Every year of my life I have spent time in Rehoboth along the Canal by the bridge.  Being retired, I have immersed myself in the history of our City during the late 1800s and early 1900s, the Railroad Era.  I’ve studied all the reference sources to be discovered about Rehoboth including over one hundred oral histories at the RB Museum; the handwritten City meeting minutes from the railroad era; newspaper sources, and I have interviewed many local folks with ties back to that earlier time.  Often they have private picture albums that are shared with me, often including a fascinating tidbit of information that adds to the story. The most rewarding aspect of the research is sharing the stories.

Providing a three-dimensional backdrop for these stories is a dioramic display I am building of Railroad Era Rehoboth Avenue. It is complete from 1st Street to the end of the fishing pier out over the ocean. The ultimate plan is to extend the diorama back across the Canal to the interesting railroad switching yard.