Collision on Route 40: Cold War Tensions and Civil Rights

New Castle Court House Museum 211 Delaware St., New Castle, Delaware, United States

This presentation brought to you by Delaware Humanities explores how Route 40 in Delaware and Maryland became an unexpected battleground for Cold War tensions and civil rights. On this corridor between Baltimore and the Delaware Memorial Bridge, international diplomacy, African decolonization, Jim Crow, Soviet propagandists, and Freedom Riders collided, forcing a confrontation for the Kennedy […]

Stories and History: Let’s Talk About Monuments

New Castle Court House Museum 211 Delaware St., New Castle, Delaware, United States

We will be using a toolkit from the Delaware Humanities to discuss monuments, their controversies and possible creative solutions with a guided activity.

Native Bee Talk

New Castle Court House Museum 211 Delaware St., New Castle, Delaware, United States

Local Beekeeper Thomas Lunt will talk about the importance of native bees and native plants for those bees.

Day in Old New Castle

New Castle Court House Museum 211 Delaware St., New Castle, Delaware, United States

The 100th anniversary of the longest running home and garden tour in Delaware!