Explore occupations from Revolutionary War times during this day-long living history event. Experience when powder ignites during a musket firing and find out what professional soldiers experienced during wartime. Learn to dance like people at fancy parties. Experience the sights and sounds of a blacksmith at work. Watch fiber arts pursuits, including sewing, spinning, and weaving. […]
Explore the darker and unexplained stories of Lewes with this walking tour. Participants will explore downtown Lewes and learn about vengeful neighbors, mysterious shipwrecks, and oddities in the graveyards. The tour begins at the Zwaanendael Museum and ends at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. The tour last approximately 80 minutes and is a half mile long. There is […]
The Delaware State Review Board for Historic Preservation will hold its Annual Business meeting on October 14, 2026, from 10am to noon, at the Delaware Center for Material Culture (1351 West North Street Suite 102, Dover, DE), with the option to attend virtually via Zoom (meeting link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81025256637). As part of the meeting, State Review […]
If you’ve ever wanted to experience your own Mr. Darcy or Miss Bennett moment, or have simply wondered how all those dances you’ve seen in “Jane Austen” films work, or just want to have a fun evening, then you are definitely going to want to join the English country dance classes at John Dickinson Plantation. […]
Explore the darker and unexplained stories of Lewes with this walking tour. Participants will explore downtown Lewes and learn about vengeful neighbors, mysterious shipwrecks, and oddities in the graveyards. The tour begins at the Zwaanendael Museum and ends at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. The tour last approximately 80 minutes and is a half mile long. There is […]
Explore the darker and unexplained stories of Lewes with this walking tour. Participants will explore downtown Lewes and learn about vengeful neighbors, mysterious shipwrecks, and oddities in the graveyards. The tour begins at the Zwaanendael Museum and ends at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. The tour last approximately 80 minutes and is a half mile long. There is […]
The New Castle Court House will celebrate William Penn's landing at New Castle. You are welcome to visit through out the day (11-4) to learn about William Penn's connection to Delaware. They will host Iron Hill Science Center at 10 am to speak about the what Europeans like William Penn would have encountered here in […]
Explore the darker and unexplained stories of Lewes with this walking tour. Participants will explore downtown Lewes and learn about vengeful neighbors, mysterious shipwrecks, and oddities in the graveyards. The tour begins at the Zwaanendael Museum and ends at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. The tour last approximately 80 minutes and is a half mile long. There is […]
If you’ve ever wanted to experience your own Mr. Darcy or Miss Bennett moment, or have simply wondered how all those dances you’ve seen in “Jane Austen” films work, or just want to have a fun evening, then you are definitely going to want to join the English country dance classes at John Dickinson Plantation. […]
Explore the darker and unexplained stories of Lewes with this walking tour. Participants will explore downtown Lewes and learn about vengeful neighbors, mysterious shipwrecks, and oddities in the graveyards. The tour begins at the Zwaanendael Museum and ends at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. The tour last approximately 80 minutes and is a half mile long. There is […]