Milton Historical Society Announces New Executive Director
The Board of Trustees of the Milton Historical Society is proud to announce and welcome Jennifer Legates as its new Executive Director. Ms. Legates is a native of Milford, Delaware and brings over eighteen years of experience in museum management and as an interpreter of living history. READ MORE!

Don’t forget to check out the Upcoming Events.

Everything from a symphony package to a cruise to Bermuda will be up for bid during a silent and live auction to benefit the Milton Historical Society Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Milton Fire Hall, 116 Front St. in downtown Milton. Guests can enjoy live music, hors d’oeuvres, Dogfish Head beer and Teller wines from 4 to 7:30 p.m. as they shop through a large array of items, trips and services.

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First Annual Milton Antique & Art Outdoor Show

Sat. June 11th, 9am-3pm

Held next to the Milton Historical Society, 210 Union Street

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Twenty-one quality dealers will exhibit and sell bottles, pottery, advertising, and other antiques. Seven artists will exhibit and sell paintings and other fine art. Dealers and artists are coming from throughout Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. The event is rain or shine.

$2 admission at the gate. Proceeds benefit the Milton Arts Guild & the Milton Historical Society. See coupon for free admission below!

VANISHING VOICES OF WW II
Thursday, January 20th, 7 pm, $4
Held at the Milton Fire Hall, 116 Front Street, Milton

Vanishing Voices of World War II features recollections from two dozen of the 100 veterans included in James Diehl’s two books, World War II Heroes of Southern Delaware, and World War II Heroes of Coastal Delaware. Told from the perspective of men, and one woman, who served during that time period and today call southern Delaware home, this documentary allows Delawarean World War II veterans voices to be heard forever. [2009, USA, Runtime: 56 minutes, Not rated]  After the screening, James Diehl, writer and co-producer of the film and author of the books that inspired it, will give a brief presentation and lead a Q&A session. Mr. Diehl is passionate about bringing recognition to those who served in World War II, and this screening and presentation will ensure that our local heroes will be remembered.
Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling the Milton Historical Society at 302-684-1010 or 302-645-9095 ext. 1. Tickets are non-refundable. Co-sponsored with the Rehoboth Beach Film Society.

It’s always exciting to see friends open a new business and even better when it’s an antique business. Milton is becoming a great town in which to hunt for unique antiques and artwork. You should plan to spend a day and visit Magnolia Street Antiques as well as the other shops along Union and Federal Streets and then take a break for lunch at Irish Eyes or the Vintage Cafe & Bake Shop. Then take in a show at the Milton Theatre!

Check out some of the other businesses located in the growing town of Milton, Delaware – Visit Milton!

Delaware Comedy Theatre is celebrating its Sixth Anniversary in a BIG way on July 31st! The show will feature all new games as well as some Delaware Comedy Theatre classics.

If you’ve never seen Improvisation, take a break from the summer heat and get tickets to this great show taking place on Saturday, July 31, 2010, at 8 pm!

For more information – visit the Milton Theatre.

What a great idea! Movies at the Milton Theatre and there are some great movies coming up this month. There’s a great mix of recent releases, many of which were Oscar nominated. On May 5th, the feature is Julie and Julia, one of my favorites of the past year.

Movie Schedule

The old Milton Theatre, once a celebrated, state-of-the-art, art deco movie house, was rescued from near ruin in 2000 and has been revitalized to operate, once again, as a showcase for the year’s most popular movies after their release in digital format, and for those classic films of yesteryear. The community enjoys “Movies in Milton”-a monthly series of movies screenings at the Theatre- and collaborations with area film societies and independent movie producers to premier and promote their film programs.

Boomers are becoming a great source of new volunteers for organizations of all kinds. Certainly services like Meals on Wheels depend heavily on new retirees that finally have time to help those less fortunate. I’ve been very impressed with the retired couples I’ve met that deliver meals on a daily basis to the elderly throughout Sussex County.
But arts organizations also benefit from the new volunteers, some of whom discover new talents they never had time to pursue until they retired. In Milton, for example, The Milton Theater offers opportunities to help run this restored theater in the heart of town. That could mean helping to put on performances, working behind the curtain or even auditioning for one of the plays! They also need help with tickets sales and manning the refreshment stand.
Become a docent at The Milton Historical Society, learn about the town’s history and share it with others!
These are just two ways you can become part of the town of Milton, meet new people and have a great time.