Spend a Sunday afternoon exploring Victorian society through this interesting lecture series featuring memorabilia, photographs and historic portrayals.
Join us in Bessie's Parlor in the Rockwood Mansion at 1:30pm for a tour followed by a lecture at 2:30pm
Price $10/lecture nonmembers. $5/lecutre FOR members
Reservations Required Call 302 762 2075 or email us at
All proceeds to benefit the restoration of the Conservatory
Rockwood & the Civil War
Sunday March 25,2012 2:30pm
How were the former inhabitants of Rockwood linked to the Civil War? Explore this interesting connection with museum director Philip Nord.
Shipwrecks, Shipping & Joseph Shipley
April 22,2012 2:30pm
Graduate student Jamin Wells will discuss the shipwrecks of the midnineteenth-century that profoundly influenced American history. Hear thrilling tales of wreck and rescue.
Colonial Revival & Rockwood
May 20, 2012 2:30pm
Edward Bringhurst III, like many Americans in the late 19th century, became enamored with the country's past and in particular the colonial era. Professor Anne Krulikowski will discuss this trend and show archival photos of Edward's treasured antique collections and decorated rooms.