The Read Dining Table (Speaking of Delaware...)

Who makes up your family? Where do you see your place in history? And how do you record your ancestors’ memories, share their stories, and honor their legacies? After nearly two centuries, a Read family dining table has returned to the Read House & Gardens in New Castle, Delaware, as an example of how each generation leaves its mark on an object. Once two separate tables owned by George Read I, it was transformed and also documented over the years as a piece of family history. To learn more about the Read dining table, plan your visit to the Read House & Gardens!
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“The Read Dining Table” is part of Speaking of Delaware…, a series of short videos presented by the Delaware Historical Society and produced by Short Order Production House. Videos premiere the first Thursday of every month on Facebook, Instagram, TH-cam, and our website. This series is funded in part by the Longwood Foundation, Delmarva Power, an Exelon Company, and by a grant from the Delaware Humanities, a state program of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Visit dehistory.org for more information about this project and other resources.

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Fascinating trail of evidence!

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Read Home on Harmony St. in New Castle?

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Yes! William Thompson Read, grandson of George Read I, lived in a house on Harmony Street, where this table was located for years before finally coming to the Read House & Gardens on the Strand.