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Activities feature two special programs that explore 18th-century trades and pastimes that might have taken place at the property during the lifetime of the “Penman of the Revolution.”

Day-long series of activities explores occupations of the 1700s including preserving food in the smokehouse, dyeing cloth, carpentry, blacksmithing and making bricks out of clay.

Series showcased musicians from across the state and region.

Historical play about the Delaware patriot by museum historic-site interpreter David Price.

Dickinson family members, tenant farmers, tradesmen, free Blacks, indentured servants and enslaved individuals are featured.

One-day-only event showcases one of Delaware’s most historic homes.

Exhibit examines the 17th-century struggle for control of New Castle, Del. by the Dutch, Swedes and English.

Activities to include demonstrations by the First Delaware Regiment and “Caesar Rodney in his Own Words,” a historical play exploring the views of the famed Delaware patriot.

Theatrical performance in which the celebrated British detective is called upon to solve a grisly case at Delaware College.

Event commemorates the 337th anniversary of Penn’s disembarkment at New Castle, his first landing in the New World.

Over the last five years, archaeologists have learned a lot more about the 11 burials found at Avery’s Rest near Rehoboth Beach. Find out what they have discovered thanks to modern-day technology and DNA testing.

As of June 2025, the 1858 Fenwick Island lightkeeper’s house is now under the care of the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs (HCA), marking the latest of the […]

By: Ken Darsney, Curator of Horticulture Being someone who has decided to work outside for a living, there are two questions I get asked more than anything else. The first, […]

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

Have you ever tripped up on pronouncing Newark? Smyrna? Lewes? Explore the correct way to say some of the state’s trickiest sites.

A nearly century-old greenhouse in northern Delaware has been restored. Learn more about its importance in Delaware’s history.