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Public Appearance Schedule

Ed Okonowicz's schedule for public events and programs for 2008 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 complete list, as of this time.

(Updated May 6, 2008)

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 begin the 12th season in June 2008.
These tours have been featured on The Learning Channel program "GHOST WATERS" and been the subject of numerous newspaper and magazine articles, as well and segments on regional radio and television.

Call the fort office at 302 834-7941 for information and reservations.
ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS NECESSARY!

The scheduled dates for the 2008 GHOST/HISTORY TOURS—will be presented on Fridays in June, July August, September and the first weekend in October. One Saturday evening dinner tour will occur in September. The dates are listed below, in the general schedule of events.

PORT PENN MUSEUM programs will be presented on Friday evenings, June 27, July 18 and Aug. 1. See details below.

PLEASE NOTE: The summer GHOST/HISTORY TOURS—from June 13 thorugh Oct. 4—are different from the fort's October Halloween Tours. The summer GHOST/HISTORY tours are nearly 2-1/2 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 Dan Citron 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.

SEASON BEGINS: Fort Delaware State Park opens for the 2008 season on Saturday, April 26. For details on hours, ferry schedule and special events, call the park office at (302) 834-7941.

SCHEDULED PROGRAMS

May 1, Thursday, Local History and Delware Folklore, Tatnall School event, Lewes, Del. Sponsored by Delaware Humanities Forum, Visiting Scholars Program.

May 3, Saturday, Ghost Stories and Writing about the Paranormal, Spirit Day Event, Camp Hill, Pa.

May 20, Tuesday, Remembering Nights at the Drive-In, Heritage at Milford, Milford, Del.

May 21, Wednesday, Meet the Presidents, AARP Luncheon, Hockessin, Del. Sponsored by Delaware Humanities Forum, Speakers Bureau.

May 27, Tuesday, DELAWARE: Tales and Trivia of the FIRST STATE, Forwood Manor, Wilmington, Del.

May 31, Saturday, 2 p.m., Haunted Lighthouse Tales and Sea Superstitions, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels, Md.

June 4, Wednesday, Elkton, Maryland: Marriage Capital of the East, Westminster Village, Dover, Del.

June 10-July 29, Tuesday and Thursday evenings, Introduction to Folklore and Folklife, ENGL367, 3-credit English course, University of Delaware, Newark campus.

June 11, Wednesday, Elkton, Maryland: Marriage Capital of the East, Methodist Manor House, Seaford, Del.

June 13, Friday 3 p.m., Superstitions, Curses and Friday the 13th, Kent County Library, Chestertown, Md.. Program for students and parents.

June 13, Friday evening, Fort Delaware Ghost/History Tour, Delaware City, Del. Call the fort at (302) 834-7941. Orientation at the dock begins at 6:30 p.m. Please arrive earlier to register. ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS NECESSARY!

June 20, Friday evening, Fort Delaware Ghost/History Tour, Delaware City, Del. Call the fort at (302) 834-7941. Orientation at the dock begins at 6:30 p.m. Please arrive earlier to register. ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS NECESSARY!

June 27, Friday, 7 p.m., Delaware Ghost Stories and Legends, features stories of haunting throughout Delaware and the Delmarva region, including the Governor's Mansion, beach ghosts, Fort Delaware legends and Revolutionary War haunts. Port Penn Museum, Port Penn, Del.

July 11, Friday evening, Fort Delaware Ghost/History Tour, Delaware City, Del. Call the fort at (302) 834-7941. Orientation at the dock begins at 6:30 p.m. Please arrive earlier to register. ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS NECESSARY!

July 18, Friday, 7 p.m., FOOD LORE: Scrapple, Muskrat and More, a look at regional food and its connection to folklore. Port Penn Museum, Port Penn, Del.

July 24, Thursday, 2 p.m., Remembering Nights at the Drive-In, Downs Cultural Center, Ingelside Retirement Home, Wilmington, Del.

July 25, Friday evening, Fort Delaware Ghost/History Tour, Delaware City, Del. Call the fort at (302) 834-7941. Orientation at the dock begins at 6:30 p.m. Please arrive earlier to register. ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS NECESSARY!

Aug. 1, Friday, 7 p.m., Delmarva Folktales and Old Time Humor, features regional stories of watermen, farmers, local legends and a few ghost tales—but with humorous endings, similar to tales told generations ago in the old country store. Port Penn Museum, Port Penn, Del.

Aug. 4, 6 and 7 (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday) 7-8:30 p.m., Storytelling Workshop and Performance, Corbit-Calloway Library, Odessa, Del. Program for students. Call 302 378-8838.

Aug. 12, Tuesday, 7 p.m., FOODLORE: Folklore's Fascinating Role in Regional Cuisine, Wicomico County Library, Salisbury, Md.

Aug. 15, Friday evening, Fort Delaware Ghost/History Tour, Delaware City, Del. Call the fort at (302) 834-7941. Orientation at the dock begins at 6:30 p.m. Please arrive earlier to register. ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS NECESSARY!

Aug. 22, Friday evening, Fort Delaware Ghost/History Tour, Delaware City, Del. Call the fort at (302) 834-7941. Orientation at the dock begins at 6:30 p.m. Please arrive earlier to register. ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS NECESSARY!

Aug. 26, Thursday, Remembering Nights at the Drive-In, Forwood Manor, Wilmington, Del.

Sept. 5, Friday evening, Fort Delaware Ghost/History Tour, Delaware City, Del. Call the fort at (302) 834-7941. Orientation at the dock begins at 6:30 p.m. Please arrive earlier to register. ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS NECESSARY!

Sept. 6, Saturday evening, Appetite for Apparitions, Fort Delaware Ghost/History Tour, Delaware City, Del. Call the fort at (302) 834-7941. This tour features a dinner in the fort's haunted mess hall. Orientation at the dock and departure are earlier than the other evening tours. Check with the park office for correct times or registration and ferry departure. Please arrive earlier to register. ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS NECESSARY!

Sept. 19, Friday evening, Fort Delaware Ghost/History Tour, Delaware City, Del. Call the fort at (302) 834-7941. Orientation at the dock begins at 6:30 p.m. Please arrive earlier to register. ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS NECESSARY!

Sept. 26 and 27, Friday and Saturday evenings, 8 and 10 p.m. TWO TOURS each evening. UD Ghost/History Tours on the Green. Parents and Family Weekend at UD. Tours presented by historican Mike Dixon and Ed Okonowicz. Information and reservations—limited to UD students and parents—available through the Office of Alumni Relations.

Oct. 3, Friday evening, TWO TOURS this evening. Fort Delaware Ghost/History Tour, Delaware City, Del. Call the fort at (302) 834-7941. Check with the office for orientation and departure times. Please arrive earlier to register. ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS NECESSARY!

Oct. 4, Saturday evening, TWO TOURS this evening. Fort Delaware Ghost/History Tour, Delaware City, Del. Call the fort at (302) 834-7941. Check with the office for orientation and departure times. Please arrive earlier to register. ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS NECESSARY!

Oct. 11, Saturday, 6:30 p.m., History and Ghost Tales at Elk Landing, Elkton, Md. Includes a guided walking ghost/history tour of the property, followed by campfire storytelling, ghost book giveaways and book sale at the end of the evening. Call 410 620-6400 for information.

Oct. 18, Saturday, 5 p.m., Elkton Cemetery Walk, with Mike Dixon and Ed Okonowicz, sponsored by the Historical Society of Cecil County.

Oct. 21, Tuesday, Halloween Haunts and Humor, Forwood Manor, Wilmington, Del.

Oct. 22, Wednesday, Storytelling from the Brandywine to the Bay, Shipley Manor, Wilmington, Del. Sponsored by Delaware Humanities Forum, Speakers Bureau.

Oct. 22, Wednesday, 7 p.m., Book Signing and Haunted Tales , Borders Books and Music, Newark, Del.

Oct. 23, Thursday, America's Monsters: Bigfoot, the Snallygaster, the Jersey Devil, Mothman and MORE, Millcroft Retirement Home, Newark, Del.

Oct. 23, Thursday 7 p.m, America's Monsters: Bigfoot, the Snallygaster, the Jersey Devil, Mothman and MORE, Bellevue State Park, Wilmington, Del.

Oct. 24, Friday, (evening campfire), Maryland and Chesapeake Ghost Tales, Kent School, Chestertown, Md.

Oct. 25, Saturday, Newark area Cemetery Walk, with Mike Dixon and Ed Okonowicz—in the planning stage, more information will be posted soon.

Oct. 28, Tuesday, 6 p.m., Civil War Trivia, Legends and Ghost Stories, Rehoboth Beach Library, Rehoboth Beach, Del. 302-227-8044.

Oct. 29, Wednesday, 2 p.m., Halloween Haunts and Humor, Downs Cultural Center, Ingleside Retirement Community, Wilmington, Del.

Oct. 29, Wednesday, 7 p.m., Storytelling from the Brandywine to the Bay, Woodlawn Library, Wilmington, Del. Sponsored by Delaware Humanities Forum, Speakers Bureau.

Oct. 30, Thursday, 12:25 p.m., Tales Tombstones Tell, Woodlawn Library, Wilmington, Del. Sponsored by Delaware Humanities Forum, Speakers Bureau.

Oct. 30, Thursday, 4 p.m., Tales Tombstones Tell, Georgetown Campus, Delaware Techincal and Community College, Auditorium.

Oct. 30, Thursday, 7 p.m., Superstitions, Curses and Friday the 13th, Laurel Library, Laurel, Del.

Oct. 31, Friday, Delaware History through Folklore, Milford Middle School, Milford, Del.

Oct. 31, Friday, Halloween Haunts and Humor, Heritage at Milford, Milford, Del.

Oct. 31, Friday, Haunted Lighthouse Tales and Sea Superstitions, Methodist Manor House, Seaford, Del.

Nov.1, Saturday, 7 p.m., in Old Odessa, "Murders and Monsters": Enjoy an informative and, at times, humorous presentation by historian Mike Dixon (on regional crime tales) and folklorist Ed Okonowicz (on America's monster legends), at the Fieldstone Stable in Odessa. The joint program will include horror, history and humor. Call the Corbit Calloway Library, 302 378-8838.

Nov. 21, Friday, 2 p.m., DELAWARE: Trivia and Tales of the First State, Downs Cultural Center, Ingleside Retirement Community, Wilmington, Del.

COURSES: Ed is teaching Introduction to Folklore and Folklife, ENGL 367, at the University of Delaware during Summer Sessions, on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. During Winter Sessions, he teaches the course during the morning, three days a week, 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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