Fundraising Goal: $2,500

$1,600 raised from 21 unique donors

AN OFFICIAL FUNDRAISER FOR A 

Verified 501(c)(3) Nonprofit

Read House & Gardens Preservation

A fundraiser for: Delaware Historical Society

Organization Mission:

The Delaware Historical Society is a nonprofit organization that preserves, promotes, and shares Delaware’s history to educate, inspire, and empower people and communities.

Help preserve our historic gates—the portal to imagination, reflection, and community connections!
Historic houses and gardens inspire and connect us, but they also take a lot of TLC! With spring in the air and blooms around the corner, we’re raising funds for preservation work on our iconic gates. With your support, expert conservators will cut away sections of deteriorated wood and replace them with discreet patches and fresh paint to conceal the repairs. This will keep them swinging open for our 2021 guests the way they have been for a full century, since 1921!
About Delaware Historical Society

Since its founding in 1864, the Delaware Historical Society (DHS) has acquired nine historic buildings related to Delaware’s past and an extraordinary collection of more than 3 million objects, books, documents, photographs, and maps. 

We are the only private nonprofit organization with the mission to serve as the statewide organization exploring, preserving, promoting, and sharing Delaware history, heritage, and culture to educate, inspire, and empower people and communities.

Organization Details

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Name:
Delaware Historical Society

EIN: 51-0066731

Street Address:
505 Market Street

City: Wilmington

State: DE Zip: 19801

Social Media:

Website:
https://www.dehistory.org

Counties Served: New Castle, Kent, Sussex

Office Locations: Wilmington, New Castle

Sectors: Arts & Culture, Education, Museums & Historical, Social Justice, BIPOC-Led (CEO/ED)

Recent Donations

  • Katherine Saenz $50
  • Anonymous ---
  • Molly Shapiro $50
  • Joshua Howton ---
  • M. Ellen Wilson ---
  • Brenton Grom ---
  • Judy Cash $50
  • Kelly McCurdy
    (in honor of In honor of Brenton Grom & Tera Hayward-Olivas)
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  • Matching gift from CSC Employee Match $25
  • Mieke Nee ---