#firstsettlerlewes

‘First Settler of Lewes’ sales to benefit Fourth...

4 weeks ago

A new book from The History Press, covering 360 years of Lewes history, has just been published...

FIRST SETTLER OF LEWES PART 5

New family brings fresh initiative to Lewes

Mike Rawl

1 month ago

In 1945, Isabel Jacob added four very active new people to her life. Her daughter, Kitty, had...

FIRST SETTLER OF LEWES PART 4

The West family and other preserve owners

Mike Rawl

1 month ago

A survey from 1807 shows only eighty buildings of all types in Lewes. Over the next fifty years, no...

FIRST SETTLER OF LEWES PART 3

The Burning of Hoornkil

Mike Rawl

2 months ago

In late 1673, Lord Baltimore launched a plan to brutally punish Hoornkil’s residents for their...

Fourth Street Preserve campaign reaches 70% of goal

2 months ago

A $1.4 million commitment from Delaware’s Open Space Council has brought the campaign to save the...

FIRST SETTLER OF LEWES PART 2

Helms Wiltbanck finds his Pra Serve

Mike Rawl

2 months ago

The small wooden boat carrying Lewes’s first settler and his family nudged ashore on Hoornkil beach...

FIRST SETTLER OF LEWES PART 1

‘First Settler’ dives into history of Fourth Street...

Mike Rawl

2 months ago

Thirty-five years ago, Lewes was just emerging from its long, quiet slumber as a maritime port,...