Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs - State of Delaware

Thistledown Fiber Arts Guild Demonstrations
2024-09-14 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-08-10 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | John Dickinson Plantation, 340 Kitts Hummock Road, Dover, DE, 19901
Demonstrations by the Thistledown Fiber Arts Guild. Program occurs during tours to explore fiber arts pursuits and may include spinning, weaving, knitting, and other historic handcrafts. Group meeting 1-3 p.m. in the Mansion Dining Room.

Pastels on The Green
2024-09-14 08:00 - 13:00 | New Castle Court House Museum, 211 Delaware St., New Castle, Delaware, 19720, United States
Workshop attendees will get the chance to use their skills and do pastel art on the New Castle Green. The Thursday workshop is required if you are going to be attending the Plein Air on Saturday but if you join the workshop you are not required to join the art making on the Green. Space is limited so please register with Moz’ Art Gallery.
For details about the workshop, please see the link below:

Art Workshop

Art Workshop
2024-09-12 18:30 - 19:30 | New Castle Court House Museum, 211 Delaware St., New Castle, Delaware, 19720, United States
Participants will get to explore using pastels with local artist Dennis Young and then use those skills on Saturday to make art on the New Castle Green. This workshop is required if you are going to be attending the Plein Air on Saturday but if you join the workshop you are not required to join the art making on the Green on Saturday. Space is limited so please register with Moz’ Art Gallery
For details about the following showcase on September 14, please see the link below:

Art Workshop

46th Annual Nanticoke Powwow
2024-09-08 10:00 - 19:00, 2024-09-07 10:00 - 19:00 | Hudson Fields, 30045 Eaglecrest Rd, Milton, DE, 19968
The Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs (HCA) is a proud sponsor of this year’s powwow.

History Revival - Taverns, Taprooms and Tippling Houses
2024-08-29 19:00 - 20:00 | New Castle Court House Museum, 211 Delaware St., New Castle, Delaware, 19720, United States
Join us as New Castle Historical Society director Mike Connolly discusses taverns located in the city of New Castle in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Some taverns were famous, and some infamous, but all offered services for travelers and residents alike.

History Revival - Swedish, Dutch and English Brewers
2024-08-27 19:00 - 20:00 | New Castle Court House Museum, 211 Delaware St., New Castle, Delaware, 19720, United States
Historian John Medkaff will focus on brewing in the 17th century colonial period in Delaware. The focus will be on the Swedish, Dutch, and English periods. Discussion will extend to areas a bit outside New Castle but the latter will be the area of focus.

18th Century Gaming
2024-08-24 10:00 - 16:00 | John Dickinson Plantation, 340 Kitts Hummock Road, Dover, DE, 19901
Visit to experience a variety of pastimes from over two hundred years ago. Outdoor games 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the East Yard and indoor games 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Dining Room of the Mansion.

History Revival: the Green Book
2024-08-22 19:00 - 20:00 | New Castle Court House Museum, 211 Delaware St., New Castle, Delaware, 19720, United States
Carlton Hall, historian with the State Historic Preservation Office, will discuss his work on Delaware listings in the Green Book, a segregation-era travel guide for African Americans created by Victor Green and published annually from 1936 through 1966.

Delaware State Review Board for Historic Preservation meeting
2024-08-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Delaware Center for Material Culture (CMC), 1351 W North Street, Dover, DE, 19901
The Delaware State Review Board for Historic Preservation will meet from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, at the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs’ Center for Material Culture at 1351 W. North St. Suite 102 in Dover. The meeting will be conducted in person and remotely.
During the meeting, the board will consider a National Register nomination for Compton Park Apartments in Wilmington. The State Review Board will also present a National Register certificate to the property owner of the Vincelette Futuro House.
To join the meeting virtually via Zoom, go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82884544093 or call in at 309-205-3325 (the webinar ID is 828 8454 4093). Click HERE for a full meeting agenda.

History Revival - Corn, Beans, Squash and You
2024-08-20 19:00 - 20:00 | New Castle Court House Museum, 211 Delaware St., New Castle, Delaware, 19720, United States
Meet the Three Sisters (Corn, Beans, and Squash), tobacco and the many other edible and medicinal plants native to eastern North America and discover how to incorporate them into a modern garden. Learn how to harvest, dry and store seeds/leaves, develop strains of plants that best suit your needs, where to buy or trade for seeds, how to tell if seeds are heirloom or GMO and what to expect in yields, nutrition and uses of the plants you grow. Dig into the history of these key plants and their importance to both Indigenous Americans and European settlers.

History Revival: Tea with Mercury Cafe & Teahouse
2024-08-15 19:00 - 20:00 | New Castle Court House Museum, 211 Delaware St., New Castle, Delaware, 19720, United States
One of the co-owners of Mercury Cafe & Teahouse will talk about tea making from field to cup.

History Revival: Bees and Honey
2024-08-13 19:00 - 20:00 | New Castle Court House Museum, 211 Delaware St., New Castle, Delaware, 19720, United States
Thomas Lunt, the owner of the Fort Casimir Honey Company and Apiary, will present a program on bees and honey. He will also talk about Delaware’s native bees and honeybees their importance as pollinators.

Float Your Boat
2024-08-10 14:00 - 15:00 | Zwaanendael Museum, 102 Kings Highway, Lewes, DE, 19958
Part of the Zwaanendael Museum Pirate Passport activity. Learn how boats float, and make your own. For children of all ages. 2 PM on the second floor of the Zwaanendael Museum.

History Revival: Colonial Brewing
2024-08-08 19:00 - 20:00 | New Castle Court House Museum, 211 Delaware St., New Castle, Delaware, 19720, United States
A brewer who makes beer in the authentic Colonial style will visit us to speak about brewing in the American Colonies and how brewing and tavern culture was important to the American Revolution.

History Revival: Pass the Rum
2024-08-06 19:00 - 20:00 | New Castle Court House Museum, 211 Delaware St., New Castle, Delaware, 19720, United States
This program looks at the historical attempt to regulate the consumption of alcohol over the centuries. While most people are aware of prohibition in the 1920, during the so called Noble Experiment, attempts to regulate this behavior extend far into our past. While the program pays deeper attention to the modern era, as the nation and the State of Delaware struggled to live with the prohibition law for nearly 14 years, it takes a much longer view. During the presentation the audience will hear colorful stories of rum runners, moonshiners, bathtub gin, intriguing personalities, complicated politics, organized crime, outgunned lawmen, and the temperance movement
