Hale-Byrnes House

2025 Programs and Events

On this page we take a look at the programs and events either held at the Hale-Byrnes House or involving the Hale-Byrnes House.

Game Night

On the last Wednesday of every month from 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM from April to October we host an event we call "Game Night". The brainchild of Chris Mlynarczyk of the 1st Delaware Regiment, we provide members and guests an opportunity to have fun while learning about the American Revolution by playing board and card games such as:

1755: Rebellion - Play as the Continentals and Militia OR as the British Regulars/Loyalists. Area Control. Cards and dice.
Founding Fathers - Play cards to influence delegates' voting and debating at the Constitutional Convention.
Washington's War - Classic card driven game with dice combat.
Liberty or Death - The American Insurrection - Counterinsurgency (COIN) series game.
Wits and Wagers - Revolutionary War Trivia. It's not about knowing trivia. It's about knowing who knows trivia.

We invite you to join us on the last Wednesday of each month 6:00 - 10:00 PM from April to October for a night of fun and learning! For more information, please contact Mark Drejza either by phone at 302-690-1242 or by email at mjdrejza1733@gmail.com

December, 2025

December 6, 2025

Annual Holiday Open House

Our annual Holiday Open House featured 18th Century music performed by Libby and Michael McDowell.

The British Occupation of Wilmington

Board Member and author Bill Knightly spoke about the British occupation of Wilmington after the Battle of the Brandywine in September, 1777.

November, 2025

Saturday, November 15, 2025

Researching Delaware's Revolutionary War History in the Delaware State Archives

Joseph Sullivan's presentation "Researching Delamare's Revolutionary War History in the State Archives", was sponsored by the American Revolution Roundtable of Northern Delaware and presented at the Hale-Byrnes House.

October, 2025

Friday, October 31, 2025

Preservation Delaware's Annual Conference

Hale-Byrnes House Resident Manage and Founder of Preservation Delaware Kim Burdick spoke about the Hale-Byrnes House to attendees at Preservation Delaware's 2025 Annual Conference

Saturday, October 25, 2025

Fighting for Philadelphia

September, 2025

Sunday, September 15, 2025

Annual Celebration of Lafayette's Birthday

Every Year the Hale Byrnes House celebrates the Marquis De Lafayette's birthday. Lafayette celebrated his 20th birthday at the Hale-Byrnes House on September 6, 1777, the same day that George Washington held a Council of War with his generals at the house.

August, 2025

Sunday, August 17, 2025

The British March Through Delaware

Karl Fauser, a local historian spoke about "The British march through Delaware after the Battle of Cooch's Bridge:
What's a Defile, and how do I find it?"

Saturday, August 16, 2025

They Were Good Soldiers

July, 2025

Sunday, July 13, 2025

Threshold of Valley Forge

Saturday, July 12, 2015

John Dickinson

July 4, 2025

Every year on July 4th since 1963, members of the Hale-Byrnes House participate in the National Bell-Ringing Ceremony. Bells are rung simultaneously at 2:00 PM in all thirteen of the original colonies to commemorate the bell tolling at 2:00 PM at Independence Hall in Philadelphia proclaiming the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Board member Bill Knightly spoke on the Subject, "The British Come to New Castle Descriptions in their Own Words"