Annual Meeting of the Overfalls Foundation and Board Elections

Lewes Public Library 111 Adams Ave, Lewes, DE, United States

The election of new members to the Board of Directors of the Overfalls Foundation will take place at the Foundation’s Annual Meeting on Thursday, October 17, 2024, beginning at 5:00 pm, at the Lewes Public Library in the large meeting room.  All members are requested and encouraged to attend this important meeting.  Following the election,

2nd Annual Lewes Halloween Pirate Parade and Capture of Lightship Overfalls

Lewes Historical Society Campus & Lightship Overfalls Start at 110 Shipcarpenter Street, Lewes, DE, United States

Ahoy! The Lightship Overfalls is being taken over by Lewes Pirates this Halloween Season!! Interested young buccaneers and Halloween goblins will assemble at the Historic Lewes campus at 110 Shipcarpenter Street, on Sunday October 27, at 3:00pm. Swashbuckling escorts will lead the parade of pirates as they haunt the town on their way to the

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Veteran’s Day Tours

The Lightship Overfalls, Museum and Ship Store will be open on Monday, November 11th from 10 am to 4 pm.  Tours will be free for members of the military, military retirees, and veterans along with children 14 and under.

Overfalls Speaker Series

Want to learn a bit more about the Lewes's own lightship? Please join us for the first in our winter speaker series on Thursday, November 21st at the Lewes Public Library. John Bolster, Overfalls curator, will kick off the speaker series with a talk on the history of our iconic lightship and with stories about

Hospitality Afternoon with the Lewes Friends English Country Dancers

St. Peter's Episcopal Church 211 Mulberry St., Lewes, DE, United States

Hospitality Afternoon The Lewes Friends English Country Dancers present An 18th Century Dance Party and Open House December 5th, 2024 1-3 pm St.Peter’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall 211 Mulberry Street Lewes, Delaware Come in period attire, or come as you are! All members of the Overalls Foundation are invited and encouraged to participate in this

January Speaker Series – New Museum Building Project

Lewes Public Library 111 Adams Ave, Lewes, DE, United States

The public is invited to join the Overfalls Foundation for our Winter Speaker Series program on Thursday, January 23rd at 3:00 pm at the Lewes Public Library. Guest speaker and lifetime member, Mike Safina will provide a description and update on the Foundation’s plans to construct a new exhibit building adjacent to the Monomoy Pavilion

Winter Speaker Series – Battle of the Atlantic

Lewes Public Library 111 Adams Ave, Lewes, DE, United States

On Monday February 24th, at 3;00 p.m., the Overfalls Foundation continues its Winter Speaker Series at the Lewes Public Library with a presentation titled “Battle of the Atlantic: Eastern Sea Frontier”. Fort Miles Historical Association historian Edward Paterline will provide a brief history of the little-known war against German submarines off the east coast of

Nicola Pizza Benefits Overfalls!

Nicola Pizza 17323 Ocean One Plaza, Lewes, DE, United States

On Monday, March 17th from 5:00 - 9:00 our friends at Nicola Pizza will be donating 10% of their dine-in sales to Overfalls. Saint Patrick's Day - Pizza - Overfalls. What a great combination!  

Winter Speaker Series – United States Life-Saving Service

Lewes Public Library 111 Adams Ave, Lewes, DE, United States

Join Historic Lewes' Ryan Schwartz and Dawson Gehrke as they explore the United States Life-Saving Service, the predecessor of the modern-day Coast Guard, and its longstanding connection to Lewes. This 45-minute presentation with following Q & A will explore the origins of the organization following the American Civil War, how it came to Lewes, and