RETURN DAY 2010

NOTE:  A MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22 AT 7 P.M., MARVEL CARRIAGE MUSEUM, 510 S. BEDFORD ST.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING IS TO BRING TOGETHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, THE TOWN AND PUBLIC TO DISCUSS WAYS TO IMPROVE FUTURE RETURN DAY CELEBRATIONS.

BURIAL OF THE TOMAHAWK

After the parade join Delaware's political leaders on the  Main Stage on The Circle in front of the historic Sussex County Courthouse (circa 1837) to hear the Town Crier deliver the returns from the Courthouse balcony.

The dramatic "Burial of the Tomahawk" by Sussex County's party chairmen officially ends Delaware's political season.

Don't forget to grab a "free" OX ROAST SANDWICH available after the burial of the tomahawk on the south side of the Sussex County Courthouse parking lot. The slow cooked beef is barbequed open pit style

starting on Wednesday night with a big party. Sponsors of this years Ox Roast are: Carl M. Freeman Foundation, Colvine Bison Farm and BAR Farms.

Before the parade, hundreds of vendors are located just off The Circle selling food of all kinds as well as crafts, etc.

Ceremonial Burial of the Hatchet from a past Return Day

Vice President Elect Joseph R. Biden, Jr.

Leads off the 2008 Return Day Parade

Safely guarded by not only his own Secret Service but

the Secret Service in Training Right Here in Georgetown

UNIQUE RETURN DAY GIFTS & SOUVENIRS

Want to remember your experience at RETURN DAY? Then call the Return Day Office (302-855-0722) or e-mail info@returnday.org for a unique memento from RETURN DAY 2008 such as a limited edition commemorative coin, a lapel pin, sweatshirt, cap, raincoat, souvenir program,etc. Click to see the 2008 souvenirs. Call now while the selection is still good.

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Share Your Pictures !

The public is invited to share pictures they have taken of Return day festivities.  Email your pictures from cell phones and computers to pix@returnday.com and they will automatically be uplodated to the photo gallery at this site: www.returnday.com.

"WEDNESDAY NIGHT

ENTERTAINMENT "

When the beef starts cooking, including a whole steer on a spit, so does the party! Join your neighbors for a night of free musical entertainment, starting at 6 p.m. in the Sussex County Courthouse parking lot just off The Circle in Georgetown. The music ends at 11 p.m., but the ox cooks all night. Click here for entire Ox Roast Night Schedule.  Sponsors of this years Ox Roast are: Carl M. Freeman Foundation, Colvine Bison Farm and BAR Farms.

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Quote From 1878 newspaper article about Return Day:

"John M. Clayton, Delaware U.S. Senator and U.S. Secretary of State in President Taylor's administration once said of “Return Day” “that the man who had been to a political meeting in Dagsboro, seen Return Day in Georgetown and visited Paris had witnessed the three most interesting sights in the world!”

Provided by Jim Bowden, Return Day Director & 2010 President of the Georgetown Historical Society