Piece together clues left in the Assembly Room as you try to move Delaware's Capital before the British arrive in this exciting escape room! Rooms will run from 6:00 to 6:30 PM and 6:30 to 7:00 PM. Rooms are limited to one group per session, and groups must be limited to 6 people or less. […]
Piece together clues left in the Assembly Room as you try to move Delaware's Capital before the British arrive in this exciting escape room! Rooms will run from 6:00 to 6:30 PM and 6:30 to 7:00 PM. Rooms are limited to one group per session, and groups must be limited to 6 people or less. […]
As part of our Delaware Day celebration, visitors can learn how certain events influence and help lawmakers create legislation that protects citizens' rights. Participants will put themselves in lawmakers' shoes and create their own hypothetical laws to protect individual rights and liberties based on various scenarios. Afterwards, tours will briefly look into the history of […]
The annual citywide holiday event to shop and explore the museums and houses of Historic New Castle at the holidays. For more information visit the Spirit of New Castle website.
Throughout the military history of the United States, the state of Delaware has supplied some of the best soldiers in the nation as well as being the home to numerous Army camps, forts, and bases. Even today the state still has numerous U.S. Army National Guard armoires and installations as well as New Castle Air […]
Come participate in the 1848 trial of abolitionist Thomas Garrett in the very court room where it happened. Volunteers will get the chance to stand as witnesses or even been on the jury of the recreation of this Federal Trial. Scripts will be provided to those participating.
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 […]
Museum staff will use a toolkit from the Delaware Humanities to discuss monuments, their controversies and possible creative solutions with a guided activity.
Local Beekeeper Thomas Lunt will talk about the importance of native bees and native plants for those bees.
Join staff from First State National Historical Park and the New Castle Court House Museum for a NEW Escape Room: "Escape of The New Castle Prisoner". During the program participants will solve educational, engaging puzzles that will determine which prisoner escaped their cell and where they went. During the program, participants will search for clues […]
