Blog Posts Archive

  Posts Categorized With:
"News"

Date Posted: Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013

EXHIBITS CLOSED on Aug. 25, 2013 and Dec. 31, 2013 respectively.

Read More
Date Posted: Thursday, April 24th, 2014

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


Read More
Date Posted: Monday, September 27th, 2021

Contest to illustrate what makes New Castle unique. Photos accepted Oct. 17 to 31, 2021. Voting open Nov. 1 to 5, 2021


Read More
Date Posted: Monday, March 18th, 2024

The 2024 Delmarva Archaeology and History Symposium will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, at the Smyrna Fire Hall, with presentations on area historical investigations and research.


Read More
Date Posted: Friday, August 5th, 2022

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 […]


Read More
Date Posted: Tuesday, December 15th, 2020

Videos part of the band’s virtual holiday-concert-series, “The 12 Days of Christmas.”


Read More
Date Posted: Monday, July 10th, 2017

Museum highlights the life and achievements of Dover’s native son, Eldridge Reeves Johnson, founder of The Victor Talking Machine Company.


Read More
Date Posted: Thursday, February 9th, 2012

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, which happens in the summer, is: “Hot enough for ya?” at which I reply, “Yes. Yes it is.” The second, and much more legitimate, question […]


Read More
Date Posted: Tuesday, December 31st, 2019

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


Read More
Date Posted: Thursday, January 18th, 2024

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


Read More
Date Posted: Monday, May 23rd, 2022

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


Read More
Date Posted: Wednesday, November 15th, 2023

Marshmallows have been around for thousands of years, and this Nov. 30, Zwaanendael Museum is bringing back an ancient recipe.


Read More
Date Posted: Monday, July 23rd, 2018

In addition to the film, this free outdoor, family-fun event includes activities, music and food.


Read More
Date Posted: Thursday, November 18th, 2021

Preservation enhancements proposed as part of Build Back Better legislation that is being debated in Congress.


Read More
Date Posted: Thursday, January 24th, 2019

Highlights include programs on the Underground Railroad, Black recording artists and record labels from the early 20th century, and First African Baptist Church cemeteries in Philadelphia.


Read More
Date Posted: Friday, January 20th, 2017

Highlights include African-American life at the John Dickinson Plantation in the 18th century, a program on jazz pianist “Fats” Waller, and a presentation on historic properties listed in the National Register since the 1980s that are significant to African-American communities throughout the state.


Read More


Archives
   

 

Categories