17th Century Delaware Exhibit
[on loan from Delaware Public Archives]

The exhibit opened in the Webb Room at the Seaford Museum at 1:00 p.m. 
on Thursday, May 17, 2007 and run through Sunday June 17, 2007.

Hours of the Seaford Museum are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 
10 am-4 pm; Sunday 1-4 pm. Free admission to this exhibit only.

Discover Delaware's seventeenth century legacy through original documents,
 period tools, and other artifacts. Visitors can find out how colonists lived, 
where they worked, and how they interacted with indigenous American 
Indian communities.  

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Vistas of the Nanticoke River
art of Michelle Green
at the Federal Street Gallery
108 Federal Street, Milton, DE 19968
[302-684-1055]
June 9 - 23, 2007

Monday, May 7, 2007  [this was a terrific presentation!]
7:00 p.m.
Methodist Manor House
1001 Middleford Road
Seaford, Delaware

Captain John Smith 400 Voyage of Discovery
“The Story of the Re-creation of Captain John Smith’s Exploration of the
Chesapeake Bay” presented by Russ McCabe, Director, Delaware 
Public Archives
Free—open to the public

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May 29, 2007 
11:00 a.m.
Phillips Landing, Laurel, Delaware

Dedication of Captain John Smith monument 
commemorating the exploration of the Nanticoke River
Delaware Public Archives and 
Delaware State Parks

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May 30, 2007  [Wow! Could not have asked for a more perfect day!]
10 am - 6 pm
Nanticoke River Marine Park
Blades/Seaford Landing

Captain Ian Bystrom and his crew of 11 will be on hand to answer 
questions about the re-enactment of the historic voyage of discovery 
that took place 400 years ago. 

At public exhibits and events in 2007, the John Smith shallop will be joined 
by a major, traveling educational exhibit funded by the National Endowment 
for the Humanities and developed in conjunction with some of the nation’s 
finest early American scholars. Housed in a large festival tent, the full exhibit
 features a variety of educational exhibits, hands-on activities, and video productions about John Smith’s voyages.

The Salisbury Zoo Traveling Delmarva Trail Exhibit will feature wildlife 
described in the journals of Captain John Smith during his voyage in the
 Chesapeake Bay in 1607-1609. Animals to be housed in the exhibits include
 whitetail deer, wild turkey, wood duck, beaver, and red wolf.
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On June 2, 1608, Captain John Smith and fourteen English colonists set 
out from Jamestown in a 30-foot open boat or “shallop” to explore and 
map the Chesapeake Bay. Traveling over 1,700 miles in just over three 
months, Smith and his men witnessed the Chesapeake at its productive 
peak, with its incredible ecosystem intact and a multitude of American 
Indian cultures thriving along its shores. The observations and sketches 
made by Smith during his travels would form the basis for his remarkable 
1612 map of the Bay, which served as the definitive rendering of the 
region for nearly a century.
The voyage itself took place in two distinct segments. The first segment 
began with a comprehensive exploration of the lower Eastern Shore. During 
this portion of the voyage, the “Discovery Barge” navigated the Pocomoke 
River up to present day Snow Hill, MD, visited Tangier and Smith Islands, 
and sailed up the Nanticoke River possibly as far as Seaford, Delaware 
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For more information on the Capt. John Smith 400 project, 
visit their website: http://www.JOHNSMITH400.org

**Follow the progress of the shallop on its historic voyage on the Capt. John Smith 400 website above **

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Updated: June 07, 2007