1 The 2010 Beach Ball fund raising party was a great success. The members ofthe Museum Guild, Chaired by Anne Michele Kuhns, put to- gether a great eve- ning of fun with a beach theme that raised more than $49,000 for the Rehoboth Beach Historical Society. Kings CreekCountry Club was transformed by large beach balls hung from the ceiling, sand pails filled with beautiful geraniums, and kites and saltwater taffy adding to the décor. Guests bid on more than 95 items including baskets ofitems centered around a theme, such as water sports, pets, or a night on the town. More than 225 people were entertained by a live auction by Butch Emmert that included a Trekbeach bike and paintings by How- ard Schroeder. Great food was fol- lowed by great mu- sic for dancing by Sol Knopf. The guild is al- ready hard at workplanning next year’s Beach Ball which will be held Saturday, August 6 th . Mark your calendars! BEACH BALL FUNDRAISER The Rehoboth Beach Historical Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging and promoting public knowledge of and participation in the preservation ofthe history, culture, architecture and special character of Rehoboth Beach. The Rehoboth Beach Historical Society October 2010 Founded 1974 BEACON Bonnie and David Mann enjoy the setting for the Beach Ball Pat Renault, Bill Vernon, and Kathy Klingel enjoying the celebration Jean Cochran, Evelyn DickThoroughgood, Josie Conaty E x tra!E x tra!Aswewe n ttop ressfo rt h isiss ueo ft hene ws le t te r,werece i vedac ha l- le ngep ledgeo f$50,000fro mage ne ro usa no n y mo usdo no r.O nceaga i n,g i ftso f$1,000o rmo reg i ve nfro mno wu n t i lDece m be r31,2011w i l lbema tc hed.Re me m be r:weha veme tt wop re v io us$50,000c ha l le ngesbe fo re,a nd,w i t hyo u rhe l p,weca ndoi taga i n!Loo kfo rmo rei n fo r ma t io ni nt hema i la ndi nyo u re- ma i l.
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The 2010Beach Ball fundraising party wasa great success.The members of the MuseumGuild, Chaired byAnne MicheleKuhns, put to-
gether a great eve-ning of fun with a
beach theme that raised more than $49,000 for theRehoboth Beach Historical Society. Kings Creek Country Club was transformed by large beachballs hung from the ceiling, sand pails filled withbeautiful geraniums, and kites and saltwater taffy
adding to the décor.Guests bid on
more than 95 itemsincluding baskets of items centered
around a theme,such as water sports,pets, or a night onthe town. More than225 people wereentertained by alive auction byButch Emmert that
included a Trek beach bike andpaintings by How-ard Schroeder.Great food was fol-lowed by great mu-sic for dancing bySol Knopf.
The guild is al-ready hard at work planning nextyear’s Beach Ball which will be held Saturday,
August 6th. Mark your calendars!
BEACH BALL FUNDRAISER
The Rehoboth Beach Historical Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to
encouraging and promoting public knowledge of and participation in the preservation of
the history, culture, architecture and special character of Rehoboth Beach.
The Rehoboth Beach Historical Society
October 2010 Founded 1974
BEACON
Bonnie and David Mann enjoy the setting for theBeach Ball
Pat Renault, Bill Vernon, and KathyKlingel enjoying the celebration
Jean Cochran, Evelyn Dick Thoroughgood, Josie Conaty
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Welcome New Board MembersLinda Darr & Lois Snyder Rayner
Linda Darr pictured on
the left has been an activecommunity volunteer in NJ,VA and DE for the past 25years donating both timeand money to localcauses. She has two sonsand three granddaughtersand enjoys antiques. Lindaand her husband John have
been full time residents of Rehoboth Beach for thepast 3 years and haveowned a home in RehobothBeach for nearly 30 years.
Lois Snyder Rayner pictured on the right is a graduate ofRehoboth High School. Her family owned Snyder’s so she waslucky enough to grow up on Rehoboth Avenue. She is currently anurse working at the Delaware Eye Center and has two childrenand two grandchildren.
The summer of 2010 has been a busy time for theRehoboth Beach Historical Society; from the openingof our exciting archeological exhibit, “Avery’s Rest” to
our successful “2nd Annual Watermelon Festival”. The“5th Annual Beach Ball” was held on a beautiful Au-gust night at the Kings Creek Country Club with over200 guests and over 100 silent and live auction items.The Historical Society netted over $49,000 for theRehoboth Museum. Many thanks go out to the BeachBall Guild, led by Chair Anne Michele Kuhns, for theirmany hours of hard work and spectacular decorationsfor the event.
This summer we re-opened the Anna Hazzard Mu-seum with “First Friday of the Month” tours led by vol-
unteers in addition to another year of tours of the“Icehouse,” led by Harvey Waltersdorf. Nancy Alex-ander has been extremely busy coming up with moreand more wonderful ideas and programs to promote theMuseums and expand the cultural, historic and educa-tional activities within our community. We will con-tinue to have exciting events as we move into the fallthat will bring positive attention and many new visitorsto the museums and its programs.
We are finally finished with the phase 2 amenitieson the canal side of the museum. The museum now has
a beautiful outside area in which to relax and view fromour new deck overlooking the canal. Additionally thereis continued discussion with a variety of local inter-ested parties in the possibility of a phase 3 projectwhich could possibly include a ramp down to the canaland a public dock that could be utilized by water taxisand small boats. The City of
Rehoboth Beach and the State of Delaware have beenvery instrumental in the financing and construction of phase 2 and we hope to work with them as we consider
phase 3.Finally, the Board of Directors has begun to discuss
the feasibility of a future Capital Campaign to focus onexpanding the Icehouse Museum to the second floor.As many of you already know, we already have finan-cial pledges for a library and an auditorium/exhibitroom and hope to formulate ideas on the design for theentire floor. Although we are in very difficult eco-nomic times, we continue to have wonderful local arti-facts donated to the museum and we now have amemorandum of understanding with the state that will
allow the Society to exhibit artifacts of the state collec-tion that are related to the Rehoboth area. Everythingpoints to the Board and the entire membership givingsome serious thought to a future expansion.
Many Thanks,
Paul Kuhns, President
Rehoboth Beach Historical Society
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE:
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In an effort to more effectively communicate with the public,the Rehoboth Beach Historical Society has a new logo thatcombines the name of the Society and the museum. The newlogo, as you can see, retains the look of the previous logo, butadds the words “Historical Society.” You will soon be seeingthis logo on all our publications. Our thanks to Group J Designfor helping us out with the previous logo and the new logo.
The Rehoboth Beach His-torical Society recently celebratedits partnership with the State officeof Historical and Cultural Affairs
with a press conference at theRehoboth Beach Museum. Presentwere the Secretary of State, JeffreyBullock, Director of the Divisionof Historical and Cultural Affairs,Tim Slavin, Rep. Pete Schwartz-kopf, and Sen., George Bunting.Paul Kuhns, Society Board Presi-dent, stated “Partnerships like thisallow small museums to thrive andallow state agencies to share their
expertise and collections with theentire state. Both sides gain from
the experience, but the viewingpublic is the biggest beneficiary.”
The partnership consists of theHistorical Society working with
the State Division of Historical andCultural Affairs to bring objectsfrom the state’s collection to themuseum, get help from the Divi-sion’s curatorial staff in interpret-ing items and writing explanatorytest that is part of an exhibit, andtaking advantage of the expertiseof the talented exhibit design staff to create attractive exhibits.
Division Director Tim Slavin
said, “This is a new venture forHistorical and Cultural Affairs, one
we hope to expand in the futureand to other communities in thefuture.”
Also present at the press confer-ence were representatives of theRehoboth Art League which also
recently began working with theDivision.
Society Signs Historic Agreement
On a sunny summer dayin Lewes, a traveling vintagebaseball team visited the areafor a scrimmage against lo-cals. Lewes Historical Soci-ety Director Mike DiPaolo,
summer intern Greg Mark,and a host of other volunteersplayed bare handed with aball that is somewhat softerthan the modern day version.The traveling team wore au-thentic 19th Century uniformsand players walked amongthe public explaining the vin-
tage game rules and equipment. While our locals didnot win, everybody had a great time watching the gamand eating roasted peanuts and Crackerjacks.
Society President Paul Kuhns (third from left)is pictured with(from left to right) Sen. George Bunting, Rep. Pete Schwartz-
kopf, Director of Historic and Cultural Affairs Tim Slavin, RALPresident Marcia DeWitt and Secretary of State Jeffrey Bullock.
Vintage Baseball Visits the Beach!
This past summer,Society members whoattended the openingreception for theAvery’s Rest exhibit
were caught in aheavy downpour that
resulted in the mu-seum losing powerfor a short time. Un-daunted, most recep-tion attendees stuck
around! Emergencylights did their job of
keeping the galleriesbathed in a warmglow and some
members continued tofeast on the deliciousgoodies provided byCatering by Design.Shown here are
(standing) PaulKuhns, Society Presi-
dent, Board memberHoyte Decker andSonie Decker, and(seated) former boardmember Greg Gauseand docent PattieGause. We were gladto provide an historic
The Museum is now offering a limited num-ber of engraved bricks for purchase. The brickswill be placed on the face of the new outdoorseating wall located behind the Museum next to
Grove Park.The engraved brick is a perfect way to cele-
brate a life, honor a friend or relative or leaveyour mark on the history of Rehoboth Beach.
Please call the Museum at 227-7310 oremail the Museum at [email protected] by November 15th to re-serve an engraved brick. 150 bricks for thewall will be available on a first come firstserved basis at a cost of $200 each. You will re-ceive an information packet about the engrav-ing shortly after December 1st. Once all thebricks have been sold and installed in Overlook Park, you will be invited to a dedication pro-gram. The outdoor placement of the bricks will
allow you to view the bricks at any time.Please reserve your brick today and create a
memory for tomorrow while benefiting theRehoboth Beach Museum.
The Rehoboth Beach Museum will partner with Clear Space Theater to stage a familyfriendly interact ive experience that int roduces visit ors to members of the Averyhousehold, including Sarah, a worker on the Avery’s farm, and the fiery CaptainJohn himself! This is a fun and easy way to learn about life in Delaware in the late1600s. Please call 227-7310 to make a reservation. There will be a nominal fee.
Backyard Adventure November 20, 9 a.m.- 2 p.m.
Join Gwen Davis of the Delaware Office of Historical and Cultural Affairs for a dis-cussion of Native Americans in t he t ime of Captain John and Sarah Avery. Then
travel for a tour by Odette Wright, a Representative of the Nanticoke Indian Tribe.We will end the Backyard Adventure with lunch at Baywood Greens. Lunch at Bay-wood Greens will be $17.00, including gratuit y and one non-alcoholic beverage. Ad-mission to the Nanticoke Museum is $3.00. Call 227-7310 to make a reservation.
17th Century Textiles Day December 11, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Join textile experts for lively discussions and demonstrations. The program includesa lecture and demonstration on 17th Century Embroidery by Dolores Andrew, Mem-ber, National Associat ion of Needleworkers, a demonst ration of spinning by AliceGuerrant, archaeologist, Delaware Office of Historical and Cultural Affairs, a discus-
sion of t he Plimouth Jacket project by Francis Lukezic and a discussion and showingof 17th Century textiles by Anne Horsey, curator, Delaware State Museums at the Mu-seum. Please bring a brown bag lunch. Call 227-7310 for reservations. There is nofee for this program
Book Discussion A Mercy: February 5, Noon
A discussion of Toni Morrison’s A Mercy. Browseabout Book Club discussion leaderSherry Chapelle will lead a discussion of A Mercy and the themes it has in commonwit h the museum’s current exhibit of a 17th Century family. Join us at the Museumamong the objects in the exhibit from the time period of the setting of the book.
Light refreshments wil l be served. Please call 227-7310 to reserve a spot.
Reservation required by November 5. Clip it and mail it now!
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Bowling Alley Still IntactThese photos are from the storage area behind
Dolle’s candy on Rehoboth Avenue. Currently used for
storage, the alley floors, back bumpers, gutters andwalkway are still in place. The bowling alley was inthe Dolle’s Building on the Rehoboth boardwalk untilthe lanes closed in 1947. According to Tom Ibach, astold to Terry Plowman in Delaware Beach Life, thepins were set up by hand by young boys who perched
at the end of the lanes.Bowlers used to try to
throw the bowling ballshard enough to knock the pins toward the pinsetters to knock themoff their perches. Origi-nal duckpins from the alley are currently on dis-play at the Rehoboth Beach Museum.
Shea Danahy is dressed for succesat the festival this year.
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This year’s Watermelon
Festival a Tasty SuccessMore than 140 people enjoyed the 2nd an-nual Watermelon Festival held in Grove Park and the museum on August 14. In additional toour original games including a watermelon eat-ing contest and a watermelon seed spitting con-test, Festival game organizers added eating andspitting contests for adults and a bean bag toss.Thanks to our incredible watermelon cutters,
participants had the chance to taste juicy water-
melon. Contests in-cluded: Guess thenumber of pieces of taffy and the num-ber of jelly beans,as well as theweight of a largeand a small water-
melon. Contest win-ners got to take thetasty treats home –imagine winning4,000 jelly beans!Visitors also got totour the museum,including our newAvery’s Rest ex-
hibit.Thanks go out to the festival committee, ledby Carol Hall, for making this year’s festival abig slice of fun. Next year’s festival will beheld August 13 so make sure you practice!
Colonial Games DayMore than 45 people attended Colonial Games Day at the Museum, whe
children escaped the 100 degree heat to play old-fashioned games including
cup and ball and marbles. Children also had the chance to piece together abroken pot like an archaeologist and make a Native American DreamCatcher.
The best part, for some, was making ice cream by hand. If you mix milkvanilla and sugar in a bag, put it in a larger bag with salt and ice and shake iyou get delicious ice cream. Thanks to intern Emily Phillips for dreaming uthese great activities, and to Lee Halloran and Anne Lynam for volunteeringand making it so much fun.
A young festival visitor tries his handat the new bean bag toss
Children who visited the museum this pastsummer were treated to the fun of going on ascavenger hunt around the galleries. With aprize of taffy waiting, children searched the ex-hibits for items on a page designed by museumintern Emily Phillips, a double anthropology/ history major from the University of Delaware.Shown here are a group of children from Penn-sylvania and Delaware who decided to havesome indoor summer fun.
New Addition
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Children Finding Fun with
Museum Scavenger Hunts
New Addition to CollectionThe Lewes Historical So-
ciety recently donated thisRehoboth Sportsman’s Clubpin to the Rehoboth BeachHistorical Society. Yes, it’s asmoking fish. The colors areblue and yellow. If you haveany information about thehistory of the club, or thelogo, please contact the Soci-ety office at 227-7310.
Throughthe gener-osity of Bill andRosemarieBahan, wehave a newflat screentelevisiongracing thewall of our Cooper Gallery. Donated inmemory of their beloved Scottie, Iain, theBahan’s gift means that we can screen vid-eos and other digital recordings, such asoral histories, in the future. We are gratefulfor this important gift.
Society Offers Easy Wato Renew Membership o
Make a DonationWe now offer the option of joining,
renewing, or making a donation to the So-ciety on line. Using PayPal, you can logonto our website and make a donation
right from the homepage, or go to themembership section of the site and join or renewon line. This is a quick and easy way to renewyour membership or makea donation. Please check out this new feature of our website.
A SPECIAL THANKS TO EVERYONE INVOLVED IN MAKING THE 5TH ANNUAL
BEACH BALL A WONDERFUL SUCCESS TO BENEFIT THE MUSEUM
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Shore SponsorsJake's Seafood House ● Schell Brothers
Wave Sponsors Arena's Deli & Bar ● The Starboard Restaurant
Surf & Sand Sponsors Avenue Inn ● Ocean Atlantic Sotheby's International Realty ● Wal Mart
Sun & Fun Sponsors Atlantic Theaters/Movies at Midway ● The Bank of Delmarva ● Big Fish Grill ● Cultured Pearl ● Dogfish Head Restau-
rant ● Hertrich Family of Dealers ● Hotel Rehoboth ● The Meoli Companies ● Summer House Restaurant
Media SponsorsCape Gazette ● Delaware Beach Life
Guild MembersNancy Alexander ● Cookie Brusnighan ● Christophe Clark ● Jean Cochran ● Josie Conaty ● Linda Darr ● Ashley Dawson ● Julia Fermoile ● Ritchie Francia ● Carol Hall ● Cory Johnston ● Anne Michele Kuhns ● Bonnie Mann ●
Walking HistoriansBill Bahan ● Rosemarie Bahan ● Barry Cullen ● Kittylou Cullen ● Mike Klingel ● Richard Lynam ● Kenny Simpler ●
Mollie Vardell ● William Vernon
BenefactorsDiane and Sam Cooper ● Linda and John Darr ● Anne Michele and Paul Kuhns ● Leslie Merriken ● Lois Anne and
Curt Rayner
PatronsRosemarie and Bill Bahan ● Daphne and Burt Dukes ● Julia and Timothy Fermoile ● Ann Gaffney ● Jeannette Isaacs●
Louise and Hayden Morris●
Diana and Dick Ruffino●
Irene K. Simpler ●
Mollie and Michael Vardell ●
Lynn and Robert Wilson
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Patsy and David Rommel ● Savannah Animal Hospital, Inc. ● Erika and Shaun Tull
Auction Donors A Walk Thru Time Inc. ● Abra…ca…dinner! ● AerieArt Gallery ● All Wheels ● Amandeline Gallery ● Peter Angelo ● AppleElectric ● Arena's Deli & Bar ● Atlantic Cycles ● Atlantic Jewelry ● Atlantic Liquors ● Auto Gallery Inc. ● Avenue Inn & Spa ● Back Porch Café ● Rosemarie Bahan ● Bayberry Flowers ● Bed of Roses ● Bellinger's Jewelers ● Sherrylee Biele ● Big FishGrill ● Bin 66 Wine & Spirits ● Browseabout Bookstore ● Anne Buck ● Cake Break ● Carlton's ● Carolyn Watson Photogra-
phy ● Claws Crab House ● Clothes 2 You ● Coastal Cakes by Karen ● Coastal LG Electronics Dealers: G&S TV & Antenna,Milford; Sound F/X, Lewes; Electronic Interiors, Ocean City, MD ● Shirley Collins ● Community Bank Delaware ● Crysti's ● Cultured Pearl ● Linda and John Darr ● David Marshall Tennis ● Ashley Dawson ● Delaware Beach Life ● Delaware National Bank ● Dogfish Head Restaurant ● Doggies at the Beach ● Dos Locos ● E. C. Shades ● East Coast Garden Center ● Howard
J. Eberle ● Eden Restaurant ● Elegant Slumming ● Emmert Auction Associates ● Father and Son Lawn Care ● Julia Fermoile● Fins Fish House and Raw Bar ● First State One Hour Photo ● Food by Design ● Forever Fit ● Friend of Rehoboth BeachMuseum ● Funland ● Bette and Sal Gallo ● Patty Gause ● Greenman Juice Bar and Bistro ● Grotto Pizza ● Healthy Renova- tions ● Henlopen City Oyster House ● Hickman's Meat Market ● Jackson's Cleaning Service ● Jane Mazur Creations ● Corina
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