Captain John and Sarah Avery: A 17th Century Family on Delaware's Frontier
The Rehoboth Beach Historical Society is proud to present its newest exhibit "Captain John and Sarah Avery: A 17th Century Family on Delaware's Frontier." The exhibit is a collaboration among the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs, the Sussex County Chapter of the Archaeological Society of Delaware and the Rehoboth Beach Historical Society.
The Delaware Humanities Forum has provided a grant to the Rehoboth Beach Museum to support educational programs related to the exhibit. The Delaware Humanities Forum is an independent agency that promotes understanding and appreciation of the humanities and their relevance to current issues of public concern.
Utilizing artifacts discovered at the site as a point of reference, the exhibit explores the shifting economic and cultural traditions of the English and Dutch colonists, and their interaction with local American Indian communities, illuminating the joys and hardships of daily life in Sussex County in the late 1600s and early 1700s. Objects include German and English pottery, Native American artifacts including pipes and spearheads, British tobacco pipes and works made of iron.
Funds to match the grant have been generously provided by Harold Dukes, Burton Dukes, and Butch Emmert. Activities planned in conjunction with the exhibit include lectures, demonstrations and children's activities.
The exhibit will be on display at the Rehoboth Beach Museum through the beginning of April 2011.
 At Left, E. Betty Deacon and granddaughter Taylor Lynn Deacon view some Native American artifacts that are part of the Avery's Rest Exhibit.
At right, Josh Pollack of Plymouth Meeting, PA and Amber Boswell of Newark, DE examine the British and German Pottery that is part of the exhibit.
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