Volunteer Gene Carlisle donates $25K for ag museum building

The Delaware Agricultural Museum’s farm-to-table dinner was a huge success with a sold-out crowd of 105 satisfied diners in attendance.

Held Oct. 22, the dinner showcased the rich bounty of Delaware agriculture amid the beautiful elegance of the Hunter’s Moon motif.

Guests enjoyed entrées prepared by Lighthouse Catering Chef Paul Buchness, a selection of seasonal craft brews from Fordham and Dominion Brewery, and wines from Harvest Ridge Winery.

A surprise highlight of the evening for the supportive gathering was a ceremony thanking longtime Delaware Agricultural Museum volunteer and civic leader Gene Carlisle for his Adopt-A-Building donation in the amount of $25,000 to address long-term preservation needs associated with historic St. Thomas Methodist Episcopal Church (ca. 1857). The church was moved from Shortly to the Ag Museum grounds in 1994 and is the heart and soul of the museum’s 1890s village.