A Day In the Life: The Dickinson Plantation (G902)

G – History

Over the course of its history, the John Dickinson Plantation was home to a variety of people. On this tour, we will share in the stories of the tenant farmers, indentured servants, free and enslaved Black men, women, and children who lived, labored, and died on the plantation. John Dickinson was a farmer and signer of the U.S. Constitution and was known as the Penman of the Revolution. He was an American founding father, who wrote of freedom and liberty for all while holding human beings in bondage.

This offering meets for a total of 1 session(s).

INSTRUCTORS: Elizabeth Jelich, Michelle Butler

JELICH, ELIZABETH–Earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Delaware. Deep Delaware roots instilled a love of early American history. During teaching career, her classroom mission was to make history come alive and instill in her students a lifelong love of history.

BUTLER, MICHELLE–Michelle is on the staff of UD’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) program in Wilmington, Del.

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