Take a moment today to remember those who gave their lives for our freedom. #MemorialDay #oldswedes #Delaware (fb)

Old Swedes welcomed a great group of 125 visitors the morning of May 15 - attendees of the annual meeting of the Vernacular Architecture Forum (https://www.vafweb.org/). The VAF is the premier organization in North America studying ordinary buildings and landscapes. Established in 1979 to promote appreciation and scholarship of vernacular structures, the VAF is an interdisciplinary organization composed of scholars from many fields, including history, architectural history, geography, anthropology, sociology, landscape history, historic preservation, and material culture studies. This year's VAF theme: From New Castle to Sussex: Big Stories from a Small State. (fb)