The Big House
The Big House
This story is about the fascinating history of the New Castle County Workhouse that includes its opening as a reform institution in 1901, it was the site of a lynching, the hiring of the first women prison guards in the United States and a decade-long experiment in the 1920s where the inmates ran the institution. Presented by Steve Renzi through the Delaware Humanities.
- Date:
- Monday, September 11, 2023
- Time:
- 10:30am - 11:30am Eastern Time
- Location:
- Meeting Area Small
- Library:
- Elsmere Public Library
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- Arts and Crafts Community and Culture