• The Birth of the “Broiler” Industry - Cecile              Steele’s 16' x 16' chicken house (ca.1923). 

  This structure was added to the National       

  Register of  Historic  Places in 1974

• Swedish design log cabin (ca. 1750)                     fully restored

• Displays of antique farm machinery, equipment

  and tools without equal on the east coast 

• 1941 Stearman bi-plane 

• Nationally recognized Jehu Camper folk art collection  

The museum's village - Loockerman Landing - illustrates daily life in rural Delaware in the late nineteenth century.  All of the following historic structures are open to the public:

• Silver Lake Mill  • Loockerman Landing      Train Station   • Mill Lane School             

• Reed General Store    • Gourley                  Barbershop    • St. Thomas Church   

• Carney Farmhouse 

 • Johnson & Son Blacksmith & Wheelwright Shop      

The objects and artifacts on display in these beautifully preserved buildings tell the story of growth and change in Delaware's rural communities.

Look who's home!   

Lulu arrived at the museum on Monday, April 22nd fresh from her winter retreat.  She can't wait to see you!!!

Please come by the museum to say hello to Lulu, give her a pat on the jowl(s) and a belly rub.  And, how's about bringing her a handful of "healthy" snacks!!  She enjoys:   apples, peaches, pears, tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, melon (most types) and squash. 

[Lulu does not care for bananas, carrots or celery].