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Public Appearance Schedule

Ed Okonowicz's schedule for public events and programs for 2009 are posted as received. (Please check with representatives at the site of the program, since events are subject to change.) For more information on costs and reservations, call the number listed. Here is the list, as of this time.

(Updated July 9, 2009)

The Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse and at Fort Delaware, sites of previous and upcoming tours.

FORT DELAWARE & PORT PENN EVENTS

FORT DELAWARE's evening GHOST/HISTORY TOURS will be offered for the 13th season in summer and fall 2009, beginning June 26, 2009. These tours and the historic site have been featured on the Sci-Fi Network's "TAPS" and The Learning Channel program "GHOST WATERS." They also have been the subject of numerous newspaper and magazine articles, as well and segments on regional radio and television.

SEE SCHEDULE BELOW.

Call the fort at (302) 834-7941 for information and to register. ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS NECESSARY!

PORT PENN MUSEUM programs will be presented on Saturday afternoon in June, July and August. See details below.

PLEASE NOTE: These summer/fall GHOST/HISTORY CANDLELIGHT tours are nearly 2 hours long from dock to island and return. They focus on the fort's history, mysteries and reported hauntings. They are guided by fort historian Laura Lee and storyteller and folklorist Ed Okonowicz.

Ed's book "Civil War Ghosts at Fort Delaware" is available in Delaware City at the Fort Delaware Civil War Gift Shop and the Imaginary Place, both located on Clinton Street, across from the town dock.

SEASON BEGINS: Fort Delaware State Park will for the 2009 season in late April. For details on hours, ferry schedule and special events, call the park office at (302) 834-7941.

For information on special GHOST HUNTING, evening events, which must be arranged far in advance, the group representative must call park historian Laura Lee at (302) 834-7941.

SCHEDULED PROGRAMS

June 2, Maryland History and Folklore, plus a Writing Workshop, students at Loch Raven Academy, Baltimore County School District, Towson, Md.

June 5, Friday evening, two tours, Ghosts and History on the Green, with historian Mike Dixon, during Alumni Weekend, University of Delaware, Newark, Del.

June 6, Saturday, 1 p.m., Elkton, Maryland: Marriage Capital of the East, Wednesday, Newark Library, Newark, Del.

June 11, Thursday, Remembering Nights at the Drive-In, Millcroft Retirement Home, Newark, Del.

June 20, 2 p.m., Saturday, Delaware's Best Ghost Stories, Interpretive Center, Port Penn Museum, Port Penn, Del.

FORT DELAWARE GHOST TOURS BEGIN

June 26, 6 and 8 p.m., Friday, Fort Delaware Candlelight Ghost Tour, Fort Delaware State Park, Delaware City, Del. Call for reservations, 302 834-7941 or visit the web site http://www.destateparks.com/park/fort-delaware/

June 27, 6 and 8 p.m., Saturday, Fort Delaware Candlelight Ghost Tour, Fort Delaware State Park, Delaware City, Del. Call for reservations, 302 834-7941 or visit the web site http://www.destateparks.com/park/fort-delaware/

July 10, 6 and 8 p.m., Friday, Fort Delaware Candlelight Ghost Tour, Fort Delaware State Park, Delaware City, Del. Call for reservations, 302 834-7941 or visit the web site http://www.destateparks.com/park/fort-delaware/

July 11, 4 p.m., Saturday, Cecil County Chautauqua 2009, Perryville Outlet Center, Md., Baseball Legends and Superstitions.

July 17, 6 and 8 p.m., Friday, Fort Delaware Candlelight Ghost Tour, Fort Delaware State Park, Delaware City, Del. Call for reservations, 302 834-7941 or visit the web site http://www.destateparks.com/park/fort-delaware/

July 31, 6 and 8 p.m., Friday, Fort Delaware Candlelight Ghost Tour, Fort Delaware State Park, Delaware City, Del. Call for reservations, 302 834-7941 or visit the web site http://www.destateparks.com/park/fort-delaware/

August 1, Saturday, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., TRUE CRIME: MARYLAND book signing, Kathy's Corner Shop, 11 S. Main Street, North East, Md. Phone, 410 287-2333.

August 1, 6 and 8 p.m., Saturday, Fort Delaware Candlelight Ghost Tour, Fort Delaware State Park, Delaware City, Del. Call for reservations, 302 834-7941 or visit the web site http://www.destateparks.com/park/fort-delaware/

August 4, Tuesday, Remembering Nights at the Drive-In, Cokesbury Retirement Home, Hockessin, Del.

August 5, Wednesday, Remembering Nights at the Drive-In, Westminster Village, Dover, Del.

August 13, Thursday, There's More to Talk Radio than Just Talk, Millcroft Retirement Home, Newark, Del.

August 14, 6 and 8 p.m., Friday, Fort Delaware Candlelight Ghost Tour, Fort Delaware State Park, Delaware City, Del. Call for reservations, 302 834-7941 or visit the web site http://www.destateparks.com/park/fort-delaware/

August 15, 2 p.m., Saturday, Food Lore: Delaware Folk Foods, Muskrat Scrapple and More, Interpretive Center, Port Penn Museum, Port Penn, Del.

August 15, 6 and 8 p.m., Saturday, Fort Delaware Candlelight Ghost Tour, Fort Delaware State Park, Delaware City, Del. Call for reservations, 302 834-7941 or visit the web site http://www.destateparks.com/park/fort-delaware/

August 28, 6 and 8 p.m., Friday, Fort Delaware Candlelight Ghost Tour, Fort Delaware State Park, Delaware City, Del. Call for reservations, 302 834-7941 or visit the web site http://www.destateparks.com/park/fort-delaware/

August 29, 6 and 8 p.m., Saturday, Fort Delaware Candlelight Ghost Tour, Fort Delaware State Park, Delaware City, Del. Call for reservations, 302 834-7941 or visit the web site http://www.destateparks.com/park/fort-delaware/

Sept. 11, 6 and 8 p.m., Friday, Fort Delaware Candlelight Ghost Tour, Fort Delaware State Park, Delaware City, Del. Call for reservations, 302 834-7941 or visit the web site http://www.destateparks.com/park/fort-delaware/

Sept. 12, 6 and 8 p.m., Saturday, Fort Delaware Candlelight Ghost Tour, Fort Delaware State Park, Delaware City, Del. Call for reservations, 302 834-7941 or visit the web site http://www.destateparks.com/park/fort-delaware/

Sept. 25, 6 and 8 p.m., Friday, Fort Delaware Candlelight Ghost Tour, Fort Delaware State Park, Delaware City, Del. Call for reservations, 302 834-7941 or visit the web site http://www.destateparks.com/park/fort-delaware/

Sept. 26, 6 and 8 p.m., Saturday, Fort Delaware Candlelight Ghost Tour, Fort Delaware State Park, Delaware City, Del. Call for reservations, 302 834-7941 or visit the web site http://www.destateparks.com/park/fort-delaware/

Oct. 8, Thursday, 2 p.m., America's Covered Bridges: History and Mystery, Wicomico Library, Salisbury, Md.

Oct. 9 and 10, Friday and Saturday evenings, Ghosts and History on the Green, University of Delaware Parent and Family Weekend, Ed and Mike Dixon present the history and legends of the Newark campus.

Oct. 10, Saturday, Tales Tombstones Tell, Maull House, Lewes, Del., for Col. David Hall Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

Oct. 17, Saturday, 1 p.m., Delaware's Top 10 Ghost Stories, Newark Free Library, Newark, Del.

Oct. 19, Monday, 6:30 p.m., NEW PROGRAM—Halloween Horrors: Vampires and Witches: After ghosts, the two most horrifying creatures most associated with Halloween are vampires and witches. Learn about their origins, history, roles in literature and film, and continued influence in today’s modern world, Joppa Branch Library, Joppa, Md.

Oct. 21, Wednesday, 6 p.m., NEW PROGRAM—Halloween Horrors: Vampires and Witches, Kent County Library, Chestertown, Md.

Oct. 22, Thursday, Halloween Haunts and Humor, Millcroft Retirement Home, Newark, Del.

Oct. 22, Thursday, 6:30 p.m., NEW PROGRAM—Halloween Horrors: Vampires and Witches, Havre de Grace Library, Havre de Grace, Md.

Oct. 24, Saturday, 1 p.m., NEW PROGRAM—Halloween Horrors: Vampires and Witches, Finksburg Library, Finksburg, Md.

Oct. 27, Tuesday afternoon, Local Legends and Halloween Tales, Heritage at Milford, Milford, Del.

Oct. 27, Tuesday, 6 p.m., NEW PROGRAM—Halloween Horrors: Vampires and Witches, Rehoboth Beach Library, Rehoboth Beach, Del.

Oct. 29, Thursday, 2 p.m., NEW PROGRAM—Halloween Horrors: Vampires and Witches, Igleside Retirment Home, Downs Cultural Center, Wilmington, Del.

Oct. 29, Thursday, 7 p.m., NEW PROGRAM—Halloween Horrors: Vampires and Witches, Bellevue Mansion, Bellevue State Park, Wilmington, Del.

Oct. 30, Friday, Delware History Through Folklore, Milford Middle School, Milford, Del.

Oct. 30, Friday, 7 p.m., Superstitions, Curses and Friday the 13th, Federalsburg Library, Federalsburg, Md.

Oct. 31, Saturday, 7 p.m., Halloween Horrors: Facts and Fiction, Fieldstone Stable, Odessa, Del., sponsored by the Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library.

COURSES: Ed will be teaching Introduction to Folklore and Folklife, ENGL 375, offered througn the Department of English at the University of Delaware, during Winter Session 2010, during the morning on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

TO BOOK OR CONTACT:

For additional information about these events, call the site. To find out about having Ed present a program at your club, group, library, conference, Boy or Girl Scout troop, or school, call him at 410 398-5013 or send an e-mail at edo@mystandlace.com

PRIVATE or CLUB GATHERINGS/ANNIVERSARY/FAMILY EVENTS—CEMETERY TOURS: Private cemetery history/ghost tours are available for those looking for an unusual private event. Free books are given to the guest(s) of honor. Suitable for small groups that want an out-of-this-earthly-world guided walk. Call for info.

Ed is a member of the Delaware Humanities Speakers Bureau and Visiting Scholars Programs, which support several of his presentations. The Maryland Humanities Council sponsors the Patriotic Music and Foodlore programs.

He and Mike Dixon also will meet with representatives of nonprofit groups, schools or organizations to develop town walking tours or cemetery tours or programs at historic sites that are excellent fundraisers.

They also will speak and guide bus groups that visit the area for conventions and conferences.

Contact Ed to discuss a public performance, to develop a fund raising program or to arrange a book signing at 410 398-5013 or send an e-mail to [edo@mystandlace.com]

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