The Historic Odessa Foundation’s celebration of “Twas the Night Before Christmas” on its 200th birthday will bring two holiday celebrities to Delaware Friday, Dec. 1, to mark the anniversary. The use of the Clement Clark Moore poem to decorate the Odessa’s 249-year-old Corbit-Sharp House caught the attention of author Pamela McColl, who has written a book tracing the art and …
Historic Odessa’s Christmas designer takes on the White House
The designer responsible for the literature-themed holiday decor at Historic Odessa got a bigger canvas to work with last week: The White House. Brian Miller of Dover was one of 175 volunteers chosen from applicants around the country to help create the 2022 edition of holiday cheer at the president’s home. For 17 years, he’s interpreted children’s literature to decorate …
Odessa holiday tradition returns as foundation beats endowment goal early
A display telling the story of “Little Women” lights up Odessa’s Wilson-Warner House this Christmas season. The Historic Odessa Foundation has two things to celebrate this holiday season. First, Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women” will be the basis for the return of the historic houses’ Christmas tradition of recreating scenes from classic literature to celebrate the season. Second, but …