Beyond the Lacy Curtains
Another of our docent’s comments (thank you Emily): Henry McAllister and William Palmer were born three days apart in the same Quaker Community in Delaware in 1836. Both young men…
Comments from one of our prized docents
The Beginning of a Victorian Revival! Last October my Museum Studies professor insisted we all meet him down town for a field trip of the McAllister House museum…as much as…
Picnic on the lawn
We were very pleased to have First Congregational Church hold their All-Church picnic on the grounds of McAllister House Museum on Sunday, September 12, 2010. Our location was selected because…
Photos from Ice Cream Social
Flutes on the front porch
Ice Cream Social
Thanks to all who volunteered and participated in our Ice Cream Social on August 28, 2010. It was a huge success with flute music and barbershop quartet singing, antique and…
Ghosts?
To our knowledge there have never been any reports of ghosts or unusual paranormal activity at McAllister House Museum. But to be sure, the night of July 9, 2010 The…
Improvements to the Grounds!
We are so excited about a donation by the After Hours Garden Club. They are updating and improving the landscaping of the museum this summer. The plan has been thoroughly…
Thank you to El Pomar Foundation!
EL POMAR FOUNDATION We are extremely grateful to the El Pomar Foundation which has given us another operating grant and supports us so much and in so many ways. El…
The New Roof is Complete
McAllister House new roof in progress Work on the new roof was completed on Tuesday, August 25th! Certificates of appreciation were given to all the companies who participated, the members…
We’re getting a new roof!
The work on the new roof for the Museum continues today. On