LHS Art Exhibition open, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Lewes History Museum, 101 Adams Ave., Lewes. 17 Men: Portraits of Black Civil War Soldiers, cost is $5 for admission to museum & includes exhibition. For more information go to historiclewes.org/.
February 10, 2021
Theodore Tennant photograph that inspired Davidson’s portrait.
The Lewes History Museum will open its doors to a unique exhibition combining art and African American history at 6 p.m., Friday, Feb. 12.
Seventeen Men: Portraits of Black Civil War Soldiers provides a rare opportunity for the public to glimpse the lives of men who served in the 25th United States Colored Troops during the American Civil War.
“Ultimately, the goal was to take 17 small, photographic images that had come to me purely by accident and good fortune, and attempt through research, drawing and writing to help people learn each man’s story and visualize the living man,” said author and artist Shayne Davidson.
Art Exhibition Opening, 6 p.m., Lewes History Museum, 101 Adams Ave., Lewes. 17 Men: Portraits of Black Civil War Soldiers, cost is $5 for admission to museum & includes exhibition. For more information go to historiclewes.org/programs/.
January 23, 2021
Portrait from Shayne Davidson s exhibition 17 Men: Portraits of Black Civil War Soldiers, opening at the Lewes History Museum Feb. 12. SUBMITTED PHOTOS
“Poetry for Young People” by Langston Hughes is the February book selection for the Lewes Historical Society’s Children’s Historic Adventures in Reading program.
The Lewes Historical Society is launching a new program focused on introducing age-appropriate historic literature to third- and fourth-graders in the region.
Children’s Historic Adventures in Reading will use 11 popular books curated from the past 300 years to link the historical significance of each book to the present. “The telling of stories has not changed; only the means in which they are shared,” said Marcos Salaverria, LHS director of education. The program is being sponsored by Bethany Beach Books, which will provide free copies of each month’s titles to the first 10 registrants.