We sadly announce the passing of Dennis Jay Matthews
Dennis Jay Matthews, age 71, of Newark, DE, and husband of long-term HBH Board Member Judith Jennings and a strong supporter of HBH, passed away on Sunday, September 21, 2025. For more information https://www.delawareonline.com/obituaries/pdov1285304.
Saturday, October 25, 2025. Author Michael Harris
7:00 - 9:00 PM - Author Michael Harris will discuss his new book "Fighting for Philadelphia: Forts Mercer and Mifflin, the Battle of Whitemarsh, and the Road to Valley Forge, October 5-December 19, 1777 | $5 at the door includes coffee and refreshments. Well behaved children are always welcome.
Sunday, October 26, 2025. Author Gene Prochnow
3:00 - 5:00 PM - Historian Gene Procknow will give a talk entitled, "A Redcoat’s Son Experiencing the American Revolution and Becoming an American.” $5 at the door includes coffee and refreshments. Well behaved children are always welcome.
All of our programs are held onsite at the historic Hale Byrnes House
The Hale-Byrnes House is an 18th-century house located near the intersection of Routes 7 North and 4 East. It is immediately left and downhill from White Clay Medical Center on Old Stanton-Christiana Road, Newark, Delaware 19713.
The house address is 606 old Stanton-Christiana Road, Newark, DE 19713.
The Hale-Byrnes house is a monument listed on the National Register of Historic Places, part of the nine-state Washington-Rochambeau National Historic Trail. The Hale Byrnes House is open the 1st Wednesday of each month and for special events.
