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Lewes Historical Society welcomes Christmas season
The dozen historic buildings at the Shipcarpenter Street campus are open for tours as part of the Lewes Historical Society Christmas Village and Market Dec. 2. The event also included arts and crafts vendors, a welcoming fire and liquid refreshments. RON MACARTHUR PHOTOS
December 9, 2023
The Lewes Historical Society ushered in the festive season with its Holiday Village and Market Dec. 2 at the Shipcarpenter Street campus. The society’s dozen historic buildings were open for tours, with vendors selling everything from painted oyster shells to local honey.
Marcos Salaverria, LHS director of education, serves coffee in the society’s coffee shop. He has a special love for the beans because his family in El Salvador owns a coffee plantation, El Rodeo.
Rehoboth Beach artist Laura Killpack paints a landscape at her booth in the village market.
Bill Hicks, historic campus coordinator, welcomes visitors to the Sussex Tavern.
Handmade period dolls are hard to resist as a gift for a young girl or those young at heart.
Ryan Schwartz, society director of interpretation, gives tours of the Burton-Ingram House parlor decorated for the holidays. The parlor and dining room will undergo a major project in 2024 as the society has plans to turn the rooms from their present 1830-1850 time period to the 1780s time period, which are the years the house was built.
The Sussex Tavern is a perfect place to sit back and have a drink and lots of conversation. The society hosts First Friday events in the tavern.
The village market features a wide array of art and handmade items available to holiday shoppers.
Lewes Historical Society Executive Director Andrew Lyter breaks character for a minute to take a photo of a group.
Included in the historical society’s dozen buildings in the Shipcarpenter Street campus are a school, store, tavern and doctor’s office as well as the oldest building, the 1690 plank house.
Llamas dressed for the holiday are a favorite photo opportunity for village visitors.
Visitors gather around a fire in the middle of the historical society’s campus.
