The Villani Family

An interesting post was made today on facebook by Wayne Cannon.  He talked about the Villa-Nova in Ocean City which was built by Ignazio and Constantina Villani.  The tie in to Delmar is that their son Liborio I. Villani built Delmar Manor in Delmar DE. http://delmardustpan.blogspot.com/2008/04/glimpse-at-history-of-delmar-manor.html

From Wayne Cannon post  ----Not... far from the beach, Ignazio and Constantina Villani opened the Villa-Nova in 1939, a cluster of 38 tourist cabins and rooms ($25.00 a week) and a nightclub. Angelo Villani, "We only charged 25 cents for people to come in and dance in those days, and a spaghetti dinner was only 35 cents," "We had a five-piece band that we paid $5.00 per night - The Blue Serenaders." The Villa-Nova was the main venue for this part of West Ocean City. When the nightclub closed in 1945, it was transformed into I. Villani and Sons, a furniture store, moving and reopening on what later became Route 50 in 1951. Today, the old Villa-Nova building and the cabins remain on Route 707, also called Old Bridge Road. The old nightclub is now the home of The Full Moon Saloon

At The Delmar Library This Friday Nancy Lynch Speaks

Delmar Public Library
38481 Sussex Highway

Friday, October 30, at 2 pm.

Delaware Humanities Forum program

Description:

Vietnam Mailbag

Speaker: Nancy E. Lynch

Topic: History, United States History

When American troops in Vietnam answered the call to correspond with a young reporter four decades ago, they could not have envisioned the enduring relevancy of their war letters or the rich legacy their words, photographs and memorabilia would leave to succeeding generations. Ms. Lynch discusses and reads selected war letters from her book, Vietnam Mailbag, Voices From the War: 1968-1972, based on her popular newspaper column, “Nancy’s Vietnam Mailbag.” She is accompanied by Vietnam veteran Rick Lovekin, a Huey helicopter door gunner, Cobra crew chief and frequent letter writer to Nancy, who shows slides from Vietnam set to 1960s music.

Join DHAS - End Of The Year Special

Join DHAS anytime in the remaining year and your dues will be applied to next year and you will receive October, November and December membership free

 

DELMAR HISTORICAL AND ART SOCIETY - 2015

President: Chris Walter

V.P. Patsy Bridge
Treasurer: Ginger Trader
Secretary: Karin Walter

 

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 Annual dues are payable in January of each year and cover the period from January 1 to December 31.

 

Individual Membership - $24.00

Institutional membership - $48.00
Life Membership - $200.00
Student and Senior (62& over) $12.00

Delmar Caboose On Artisan Fair day

On October 11, 2015 Delmar Downtown had an artisan fair.  The Delmar Historical and Arts Society acted as Docents for the caboose which was open for the day.  Above is DHAS President Chris Walter.

The Dorchester County Historical Society Speakers

The Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society is proud to present

 Terry Neild and Lynne Mills

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The Dorchester County Historical Society

Genealogist Terry Neild will share her knowledge of DCHS’ own collection of documents, books and photographs that can help guide local and regional family research. In addition, nontraditional sources such as local store ledgers, payroll records and newspaper articles will be explored. This collection is part of the Family Life Center, which is open to the public and on the campus of the Heritage Museums and Gardens of Dorchester.

Genealogist Lynne Mills will share her research on her family from the lower part of Dorchester — mainly Bishops Head and Crocheron. The surnames include Johnson, Murphy, Mills and Pritchett. The public is invited to bring their genealogical information for comparison.

This event is open to the public and is free.

 

Wednesday afternoon at 2 PM October 28th at the Adkins Historical and Museum Complex – Odd Fellow Hall in Mardela Springs

 

Vintage Halloween Cards

Joe Burger Came For A Visit

Joe Burger and his wife drove up from Albany, Georgia to visit the Freeney Hearne cemetery today.  He is a Great Grandson of Elijah Freeney.  They gave a generous donation to DHAS.