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

President’s Day theatrical presentration will pit Washington and Lincoln against each other.

Program explores the election that brought Abraham Lincoln to power and which led the nation into civil war.

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

Event commemorates the 336th anniversary Penn’s Oct. 27, 1682 disembarkment at New Castle, his first landing in the New World.

EXHIBIT CLOSED on Jan. 28, 2017.

Learn more about the people who witness, shape and record Delaware history in a new exhibition called “Shared Truths,” now open to the public at the Zwaanendael Museum.

Spend the holidays with the Victor Talking Machine Company at this special event.

Series highlights important parts of Black history in Delaware, and pioneering African American artists of rhythm and blues, soul, and rock and roll music.

Four-part Old State House Coffee-Hour Lecture Series to take place in April 2022.

Day-long series of activities explores the 1798 sinking of HMS DeBraak.

Learn more about the First State’s voting history, from the late 17th and early 18th centuries through today, in a new exhibition at the New Castle Court House Museum.

Destroyer named for Delaware’s Commodore Jacob Jones, a hero of the War of 1812.

Division a key player in this year’s event that is themed “Delaware Dresses Downton.”

“Museum Madness” contest sought photos of the historic Lewes site.

Thursday, September 8, 2022 — Friday, September 9, 2022 outside the Zwaanendael Museum in LewesANDSaturday, September 10, 2022 — Sunday, September 11, 2022 outside the New Castle Court House Museum in New Castle *Programs – Live and Livestreamed *Entertaining and Educational *Experiences for All Ages *Interact with Historical Legends! All programs are free and open […]