasting at St. Anthony of Padua Church 1900; Corporate Capital: Wilmington contributions to the quality of life in in 1946 as the fi rst Italian priest in the 20th Century; the classroom Delaware, our nation, and the world. associated with the church. During text, The First State; and Beneath Thy With a 2013 theme of Achievers in his nearly thirty years as pastor of Guiding Hand: A History of Women at a Diverse Delaware, this year the St. Anthony’s, both St. Anthony’s in the University of Delaware. Society will honor the achievements the Hills and Padua Academy were Past History Makers Award honorees and contributions of three established. Father Balducelli served have included Ed and Peggy Woolard, remarkable individuals of prodigious the needs of countless individuals Vice President Joe Biden, Toni accomplishment. in a lifetime spanning nearly 100 Young, Governor Pete Du Pont, years. Governor Jack A. Markell will present Ken Burns and Harold R. “Tubby” a keynote speech that addresses the The Reverend Canon Lloyd Raymond. characteristics of achievers and the Casson – Some fi fty years of Proceeds from the event support the collective strengths,perspectives, and ministry have taken Canon Casson Society’s award-winning educational transformative power of a diverse from his hometown of Wilmington programs that occur year-round population. to leadership at the Washington throughout the state. National Cathedral, the Cathedral As planning continues for the long of St. John the Divine (New anticipated Center for African York City) and Trinity Church American Heritage, it is no accident (New York City); to social justice that the theme of the History Makers activism; to peacemaking work in For additional event and Award and the mission of the Center the former Soviet Union, Africa, ticket information, please for African American Heritage are in India and the Caribbean; to service contact Trudy Hansen in harmony. Achievement and diversity as Social Justice Offi cer of the the Advancement Offi ce are cornerstones of the fulfi llment of Episcopal Church; and lastly, back at 302-295-2392 or the American dream, and “diversity” to Wilmington to serve the racially [email protected]. is not a synonym for spotlighting any integrated parish of Saints Andrew If you would like to discuss one group over another, but rather is and Matthew. synonymous with unity. sponsorship options and Dr. Carol E. Hoff ecker – Richards benefi ts in detail, please History Makers Award honorees this Professor of History Emerita at contact Wright Horne at year are: the University of Delaware, and 302-295-2393 or Father Roberto Balducelli – a leading Delaware historian. A [email protected]. During World War II, Father widely published author, her books Thank you! Balducelli helped save Italian Jews include Wilmington, Delaware,

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where history lives 1864-2014 The Delaware Historical Society was established in 1864 for the purpose of “the elucidation of history, particularly such 2014 marks the 150th anniversary Steering Committee co-chairs portions as may refer to Delaware.” Why of the founding of the Delaware Barbara Cooch, Alison Hoagland, the eff ort to establish the state’s historical Historical Society. Congratulations and Ellen Semple have been working society at a time when our country was and thank you to everyone, past with their committee members embroiled in a civil war? Perhaps it and present, who has contributed throughout the state to plan twelve demonstrates a keen sense of history on to this remarkable organizational months of programs and activities. the organizers’ part. For regardless of the milestone. Big plans to It promises to be a historic year! Civil War’s outcome, they realized that the commemorate the historical society’s Please look for more information history of our state and nation was being Sesquicentennial year are nearing soon on the Delaware Historical altered. To understand that fact, a compass completion. Sesquicentennial Society’s 150th anniversary. point, a historical bearing, was required. From its humble beginnings, the Delaware Historical Society has evolved into an invaluable public history organization. Public history is the application of history The Sesquicentennial Society outside the academy. It’s a museum, an archives, a historic house museum, historic 150 years is a long time for a historical society to remain in existence. In preservation, a historic site. Collectively, order for Delawareans to mark their support for this organization, the Society these historical resources collect and is developing a special Honorary Society. Contributors to this will get the preserve the historical record, giving following: meaning and context to the present. - Special recognition, perhaps on a These same historical resources are special donors’ wall at the Wilmington committed to public service. History campus museums are considered a more trustworthy source of historical - Two tickets to ALL Sesquicentennial information than books. These events organizations preserve millions of artifacts. - Two tickets to the premier event of the They invest millions of dollars and staff DHS season – the History Makers Award hours annually in education programs, Dinner especially those to benefi t schoolchildren. History museums and historic sites are - Recognition in the historical society’s leaders in cultural tourism, as a majority publications of U.S. leisure travelers include history in Keep logged in to our website to watch their itineraries. how this special opportunity unfolds The Delaware Historical Society operates and for information about how you can the Delaware History Museum and the become a member of the Sesquicentennial Read House and Gardens. Both places Society! bring visitors face to face with the First State’s history. I encourage you to visit For additional information, please contact these two historical gems. The historical Wright Horne, DHS Chief Advancement society’s founding leaders, and current Offi cer, at (302) 295-2393, or leadership, would be pleased. [email protected]. Scott W. Loehr, CEO Old Town Hall, 1860s Thank you.

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A special new exhibition in the Delaware History Museum, Forging Faith, Building Freedom: African American Faith Experiences in Delaware, 1800- 1980, opens on Thursday, September 26! Dr. Lewis V. Baldwin, professor of Religious Studies at Vanderbilt University and consultant historian for the exhibition, will open the program with a lecture entitled Forging Faith, Building Freedom: Black Churches and the Circle of Culture in Delaware. An exhibition preview and reception will follow. The exhibition will be open to the public from September 27 through summer 2014. Reserved group tours for adults or youth are welcome. A special tour especially for youth groups will be available. On October 5, Margaret Jerrido, archivist at Mother Bethel A.M.E. Dr. Lewis V. Baldwin, Church in Philadelphia, will lead an all-day workshop, Caring for Your photo by Daniel Dubois Church Collections. The morning session will introduce best practices Forging Faith, Building Freedom is in collecting, caring for, and organizing materials. The afternoon generously supported by the will feature two hands-on workshops on various aspects of collections Delaware Division of Historical and care. The morning session is free of charge, but there is a cost for the Cultural Affairs and afternoon session of $5 for members and $10 for non-members. Space is limited in the afternoon, so sign up early!

Rainbow Club, Bethel A.M.E. Church, Wilmington, Delaware, November 11, 1934, Sanborn Collection

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LLetteretter ffromrom tthehe CChairhair Events at a Glance 2013 continues to be exciting as we move towards two key events for September 12, 2013 the Society. First, the annual History History Makers Award Dinner Makers Awards Dinner is scheduled for Chase Center on the Riverfront, 5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Tickets available on-line at www.dehistory.org September 12 at the Chase Center. The format has changed this year to September 16, 2013 focus on Achievement in a Diverse Delaware. Grand Central Terminal: 100 Years of a New York Landmark Our awardees will be Father Roberto with author Anthony W. Robins Balducelli, the Reverend Canon Winterthur Copeland Auditorium, 6:00 p.m. Lloyd Casson, and Dr. Carol E. An illustrated lecture presented by Friends of The Furness Railroad District, Hagley Museum and Library, Delaware Historical Society, and Hoff ecker. I encourage everyone to Winterthur Museum. Visit www.friendsoff urness.org for details. support this great event. Planning continues for our September 26, 2013 - Members-only Special Event Talk and opening reception for Forging Faith, Building Freedom: Sesquicentennial Anniversary African American Faith Experiences in Delaware, 1800-1980 (150th Birthday) starting in January Delaware History Museum Galleries, 5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. 2014!! Several major events are Seating is imited. Reservations required. already scheduled; it will be a very exciting birthday! Look for more September 27 Forging Faith, Building Freedom opens to the public information in the near future on all Delaware History Museum the celebratory events scheduled for next year. October 3 Think & Drink: A talk, walk, and beer & food pairing at the Hotel DuPont My thanks to all of you for your Starts in Old Town Hall, 5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. continued support of the Delaware $20/members $25/non-members Historical Society! Seating is limited. Reservations required. Sincerely, October 5 Glen Gray Caring for your Church Collections Workshop Delaware History Museum, 9:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. Morning session free; afternoon $5 members / $10 non-members Reservations required.

October 28 A Tremendous Hubbub: The Delaware Anti-Slavery Society, 1844-1856 Delaware History Museum, 6:30 p.m. Free and open to the public

November 8 Equaling the Celebrated River of the Amazons followed by the opening reception of the New Sweden 375th anniversary archaeology conference $20/members $25/non-members I Have a Dream Quilt Project Saturday Research Library Hours: September 21, October 19, and November 16, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Follow updates on our blog at

For more information, please visit dehistory.org and click on Calendar

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Immigration: Historical Perspective on a Hot Topic

The United States is indeed a nation becoming an American. Students American life. They use latitude of immigrants, and the Delaware simulate packing a bag for a voyage to and longitude to locate countries Historical Society explores the America and role-play what it was like to from which immigrants came, tug on topic in two new school programs arrive at Ellis Island in the early 1900s. ropes to illustrate the push and pull generously funded by the sons and They identify objects of everyday life factors that led to surges in American daughters-in-law of Howard and that will help an immigrant assimilate immigration, and study stories of Rochelle Kristol in honor of their into American culture and those Delaware’s immigrants in order to parents. Through a variety of engaging that will help maintain precious Old understand some of the challenges activities these programs challenge World traditions. They also challenge and opportunities that they faced. students in grades three through fi ve themselves with a sample citizenship test The programs will be off ered at the to put human faces on Delaware’s and and reenact a naturalization ceremony. Delaware History Museum and as America’s immigrants. In A Nation of Immigrants, students outreach to schools beginning this Coming to America explores the explore human ecology and the fall. experience of immigrating and immigrant’s impact on Delaware and

Immigration Wish List Would you like to contribute to our immigration program for www.dehistory.org students? We’re looking for objects that helped early 20th century immigrants maintain their ethnic or cultural identities while living Friend us on Facebook! in America. • St. Patrick medal or framed picture of a Catholic saint • Deck of cards for playing tresetta or other Italian card game Follow us on Twitter @ thisisdehistory • Mezuzah

• Pushka box Follow our Blog! • Foreign language newspaper, published in the US Please contact: Barbara Jobe, 302-295-2383 or [email protected]

Delaware History Museum | Research Library | Read House & Gardens | Old Town Hall | Willingtown Square MAKING HISTORY - 7 Welcome Resources for Teachers Jennifer and Kimberly! Two graduate students from the Teachers at all grade History Department at the University levels can fi nd many of Delaware have joined the Society’s wonderful resources at staff for the 2013-2014 academic year. the Delaware Historical They will work part time as graduate Society! The Research assistants on a variety of projects. The Library off ers thousands assistantships are supported jointly upon thousands of by the University of Delaware and the Delaware Historical Society. books, documents, maps, newspapers, Jennifer Jensen is a second year and images on many doctoral student in the University of Delaware’s Hagley Graduate Program topics in Delaware in History. Her major fi eld of study is history to enrich lesson twentieth century history with a focus plans and help meet on consumerism and the environment. state standards. A After student teaching during her preliminary visit to fi rst year, she decided to practice her Ask Caesar (http:// history skills at the Read House and www.dehistory.org/ Gardens, fi rst through a summer AskCaesar.htm), 2013 Stewart internship. During her the Society’s online graduate assistantship she will work catalog, can start the closely with the Society’s collections, search, then contact a supporting collections safety, care, and interpretation through small exhibits. curator to take the next She will also assist in managing a new steps. Teachers are always welcome to visit the Research Library to explore Delaware Historical Society program resources. focused on building connections with descendants of the families who once The Society will be off ering workshops through the Delaware Teacher resided on the Read House property. Center this year. On October 5, a workshop will introduce teachers to the Her graduate assistantship is funded in National History Day program, sponsored by the Delaware Historical Society. part through the donations of several Teachers can also register for open hearth cooking workshops at the Read generous descendants of George Read. House and Gardens on select Saturdays in winter 2014. Kimberly Nath came to Delaware from Arizona. She earned her B.A. The Society’s fi eld trips and outreach programs enhance both Core State at the University of Arizona and her Content Standards and Delaware State Content Standards in topics ranging M.A. at the University of Maryland. from the Civil War to turn-of-the-century immigration. Create Your Own She is currently a Ph.D. candidate School Time Capsule, an exciting new program in conjunction with the in American history, working on her dissertation entitled “The British are Delaware Historical Society’s 150th anniversary, will visit schools throughout Coming, Again: Loyalists, Property the state. Students will create a time capsule for their school that will be Confi scation, and Reintegration in entered into a competition. At the end of the program year, a time capsule the Mid-Atlantic in Revolution and will be placed in the Society’s collections at a special ceremony. Peace, 1777-1800.” Ms. Jensen will join the Collections and Access group For more information on how the Delaware Historical Society can provide and work primarily on adding materials resources to teachers and students, please contact Antoinette Maccari, Chief to Ask Caesar, the Society’s online Education Curator, at 302-295-3284 or [email protected]. catalog. Her previous experience at the National Archives and the Cecil County Public Library makes her an ideal addition to the Collections and Access team.

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Delaware Memorial Bridge construction, 1967, Bungarz Collection

People have long dreamed of crossing Around 1928, George A. Casey, states agreed to dedicate the bridge to the Delaware River safely and director of the Chamber of Commerce soldiers from Delaware and New Jersey effi ciently. Native Americans were of Delaware, began spreading the idea who died in World War II. When the the fi rst to navigate the expanse in of building a bridge over the Delaware Delaware Memorial Bridge offi cially canoes. Later, networks of ferries, River near New Castle. Francis V. du opened to traffi c on August 16, 1951, it steamships, and trains transported Pont, son of T. Coleman du Pont and was the largest suspension bridge in the people and goods over land and water. chairman of the Delaware State Highway world. Just ten years later, 11.1 million By the early 20th century, the mid- department, led the movement to pass vehicles crossed the Delaware Memorial Atlantic region emerged as a booming legislation for a feasibility study. In Bridge, far exceeding engineers’ commercial corridor and the old 1945, the Delaware General Assembly predictions. It was decided soon after infrastructure no longer worked. authorized $25 million in revenue that a second span was needed. The Northern Delaware and southern New bonds for construction of a bridge, newly proposed structure would be Jersey, situated between major urban with an additional $15 million two years built 250 feet north of the fi rst span. centers, wanted to improve transit later. Construction began in mid-1964. In through their states by better linking Construction on the four-lane span December 1969, all eight lanes of the their shores. began in 1949. The governors of both bridge were opened to traffi c. Today,

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nearly 80,000 vehicles cross the twin spans daily. While the Delaware Memorial Bridge connected areas to the north, southern Delaware and the New Jersey cape remained isolated. The idea for a ferry linking the 17-mile stretch between the capes of the two states was fi rst conceived in 1953. The Delaware River and Bay Authority was established to operate the ferry. The DRBA purchased four vessels from a Virginia ferry agency, and service on the Cape May-Lewes Ferry began on July 1, 1964. The Cape May-Lewes Ferry helped forge the last link in the coastal route between the capes of New Jersey and Cape May-Lewes Ferry crossing the Delaware Bay, 1982, Bungarz Collection Delaware. The ferry service is also part of US Route 9, a north-south road that runs through New York, to provide amenities like a restaurant effi cient travel between cities; they New Jersey, and Delaware. The ride and lounge. have turned what was once an obstacle on the Cape May-Lewes Ferry, which Today, Delawareans and New Jerseyans into a long-lasting bond between two takes about 80 minutes, provides a are linked in a way that our ancestors neighboring states. practical service while also delighting could only imagine. The Delaware Next year marks the 50th anniversary tourists and beach-goers. In recent Memorial Bridge and the Cape May- of service on the Cape May-Lewes years, the ships have been renovated Lewes ferry represent more than just Ferry. The Delaware Historical Society is working closely with WHYY on a documentary to mark this historic occasion. Stay tuned for this exciting project set to air in June 2014!

Delaware Memorial Bridge twin spans at sunset, ca. 1970, Bungarz Collection

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The Delaware Historical Society’s his son, Alexander. After William Wilmington from 1777 to 1780. By rich collections are one of its Robeson’s death, the sword passed to 1790, he had moved to Murderkill greatest assets and our on-line his daughter Jane and her husband, Hundred, Kent County, where he catalog, Ask Caesar, provides an Dr. Allan Thomson, who then died in 1802. excellent way to show them off and donated it to the Delaware Historical Our collection also contains a share them with people everywhere, Society during the 1876 Centennial wonderful War of 1812 congressional even when they are not on exhibit. celebrations. presentation sword that was awarded The latest addition to the ever- Robeson’s sword is a colichemarde, a to Midshipman Joseph S. Cannon, growing on-line object catalog type of lightweight, rapier-like sword for gallant actions during the Battle has been the Society’s collection that fi rst appeared around 1680 and of Lake Champlain. This sword of swords, which contains some remained fashionable in Europe came into our collections in 1891 wonderful Delaware examples from and the United States, primarily as as a gift from Dr. J.J. Black and is the eighteenth and nineteenth a gentleman’s dueling sword, until one of seventy-two swords specially centuries. the later eighteenth century, when it commissioned by the U.S. government One of the Society’s fi nest began to go out of fashion. Robeson’s and awarded to naval heroes of the eighteenth-century pieces is a sword dates to circa 1775 and is a fi ne War of 1812. The Society’s manuscript colichemarde sword that originally example of its kind. The upper seven collection also contains a hand- belonged to Captain William inches of the blade are fi nely engraved written commendation to Midshipman Robeson (1743-1815), a shopkeeper with arabesque designs and the silver Cannon from the U.S. Navy dated and landowner from Newport, hilt has an engraved guard. One side May 1, 1817. This sword has a steel Delaware. During the American is engraved with”Liberty & Property” blade that has high-quality engraving Revolution, Robeson was a captain and the other with ”WR Sep. 1, 1775.” by John W. Meer, Sr. of Philadelphia. in Colonel Thomas Duff ’s Whig The delicate silver knuckle guard has One side bears the inscription: Battalion of the New Castle County a decorative twist at the center and ”Joseph S. Cannon Midshipman / Militia. In 1791, he represented is stamped with ”JS” for John Stow, Lake Champlain 11 Septem,r 1814” New Castle County in the Delaware a silversmith active in Philadelphia surrounded by oak leaf and acorn House of Representatives. In 1800, from 1769 to 1772, before moving to motifs and naval imagery. The reverse Robeson retired from shopkeeping, Wilmington to set up shop on Market is engraved with a Latin proverb: ” and turned the business over to Street. Stow served as a town clerk of Altius ibunt qui ad / summa nituntur”

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Congressional presentation sword awarded to Midshipman Joseph S. Cannon. Gift of Dr. J.J. Black

(They will rise highest, who strive Mary Torbert. Born in Georgetown, with a brevet promotion to Major for the highest things), next to Delaware, Torbert commanded General. After the war, Torbert which is a small engraved scene of a both infantry and cavalry forces made his home in Milford and held naval battle. The blade is stamped during the Civil War and also has the diplomatic posts as U.S. Consul to “I. Rose” for Joseph Rose of William interesting distinction of being off ered El Salvador (1869) and U.S. Consul Rose & Sons, Blockley Township, commissions in both the Union General in Havana (1871) and Paris Pennsylvania. and Confederate armies. Torbert (1873). He was drowned in the Among the Civil War swords in the chose the Union and commanded shipwreck of the S.S.Vera Cruz while collections is one with a particularly the First New Jersey Infantry in the on a business trip from New York to special ownership history that campaigns leading to the Battles of Mexico on August 29, 1880. belonged to one of Delaware’s most Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, The catalog continues to grow, and famous Civil War generals, Alfred and Gettysburg. In 1864, he was this is but a small sampling of what Thomas Archimedes Torbert (1833- given command of the First Division is now available online. Feel free 1880). The Society received this of the Cavalry Corps of the Army of to visit Ask Caesar to explore the Model 1850 Infantry Offi cer’s sword the Potomac and oversaw a successful collections in more detail any time. in 1895 from the estate of his widow, overland campaign, ending the war

Infantry offi cer’s sword of General Torbert. Gift of the estate of Mrs. A.T.A. Torbert

Delaware History Museum | Research Library | Read House & Gardens | Old Town Hall | Willingtown Square MAKING HISTORY - 12 Supporting the Delaware Historical Society Life Mr. and Mrs. Theodore H. Dwyer, Jr. Mr. Al Cartwright Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Emrich ** The DHS Annual Fund – A Year-long Event Mr. Gerret van S. Copeland Mr. and Mrs. William G. Gahagan ** Mr. J. Simpson Dean, Jr. Mr. Gary W. Gredell The Delaware Historical Society’s Annual Fund is a giving Mrs. Henry E.I. du Pont Mr. and Mrs. Pierre du Pont Hayward John F. Farquhar, DDS, PA Mr. John E. James and opportunity that “never sleeps.” While the gifts are totaled Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Homsey Ms. Sandra L. Dennison-James every December 31, contributions arrive throughout the year. Mrs. Dorothy R. Marengo The Jewish Historical Society of DE Many friends of the Society fi nd it easier to contribute during Mr. and Mrs. John Rendle Ms. Nancy Jodlbauer Ms. Barbara Pyle Robertson Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Koziski the spring or summer months when there are fewer calls from Mr. Harlan Scott Ms. Mary Alletta Laird charitable organizations. It may also be more convenient Drs. Ronald and Carol Vukelich Mr. Thomas C. Marshall, Jr. for some donors to make a more substantial contribution by Mr. and Mrs. Irenee du Pont May Mr. James L. Meek and Dr. Rita Meek waiting until after the end of the year. First State Stewards Mr. and Mrs. Rocco A. Abessinio Dr. Genevieve L. Miller This year, the Society has changed its fi scal year to begin on Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Appleby Mr. Burnaby Munson Mr. Vince Barbone Mrs. Janet V. Neville-Loper July 1 and end on June 30th annually. For this year, donations Mr. and Mrs. David B. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Pearce, Jr. made to the Annual Fund between January 1 and June 30, Mr. and Mrs. John J. Burchenal Ms. Diana Reeves 2013, are listed below. Recognition of Annual Fund donations Mr. Lalor Burdick Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Richards, Jr. Ms. Thelma Young Carroll ** Mr. and Mrs. Bradford D. Rodney* will now be made in Making History in the January issue (a The Hon. and Mrs. Richard R. Cooch Mr. H. Rodney Scott partial list of gifts made between July 1 and December 31 each Mr. E. Bradford du Pont, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Collins J. Seitz, Jr. year) and a full listing in the September issue (all gifts made Ms. Donna E. Fischer Mr. William H. Shainline Mr. and Mrs. John C. Hawkins ** Mr. and Mrs. Robert J.Taggart for the complete July 1 through June 30 fi scal year). Ms. Alison K. Hoagland Mr. Lloyd L. Thoms, Jr. Mr. Jan Ting, Esq., and Dr. Helen Ting There are many ways to contribute to the Society and help Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Julian Mr. and Mrs. Howard G. Kristol Mr. Brock J. Vinton support all aspects of its mission. Check them all out on the Dr. Margaret Laird and Philip Taylor lll* Drs. Leland and Melva Ware website – www.dehistory.org – or call Wright Horne in the Mrs. Greta Brown Layton Mr. and Mrs. Charles Warner III Mr. George A. “Frolic” Weymouth Advancement Offi ce at 302-295-2393 Mr. Edmond L. Lincoln Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Love DE-DC-MD ASFAA, Inc. Mrs. C. Ronald Maroney Mr. Robert W. Wynn ** Norman L. Pernick, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Poole Sustaining Mr. and Mrs. Geoff rey M. Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Norman N. Aerenson General Membership Public Funding Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rowland ** Dr. David Ames (as of March 31, 2013) The City of Wilmington Mr. and Mrs. Marvin N. Schoenhals Ms. Barbra Frank Andrisani *New Member (since January) The Institute of Museum and Library Ser- Mr. Harlan Scott The Hons. Helen S. & Bernard Balick **Upgraded Membership vices, a Federal Agency Mr. and Mrs. James W. Semple Mr. and Mrs. Lewis C. Bancroft The State of Delaware Mr. and Mrs. William J. Wade Mr. and Mrs. Julian H. Baumann, Jr. (since January) Mr. and Mrs. Sedgwick A. Ward, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Bayard IV Toni and Stuart B. Young Mr. and Mrs. James A. Bayard, Jr. Foundations Unrestricted Gifts Mr. and Mrs. James Bazzoli Delaware Genealogical Society Borkee-Hagley Foundation Patron Dr. Barbara E. Benson Crystal Trust Estate of Margaret Staff ord Mr. Eugene H. Bayard Mr. and Mrs. O. Francis Biondi Ellason Downs Charitable Trust Mrs. George P. Bissell, Jr. Mr. Robert M. Bird III Fair Play Foundation Read House & Gardens Graduate Mrs. Robert H. Bolling, Jr. Mr.and Mrs. Howard M. Bock Mr. Sean Boyd The Kenny Family Foundation Assistant Fund Mr. and Mrs. Justin Carisio, Jr. ** Longwood Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Steve Boyden The Hon. Richard and Mrs. Barbara Cooch Mr. and Mrs. Lammot Copeland, Jr. Reynolds Rencourt Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Cosgrove Mr. and Mrs. David C. Boyer Ms. Eliza Wolcott Morehead Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Crumplar Mr. and Mrs. Eric J. Brinsfi eld Mrs. Nicholas R. du Pont Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C.T. Brokaw Organizations Annual Fund Gifts Dr. and Mrs. Terry A. Bryan Conservation Center for Art and Mr. and Mrs. Irenee du Pont, Jr. ** (partial year, through July 2013) Mr. Lalor Burdick Historic Artifacts Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Elliott, Jr. Ms. Susan Brynteson Mrs. David J. Butters Delaware Humanities Forum Ms. Donna E. Fischer ** Senator Brian J. Bushweller Ms. Anne P. Canby and Mr. Page Nelson The Delaware Society of the Cincinnati Mr. G. Stewart Hoagland Ms. Mary Terry Carroll Miss Elizabeth L. Carrow Delaware Technical Community College Mrs. Antonia B. Laird Mr. and Mrs. John Craven Mrs. William G. Chase Hagley Museum and Library Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Richards III Mr. Charles S. Crompton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. F. Brooke Clendaniel ** Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Sager Mr. and Mrs. Irenee du Pont, Jr. Mrs. Seymour S. Cohen ** Delaware Mr. and Mrs. Sedgwick A. Ward, Esq. Mrs. Alan L. Emlen Dr. and Mrs. Garrett H.C. Colmorgen University of Delaware Mr. and Mrs. Rodman Ward, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Fielding Mr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Cottrell III Mrs. Jane H. Frelick Sponsor Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Crowe Mr. and Mrs. Robert Davis Corporations and Businesses Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Krapf Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Appleby Mr. John Robert Denny Big Sky Bakery Mrs. Walter C. Lesky Mrs. Richard M. Appleby, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. DiPinto Brandywine Prime Mr. Robert H. Love, Sr. John W. Bieber and Priscilla Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Bruce I. Dittmar Catherine Rooney’s Colonial Parking Mr. Timothy D. Murray Ms. Susan Brynteson ** Mr. Charles W. Donaghy ** Colourworks Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schnee Mr. and Mrs. James T. Chandler IV Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Donaghy, Jr. Delaware Today Mr. Harlan Scott Miss Janet L. Clark ** Mr. Thomas H. Draper Glenmede Mr. William H. Shainline Mr. Richard L. Dayton Mr. Henry B. du Pont IV Qoro Mr. C. Russell H. Shearer Mr. and Mrs. J. Gary Dean, Jr. Mr. Harold E. 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Mr. and Mrs. William F. Frederick, Jr. Mrs. W. Laird Stabler, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Louis L. Hirsh Mr. David H. Burt Mr. Edward J. Freel Mr. Stanley J. Starn* Mr. Edward W Hoy and The Hon. and Mrs. Thomas R. Carper Mrs. Walter C. Gakenheimer Mrs. Marion C. Stewart Ms. Carol Stouff er* Ms. Lori J. Cherney Mrs. Ann M. Gardner Mr. & Mrs. A. Holmes Stockly Paul and Lois Hubbs Dr. Michael B. Chesson Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gatter ** Ms. Ann Weslager Tatnall Mr. Francis A. Ianni Ms. Alicia Clark Mr. W. Thomas Gehrt Betty Ann and Harry F. Themal Mr. and Mrs. Brock W. Jobe Ms. Molly Cleary Mr. and Mrs. Glen C. Gray, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson ** Mr. Eric Jodlbauer Ms. Nancy Diane Cochran Mr. Geoff rey Halfpenny Mr. and Mrs. P. Coleman Townsend, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Johnson Mr. James N. Coker Ms. Mary Bourdon Hannagan ** Union Press Printing ** The Hon. and Mrs. Charles K. Keil Mr. Robert S. Cole, Jr. Mrs. Sarah Schutt Harrison Mr. and Mrs. William J. 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Mr. Robert E. Payne Mrs. Willard G. Crichton, Jr. Ms. Carol R. Maltenfort Ms. Diana G. Sparks Ms. Mary Louise Ponsell Mrs. E.D. Crittenden, Jr. Ms. Joan M. March Mr. Larry Steele Mr. Sean E. Reilly Mrs. Ruth Crossan Mrs. C. Ronald Maroney Mrs. Madelyn T. Stern The Hon. Henry du Pont Ridgely Ms. Patricia McGee Cullen Mrs. Jane Perkins Maroney Mr. George A. Stetson II Ms. Pamela Cawood Rizzo Mr. John C. Dann Mrs. Roger A. Martin Mr. Francis J. Swift, Jr. Ms. Amy Pierce Roemer Dr. Lozelle J. DeLuz Mrs. William Marvel Mr. M. Gary Talley Mr. Thomas D. Runnels Mrs. William B. Denham Ms. Bonnie Moxey Maxwell Ms. Faith N. Tarring Mr. Lee P. Schacter Ms. Paulette Derkach* Mr. Richard H. May Mr. Henry R. Tatnall, Jr. Mrs. Nancy E. Schanes Mr. and Mrs. Francis M. DiFilippo Mrs. Frances W. Mayhew Ms. Dorcas G. Taylor Mr. John Schoonover Mr. Coleman Dorsey Mrs. John McDowell Ms. Helen R. Thomas Ms. Margaret Kay Schorah Ms. Lyn J. Doto Mrs. Evelyn W. McKinnon Mr. James R. Thomen Mrs. Harold S. 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Indiana State Library Indiana University Libraries Iowa State University Johns Hopkins University Celebrating Delaware’s Past and Kansas State University Library Kirkwood Library Ensuring Its Future Laurel Public Library Lehigh University We are all involved in history, whether we want to be or not. We are history. The Lewes Historical Society Lewes Public Library everyday happenings that surround our lives are the pages of the history textbooks Louisiana State University of the future - assuming that there will be history textbooks in the future! Marquette University Milford Public Library The historical resources available to future Delawareans will turn on a few simple Millsboro Public Library Milton Library things that we can control and infl uence today. Do we care enough about history Milwaukee Public Library to provide for its future? Do we believe that history is important enough to carry National Library of Sweden New York University to generations beyond? Newark Free Library Newberry Library The single most important thing that you can do to ensure that Delaware’s history Oklahoma State University is explored, shared, preserved, and promoted in the future is to help the Delaware Parkway Central Library Penn State University Historical Society continue its venerable path by supporting its activities and Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Cntr. programs. Princeton University Library Purdue University Library TSS The Society functions and thrives through the actions of its supporters. Members Rice University can support the Society in many ways: Rutgers University- Alexander Library Salisbury University Seaford District Library/Cultural Center - Numerous membership types and opportunities South Coastal Library Southern Illinois University - Our Annual Fund drive, due to begin in a few months St. Andrew’s School Stanford University - Attendance at our events and programs - about three are State Library of Pennsylvania off ered every month Temple University Texas A&M University - Donating to collections Texas Tech University Library University of British Columbia University of California Riverside - Legacy gifts and planned gifts University of Chicago Library University of Colorado Libraries - Corporate support programs … and … University of Delaware-CHAD University of Delaware-University Archives - Starting soon, the beginning of a year-long celebration of our University of Georgia Libraries Sesquicentennial! University of Houston University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Maine University of Maryland University of Michigan University of Mississippi University of North Carolina The Next 150 Years University of Notre Dame University of Pennsylvania Library University of Pittsburgh When you put down the good things you ought to have done, and leave out the University of South Carolina bad ones you didn’t do well, that’s memoirs. Will Rogers University of Tennessee - Hodges Library University of Virginia University of Washington Washington State University Libraries Whether or not we write our memoirs, in the end we are all remembered Wesley College - Parker Library for our acts-for the lives we touch and by the causes we advance. In that Western Michigan University Widener University - Law Library respect, perhaps the most important thing that you could do to create a Wilmington Friends Upper School lasting legacy in our community would be to include a provision in your Wilmington Library Wilmington University Library last will and testament that benefi ts the Delaware Historical Society. Wisconsin Historical Society Woodlawn Branch Library Some very simple language is all it takes to create a charitable gift that will help to carry on the Historical Society’s mission well into the next 150 years. To learn more about making a charitable bequest to the Delaware Historical Society, please contact Wright Horne, DHS Chief Advancement Offi cer, at (302) 295-2393, or [email protected]. Thank you.

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