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Events presented in honor of Presidents Day 2020.

Dec. 9, 2017 program cancelled and incorporated into March 24, 2018 program.

Program features local youth performing their own spoken-word compositions that bring to light the history of Delaware’s African-Americans and women.

“William Penn Day” plus readings and historical theater to be featured.

Spoken-word program and lecture on Independence Day, plus patriotic music among the sponsored events.

The division is seeking descendants of those who lived, worked and died at the John Dickinson Plantation in an effort to tell the stories of Indigenous and free, indentured and enslaved people of color who have been overlooked in historical accounts.

Study will help the park plan for the future.

“Recapturing Black Beaches: A Shared Story Project” is an oral history initiative designed to memorialize and uplift stories of what it has been like to recreate at Delaware’s beaches as a person of color throughout history.

Museum collected more than 200 pounds of refuse to offset the cost of a new recycled-plastic piece of outdoor furniture.

Children ages 10 to 13 invited to explore the storied past of one of America’s most historic towns in this free history camp.

Project began on June 22, 2020 and will continue for approximately one month.

Program explores the history of the Negro baseball leagues prior to Jackie Robinson’s breaking of the color barrier in the major leagues.

Afro-British musician’s works were recorded by the Victor Talking Machine Company.

Entitled, “The I’s Have It: Industry, Innovation, and Invention,” activities to take place in Lewes and New Castle during September 2021.

New Castle Court House Museum Facebook livestream and in-person on the New Castle Green All programs are free. Programs are offered in-person and some via Facebook livestream. “Songs of a Grateful People” — Performance by Dr. Valarie Boyer – 12 p.m. Writer, educator and actor Dr. Valarie Boyer will sing and talk about the Underground […]

New Castle Court House Museum Facebook livestream and in-person in The New Castle Visitor Center at The Arsenal due to the weather All programs are free and are offered in-person and some via Facebook livestream. Her Time 20XX – 12 p.m. Roseria Macera directs Her Time 20XX, an all-women string orchestra. Join this program in-person […]