Spring cleaning!
Cleared all the winter clutter pile off my summer writing table, scrubbed it up with linseed oil. Stinky, but beautiful. Ready for some April-October inspiration!
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The doctor who couldn’t slow down
It’s fitting that the late 19th century doctor’s office preserved today by the Lewes Historical Society was built by David Hall (1831-1905). Hall was steeped in medical culture: his grandfather Joseph, his father Henry, and after him his only child William, were all physicians. Hall built the Greek Revival structure that housed the practice shown…
Newark Academy becomes a college
Above: University of Delaware, Old College / Special Collections, University of Delaware Library Francis Alison planted the seed for what is today the University of Delaware in 1765, when he established the Newark Academy in the town of the same name. The school was in fact a transplant from a free school he’d begun in…
Conestoga wagons…in Delaware!
Close your eyes, and picture for a moment the conestoga wagon in American history. What did you conjure up? The Oregon Trail? Vast lines of ‘prairie schooners’ crossing what would become Kansas or Nebraska? I was startled to encounter this conestoga wagon in a Delaware museum—built in Delaware, and used in Delaware. If you’ve ever…