Rehoboth Beach Museum Presents: Henlopen Hotel Memories of the 1960s

The Rehoboth Beach Historical Society presents "The Henlopen Hotel: A Special Time, A Special Place." This program is a visual presentation of stories and images that showcase the memories of John Witmer. Witmer was employed as a "house boy" in the 1960s at the hotel and combines his experiences with research he has done at the Rehoboth Beach Museum.

Witmer also has written a remembrance of his days at the hotel, including memories of Sammy Ferro's orchestra, and the auctions at Stuart-Kingston. Here is an excerpt from his document:

"The Henlopen Hotel was at the epicenter of an evening ritual with cocktails, dining and dancing to the  music of Sammy Ferro's orchestra. The Hotel was bookended by Jay Stein's Stuart Kingston Gallery next foor on the boardwalk, showing oriental rugs, Chinese porcelains, and other collectables. Hotel guests roamed freely back-and-forth between lively banter of Stuary Kingston's auctioneers, including Frank Kennedy and Irving Pine, and in the Henlopen's Pine Room for drinks and dancing."

Join us as we step back in time to an era when a vacation stay at the Henlopen Hotel was a bit more formal and Sammy Ferro's music was part of the fun. Guests will be treated to a musical surprise.

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