Holy Trinity-Old Swedes Church Foundation
The Old Swedes Foundation preserves, promotes, and protects the Old Swedes Church and Burial Grounds National Historic Landmark and Hendrickson House. The Foundation safeguards, manages, and conserves this nationally significant site through informative tours, educational programs, and archival resources. The Foundation tells the story of this treasured place and its role in American history.
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The Campaign to Support School Tours at Old Swedes Historic Site
We need your support to help expand our educational programming and increase tours and visits by Delaware school children-allowing us to provide experiential learning through an expanded curriculum that has been developed to tell the complete story of Old Swedes and its people.
- Tours are designed to fit school curriculum.
- Tours are customized to meet educational curriculum.
TOURS
Archeological Excavation Site
How does the work of Archeologists help us understand the past?
Happenings at the Hendrickson House: A Child’s Life Revealed: Then and Now
How has a child’s life changed over 300 years and why?
History at the Hendrickson House: Historians at Work
How do we understand the past?
School Days: Then and Now
What changes have occurred in schools over the centuries?
Church Scavenger Hunt: Discover the Story of Old Swedes
Why is this church important to our national story?
If These Stones Could Talk
Story Seekers: Find the Untold Stories
What untold stories does the Old Swedes burial ground have that helps us understand what people had to endure through the centuries so we can enjoy our lives today?
About Holy Trinity-Old Swedes Church Foundation
Mission: The Old Swedes Foundation preserves, promotes, and protects the Old Swedes Church and Burial Grounds National Historic Landmark and Hendrickson House. The Foundation safeguards, manages, and conserves this nationally significant site through informative tours, educational programs, and archival resources. The Foundation tells the story of this treasured place and its role in American history.
