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The Marquis de Lafayette Returns – DE
Newark, DE 19713 United States
Enjoy a speaker, potluck dinner, a raffle, a book sale, and 18th century Music by Michael & Libby McDowell. Wear a colonial costume if you wish. Donations for the raffle and book sale are welcomed. The general public is cordially invited. $10 suggested donation. Please do bring a dish to share!
Elizabeth Reese is a public historian in the Washington, D.C. area. She has spent over a decade as an interpreter at historic sites on the East Coast and her work has appeared in TIME, the New York Times, Journal of American Revolution, and C-SPAN. Elizabeth was awarded the Scott Hartwig Public History Fellowship at the Civil War Institute in 2015 and the America 250 Commendation Medal in 2024. She is the Senior Manager of Public Programs & Interpretation at Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House.
Hale Byrnes House is near the intersection of Routes & North and 4 East. This 18th century house is immediately left and downhill from White Clay Medical Center. House address is 606 (old) Stanton=Christiana Road, Newark, DE 19713.