Middletown Historical Society

08/08/2026

The Official Peach Basket Guide🍑🧺🍑🥧

August 15, 2026 · Parade at 8:45 AM · Festival 10:00 AM–4:00 PM · Downtown Middletown, Delaware

07/04/2026

Happy 250th to these United States!

06/10/2026

We're sharing Middletown's stories! Listen to Terry Wiley speak about his experiences in our "Speaking of the Past" Oral History Collection:

Terry says “The Peach Festival…we have that every year to commemorate what
Middletown used to be....the farming town....”

https://www.middletowndehistory.com/collections/speaking-of-the-past/terry-wiley-oral-history/

06/03/2026

We're sharing Middletown's stories! Listen to Carolyn Davis speak about her experiences in our "Speaking of the Past" Oral History Collection:

Carolyn says that the Thornton Family store was "Facebook before there was a Facebook!"

https://www.middletowndehistory.com/collections/speaking-of-the-past/carolyn-davis-oral-history/

05/30/2026

We are excited to announce the unveiling of our new oral history database! https://www.middletowndehistory.com/collections/speaking-of-the-past/

Many thanks to volunteers Pat Maichle and Keith Schneider for their hard work over the past months and the Appoquinimink Public Library for hosting the recording sessions!

03/31/2026

About a hundred years ago, the Everett Theatre was showing "Miss Lulu Bett"! The Everett Theatre