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Hearty in the Cause brings history to life

Ryan Schwartz, right, director of interpretation at the Lewes Historical Society and Jason George demonstrate musketry firing during the Hearty in the Cause event at the LHS Shipcarpenter Street campus. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
April 12, 2024

The Lewes Historical Society hosted its Hearty in the Cause: Living History 1776 event April 6 and 7, at the historic complex on Shipcarpenter Street. More than 20 interpreters dressed in period garb to illustrate life in Lewes when the realities of war awakened a patriotic fervor in the quaint town.

Gary Smith, left, and Chuck Krepley, aka The Forbes Road Frolic, play a tune in the pub at the at the Hearty in the Cause Life in Lewistown 1776 event held at the Lewes Historical Society’s Shipcarpenter Street campus.
Lucie Allen mixes indigo into paste to dye her clothes.
Audrey DeAngelis, left, and Eljah Burton sew the uniform of a British private from the 17th regiment during the Hearty in the Cause Life in Lewistown 1776 event.
Ben Michel, 7, shows off his historical garb at the Lewes Historical Society’s Hearty in the Cause event on the historic Shipcarpenter Street campus.
Tri McCarthy works in the community garden at the Hearty in the Cause event.
Recruiting officer Jason George is looking for brave, healthy and able men to do their duty.

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Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs. 

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