ITI Events

Take a dive below Pickering Creek’s surface (not literally) and learn how to ID many of the common creatures and aquatic plants that call our special brackish ecosystem home. We will then venture out to the shores of the creek, sample for aquatic wildlife using sein nets, and learn how to evaluate the health of…

Gilbert Byron, a native of Chestertown, MD, arrived in Lewes, DE in 1926 to teach History at Lewes School. Mollie Ingram, a recent widow raising 6 children, rented young Gilbert a room in her home on Kings Highway. Thus began a love affair between Gilbert, the town, and the families who lived there. Though the…

September 17, 2026, 5:30pm – Constitution Day with Judge Davis The Oxford Community Center is pleased to present our 2nd Annual program to celebrate Constitution and Citizenship Day, the federally designated day that celebrates the signing of the Constitution in 1787. The program will address the meaning of the Rule of Law and its relationship…

Join volunteers in our verdant and lush pollinator garden dappled with summer blossoms. Help us care for the space to keep it inviting and welcoming to visitors. We’ll do some focused weeding, water the garden, clear the paths and tidy garden beds. We’ll end our morning enjoying the fruits of our labor with a refreshing…

This one-hour walking tour invites you to discover the rich past of Easton by exploring its historic buildings and cultural landscape as they have evolved over the past 250 years. Along the way, you will learn about the people, stories, and events that shaped the town and county from the mid-eighteenth century to the present…

This one-hour walking tour invites you to discover the rich past of Easton by exploring its historic buildings and cultural landscape as they have evolved over the past 250 years. Along the way, you will learn about the people, stories, and events that shaped the town and county from the mid-eighteenth century to the present…

Join Pickering Creek Audubon Center naturalists and participate in the University of Kansas’s widespread Monarch Watch tagging program this September! Witness the incredible migration of the monarch while exploring the trails on the 450-acre wildlife sanctuary. Along the way, learn about other native butterflies and how to support these stunning insects in your backyard or…

September 10, 2026, 5:30pm – Dining in Colonial Maryland – a 250th Program Cookbook author and historian Joyce M. White will be speaking about historic foodways and material culture. The talk includes a buffet of food from the time prepared by Momma Maria’s. In partnership with the Oxford Museum. Tickets are $10 per person, cash…

September 5, 2026, 8:30am – Cars & Coffee at the OCC Sponsored by Prestige Auto Vault, Eat Sprout & Doc’s Sunset Grille. Come enjoy the incredible array of automobiles! Weather dependent. FREE, coffee and nibbles provided. All are welcome. SAVE THE DATE: Wednesday, October 7th for the ‘Brandywine Valley Tour’ – a Fall Twist on…

Challenge yourself this summer to get out in nature! Join Pickering Creek naturalist Mary Helen Gillen for monthly nature observation and journaling. Practice art skills, writing skills, or both, alongside other lovers of nature. Each program will feature a different area of Pickering Creek, a themed group journaling activity and an opportunity to work on…