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Events presented in honor of Presidents Day 2020.

Due to high demand, program moved from Zwaanendael Museum to the Lewes Public Library.

Report illustrates how the agency is preserving and protecting Delaware’s cultural legacies for future generations.

Employee known for his ability to make history fun.

Devon Filicicchia and Patrick Ruhl are helping the museum bring to life the Lewes-area’s maritime, military and social history.

Highlights include programs on Black leaders in the Women’s Suffrage Movement, African Americans on the Eastern Shore and screenings of the three-part “American Epic” which explores how the ordinary people of America were given the opportunity to make records for the first time.

American Association for State and Local History seeks data for 2020 report; 2019 version now available

Avery’s Rest contains archaeological evidence of 17th century and early 18th century colonial occupation. The due date for submission of proposals has been extended to 4 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 17, 2020.

On Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020 at 2 p.m., the Zwaanendael Museum, located at 102 Kings Highway in Lewes, Del., will host “Black Footprints on White Sands: Historic African American Beaches […]

Photographic chronicle of events during December 2019 sponsored by the division and its partnering organizations.