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“Life in the Past Lane: Delaware Roads,” a New Humanities Program

Posted on July 22, 2022July 22, 2022 by Mike
Delaware Road Maps
Delaware Roads Maps (Source: Wilmington Library)

Delaware Humanities has selected a new program I have been researching for inclusion in the speaker’s bureau and visiting scholar programs. The lecture, “Life in the Past Lane; Delaware Roads,” encourages people to get off the highway and enjoy some of the State’s most scenic, cultural and historic roads — along with the surrounding landscape and resources.

Here’s the description of the program:

With the arrival of modern, high-speed highways, many of Delaware’s scenic routes and the small hamlets and villages clustered around those old corridors are overlooked. This talk explores the character, ambiance, and history of some of these lesser-traveled roads today. These historic roadways are much more than just a line on the map. So come along for an enjoyable trip. You will hear intriguing stories about waterfront towns, agricultural communities, and country hamlets and villages, where discovery awaits you.

Come along and find your road in this talk. Along the way, we will explore science byways, old historic corridors, and the connections between the past and today.

A Delaware Road -- between Kirkwood and Tybouts Corner.
Travel was difficult in mid-March 1923 as this automobile travels along. The road connects Kirkwood and Tybouts Corner. (Source: Delaware Public Archives)
In my Merry Oldsmobile, Sheet Music
In My Memory Oldsmobile, by Edward Gus, 1905 (Source: Historic America Sheet Music, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)

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