Outdoor events, tours and a lecture on the DeBraak shipwreck to be featured.
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Event to showcase entertainment and the artists who brought it to life.
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Secretary of State Jeff Bullock on Monday announced that Suzanne Savery will lead the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs as its next director after Tim Slavin’s departure on June 30, 2022. Ms. Savery most recently served as the deputy...
Independence Day activities, tours and a program on the DeBraak shipwreck to be featured.
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Historic building reopened after being closed since Dec. 31, 2021 for the installation of a fire sprinkler system.
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Museum honored for its project “Search, Discovery, and Interpretation of the African Burial Ground at the John Dickinson Plantation.”
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Children ages 10 to 13 are invited to explore the storied past of one of America’s most historic towns during the FREE New Castle History Camp
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Tours, lectures and Separation Day activities to be featured.
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Day-long series of activities on May 21, 2022 explores the 1798 sinking of HMS DeBraak.
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Free one-day-only affair showcases one of Delaware’s most historic estates.
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Dover, Del.—Secretary of State Jeff Bullock announced on Friday that Jordan Schulties, Director of the Division of Small Business, and Tim Slavin, Director of the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs, will depart from their roles to embark on ne...
(DOVER, Del. — April 18, 2022) — The Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs will be sponsoring seven special events during the month of May 2022. A full schedule is included below. Except where noted, all programs are free and open to the...
Free one-day-only affair showcases one of Delaware’s most historic estates
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Highlights include a lecture series on the War of 1812 and several Dutch-themed activities.
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Four-part Old State House Coffee-Hour Lecture Series to take place in April 2022.
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On Wednesday, February 23 at 6:30 p.m., Governor Carney will host a virtual forum on Racial History and Education in Delaware with Dr. Reba Hollingsworth (Delaware Heritage Commission) and Dr. Bradley Skelcher (Professor Emeritus of History at Delaware...
Virtual exhibit explores the history and stories of the Indigenous and African American experience at Delaware’s beaches during the segregation era.
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Five free programs celebrate the invaluable contributions that the Black community has made to the culture and history of the United States.
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Oral history initiative designed to gather, memorialize and share stories about historically segregated Black and Indigenous beaches in Delaware.
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Events include a virtual program on the blizzard of 1888 and a live concert by Musically Generated Organism.
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Annually, December 7th has been proclaimed Delaware Day in honor of Delaware becoming the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution in 1787, thus making Delaware the first state in the nation. This year, the Department of State’s Division of Historic...
Festive holiday-décor, historical Dutch cookery and mountain music among programs to be featured.
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A folk music concert, and programs celebrating Dutch American Heritage Day and National Native American Heritage Month among events/topics to be explored.
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Event commemorates the 339th anniversary of Penn’s disembarkment at New Castle, his first landing in the New World.
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18th century trades, true crime in song and walking tours of a historic cemetery among programs/topics to be explored.
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DOVER, DE— Secretary of State Jeffrey Bullock announced today that the Department of State has transferred ownership of the Kirk and Short Building located at 15 and 21 The Green, Dover, Delaware to the Biggs Museum of the American Art. “We are excited...