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SNOW DAY!!!

Fort Delaware Society Annual Luncheon Rescheduled

Due to the approaching winter storm, Fort Delaware Society President Bill Robelen has made the decision to postpone the scheduled Annual Luncheon Meeting from Sunday, February 7th to Sunday, March 7th, same time, same place. If you signed up to attend, please make sure all of your guests are notified. If you can not attend the rescheduled event on March 7th, please call Martha Bennett at (302) 834-1630 [toll free from outside Delaware at (888) 936-7833] to arrange for a refund.

If you could not attend on February 7th, but can attend the rescheduled Annual Luncheon Meeting on March 7th, please let Martha know and plan to join us!

The Fort Delaware Society is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization, chartered in 1950, and dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of historic Fort Delaware.

The Society’s mission is to:

(1) foster awareness of this historic treasure among the general public,

(2) raise and expend funds for current restoration and interpretive needs, and

(3) promote continuing research into the history of the site, the soldiers and civilians who worked there, all those who were imprisoned there, and all who died there.

Most remembered as a Civil War prison camp, Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island served as a guardian of the Delaware River from the War of 1812 through World War II. Our supporting members include descendants of both Union and Confederate soldiers, and a great many others with no family ties to Fort Delaware. All are driven by a simple desire to preserve this important piece of America’s history.

The Society operates the Fort Delaware Museum, the Sutler Shop, and the W. Emerson Wilson Research Library; publishes books and other documents relating to Fort Delaware; administers the Fort Delaware Fund; and conducts Genealogical Research for descendants of prisoners and members of the garrison. Society members, and non-members, interested in "hands on" work supporting the Fort Delaware State Park staff out on Pea Patch Island can participate by enrolling in the Society's Volunteer Brigade.

Location

Fort Delaware Society

Headquarters, Archives & Library

33 Staff Lane, Fort DuPont State Park

Delaware City, Delaware

Mailing Address

Fort Delaware Society

P. O. Box 553

Delaware City, DE 19706

Telephone & Fax

Local, Regional & Long Distance: (302) 834-1630

Toll Free Outside Delaware: (888) 936-7833

(Please call before sending a FAX!)

Internet

E-Mail: society@fortdelaware.org

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